# Experiments: The Three Identical Triplets

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Podcast: [Paranormia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paranormia-7042297)
Published: 2026-06-23T23:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

In 1980, teenager Robert Shafran arrived for his first day at college and was greeted by complete strangers who seemed to know him. Within hours, he discovered he had an identical twin he never knew existed. Soon after, a third brother emerged. In this episode, Elizabeth explores the extraordinary story of three identical triplets separated at birth and reunited by chance at nineteen. What begins as an incredible reunion soon reveals something far darker… a secret psychological study that deliberately placed the brothers into different homes and observed them throughout their childhoods without ever telling them the truth. From their rise to national fame to the hidden experiment that shaped their lives, Elizabeth examines one of the most disturbing scandals in modern psychology. Elizabeth also talks about accidentally taking home a pre-war cast iron street sign she found walking around London… is it cursed? If you have a story where crime and the otherworldly intertwine, something strange, unexplained or just plain haunted, get in touch at paranormia@alwaystruecrime.com. Paranormia is an Audio Always production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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