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Netflix’s Latest True-Crime Series Examines Sociopath With 24 Personalities

The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan: Netflix's true-crime series will look at the case of a sociopath who was diagnosed with 24 personalities. 
Credit: Netflix via YouTube

Netflix’s latest true-crime series, called Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan, will look at the case of a sociopath who was diagnosed with 24 personalities. 

The four-part series, which will drop on the streaming platform on September 22, follows the man and how he was suspected of a number of s**ual assaults in Ohio during the 1970s.

In a synopsis accompanying the 2-minute trailer for the show, the streaming service asks: “Have you ever seen someone change personalities right in front of your eyes?”

Watch the Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan trailer below…

It adds: “In the late 1970s, an accused serial rapist claims multiple personalities control his behaviour, setting off a legal odyssey that captivates America.”

The programme features interviews with the man’s family, as well as friends, doctors, and law enforcement professionals who tried to find out what really happened.

Milligan, who died in 2014, was arrested for three r***s that happened on the campus of Ohio State University.

When building his defence, he was diagnosed with multiple personality disorders by psychologists.

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Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan, will look at the case of a sociopath who was diagnosed with 24 personalities. Credit: Netflix via YouTube

His lawyers pleaded the defence of insanity, arguing that two out of the 24 personalities he was diagnosed with committed the crimes without him being aware of it.

Milligan spent a decade in mental hospitals after being acquitted of the crimes and avoiding prison.

Eventually, he was found innocent. However, in the trailer, a man can be heard saying: “He should have an academy award for his performance.”

It is still debated to this day if he faked suffering from the condition as a cover for being a narcissistic sociopath.

Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan will be available to watch on Netflix from September 22.

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Written by Aimee Walker

Aimee is a senior content editor at IGV who specialises in finding the best original stories, trending topics and entertainment news. She graduated from Birmingham City University with a degree in Media and Communications.