The study was primarily designed and directed by Dr Peter Neubauer. Eddy committed suicide in 1995. But their parents none of whom knew that their child was a triplet had questions for the adoption agency. In 2018, her book Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of Americas Favorite Guilty Pleasure became a New York Times bestseller. Eddy Galland, committed suicide in 1995 at his Maplewood, N.J. home. As boys, Kellman and Shafran shared the same vision problem: Amblyopia, a condition in which the brain and eye are out of sync, resulting in a lazy eye. Shafran reports his upbringing to have been slightly more reserved, with his doctor father often away. Its the story at the heart of Three Identical Strangers, a just-released documentary that premiered to jaw-on-the-floor reviews at the Sundance Film Festival in January. He knew Galland was also adopted, and he called him right away. Three Identical Strangers is available now on Netflix. Access to the papers at Yale is controlled by the Jewish Board of Family and Childrens Services. Thank you! An extraordinary new documentary about identical triplets who were separated at birth has reignited the debate over the dominance of DNA in controlling our behaviour and the way we live our lives. And through the same agency. And this is why the release of Three Identical Strangers was important, said Comfort. At this point, I remembered my real"big bar mitzvah" an unforgettable triple feature with a three-ring circus-themed party and my smile suddenly faded. Kellman told the New York Post: "My daughter and Jamie are extremely close.". It felt like everyone was making money on us but us, Shafran said. Conducted in the families homes, the meetings involved cognitive tests, such as puzzles and drawings, and were always filmed. Three Identical Strangers study on Netflix - Digital Spy You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. And were human beings.. As the triplets basked in their newfound bond and endless similarities, their adoptive parents were beginning an investigation into why the trio had been separated in the first place. They take the kids that do the best at school and show they do the best at school. Spector believes these influences are triggered by epigenetic changes in which major life events diet, illnesses, drugs, smoking and other factors can produce temporary alterations in the behaviour of one twins genes but not the others, and have major health and behavioural consequences.