Doctors said the many personalities fused into one harmless one after therapy. Milligan was released from a hospital in 1988 and underwent outpatient mental treatment before getting his final release in August 1991. Born in Florida in 1955, Milligan moved to Ohio with his mother after his father committed suicide.

Did Billy Milligan really have multiple personalities?

Incarceration. Milligan was sent to a series of state-run mental hospitals, such as the Athens State Hospital, where, by his report, he received very little help. While he was in these hospitals, Milligan reported having ten different personalities. These ten were the only ones known to psychologists.

What happened Billy Milligan?

On Dec. 12, 2014, at the age of 59, Billy Milligan died of cancer in a nursing home in Columbus, Ohio. You can watch more of his story in Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan now on Netflix.