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February 22, 2017

Silent Twins: The Haunting Case of June and Jennifer Gibbons

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Born in 1963, June and Jennifer were moved by their Barbadian parents to a small town off the coast of Wales called Haverfordwest.
Known for its tranquility, the town and the twins had but one thing in common: Quiet. Amazingly, the two had never spoken to anyone else their entire lives. Instead, they communicated with each other in a strange, birdlike language only they could understand.... “We have become fatal enemies in each other’s eyes. We feel the irritating deadly rays come out of our bodies, stinging each other’s skin. I say to myself, can I get rid of my own shadow, impossible or not possible? Without my shadow, would I die? Without my shadow, would I gain life, be free or left to die? Without my shadow, which I identify with a face of misery, deception, murder.” | The Lineup

Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 22, 2017 8:30 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Sorry. The linked tale don't pass the smell test.

Posted by: BillH at February 22, 2017 9:25 AM

I have heard of them, but Bill is right. That seems like a highly colored version of their story.

Posted by: pbird at February 22, 2017 9:52 AM

Did anybody ever check the parents? Sounds like the girls were abused.

Posted by: daisy at February 22, 2017 12:08 PM

...and they don't look like twins, either.

Posted by: Rebecca at February 23, 2017 8:29 AM

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