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A doctor named Benjamin Gilmer gets a job at a rural clinic in North Carolina. He’s replaced another doctor named Gilmer – Dr. Vince Gilmer – who went to prison after killing his own father. But the more Benjamin’s patients tell him about the other Dr. Gilmer, the more confused he becomes. Everyone loved Vince Gilmer. So Benjamin starts digging around, trying to understand how a good man can seemingly turn bad. Sarah Koenig reports. As Benjamin settles in at the clinic, and people got to know him, something interesting happens. Vince’s former patients – who are now Benjamin’s patients – start talking to him about Vince. What he finds out surprises him. (6 minutes)Act One: Benjamin starts to get very curious about the murder Dr Vince Gilmer committed, so he begins asking questions and poking around. Soon he develops his own theories to explain the murder, that never came up at Vince’s trial. (25 minutes)Act Two: Sarah Koenig’s story about the two Dr. Gilmers continues. This question lurked throughout Vince’s initial incarceration and court appearances: Was he crazy? Or was he crazy like a fox? Benjamin decides to visit Vince in prison. (23 minutes)Transcripts are available at thisamericanlife.orgThis American Life privacy policy.Learn more about sponsor message choices.

Joey “CoCo” Diaz is a Cuban-American stand up comedian and actor. Joey also hosts his own podcast called “The Church of What’s Happening Now” available on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Douglas Rushkoff is an American media theorist, writer, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist and documentarian. He is best known for his advocacy of open source solutions to social problems, and also has written many books on topics including society, media, and technology. Rushkoff also had the first syndicated column in the New York Times on cyberculture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan Callen is an actor, stand-up comedian, and host of his own podcasts: The Bryan Callen Show and The 10-Minute Podcast, with co-hosts Will Sasso and Chris D'Elia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Burr is an American standup comedian and also hosts his own podcast called "Monday Morning Podcast", available on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christopher Ryan, PhD is a psychologist, speaker, and author of New York Times bestseller Sex At Dawn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Hoffman is a comedian and writer, currently starring in his own show on Comedy Central called The Ben Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob Ward is the editor of Popular Science magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shane Smith is a Canadian-American journalist. He also is the co-founder and CEO of the international media company VICE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Sigler is an American author known for science fiction and horror books, such as Nocturnal, Ancestor, Infected and Contagious. Before being published, Scott built an online audience by giving away his self-recorded audiobooks for free as podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin Wren is an American MMA fighter, formerly on the Ultimate Fighter. He is currently on a 1-year mission helping the Pygmy people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Learn more about his project here: FightFortheForgotten.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas Rutten is a retired MMA fighter and former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He currently is the co-host of Inside MMA, and also runs Elite MMA gym in Thousand Oaks, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amit Goswami, Ph. D. is a retired professor from the theoretical physics department of the University of Oregon in Eugene. He has authored numerous books on the ideas and concepts surrounding quantum physics, including "Quantum Mechanics", "God is Not Dead", and "The Self-Aware Universe". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Lee Roth is the lead singer of multi-platnium hard rock band from Southern California, Van Halen. Roth also has spent time on the radio, as an actor, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. He currently hosts the The Roth Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Segura is a stand-up comedian, and hosts his own podcast with his wife, Christina Pazsitzky called Your Mom's House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eddie Huang is a food personality, former TED fellow, and the owner of Baohaus in NYC’s Lower East Side. Eddie also wrote a book called "Fresh Off The Boat", and stars in his own VICE series of the same name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, and host of his own podcast, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Carlin is an amateur historian and former radio talk show host. He now hosts two popular podcasts available on Spotify: "Common Sense" and "Hardcore History". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dana White is a businessman, entrepreneur, and the president of the UFC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan Callen is an actor, stand-up comedian, and host of his own podcasts: The Bryan Callen Show and The 10-Minute Podcast, with co-hosts Will Sasso and Chris D'Elia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices