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Hypnosis Created A High-Stakes Diagnosis
- Kenneth Bianchi's hypnotized 'Steve' produced detailed confessions that linked Angelo Buono to crimes.
- If accepted, this would have made Bianchi legally insane and risked Bono's prosecution and possible release.
Steve Emerges During Hypnotic Interview
- In an interview, 'Steve' (Bianchi) answers questions and says "You can call me Steve," then confesses to the killings.
- That persona supplies graphic crime details and implicates cousin Angelo Buono to investigators.
Second Persona Undercuts The Insanity Claim
- Dr. Martin Orne tested Bianchi and provoked a second identity, 'Billy', which suggested coaching or malingering.
- Exposure to dissociative identity disorder media and textbooks made Bianchi a convincing, educated malingerer.