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originally posted on Sharkey dot World, reposting it here

This is a Case Study of Gene Meredith, read TW below for triggering topics

TW past this point: mentions of murder, mania, covid, abuse, bullying, smoking, nudity

hi guys, reminder that schizophrenia and schizoaffective CAN be comorbid w/ DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder)

i think one of the best examples of this (despite not being diagnosed w/ DID) is Gene Meredith

Gene Meredith is a killer that was shown on Season 2 Ep 1 of The Killer Speaks, a show by A&E that lets the killer speak on what they did, tell the story, and give details of their life before

Gene was arrested and convicted for the 2006 murder of Rose Torres, a 51 year old excorrections officer. while being questioned, Gene kept on switching between himself and this "voice" he called rage and anger. rage and anger stated "i've been takin care of Gene his whole life!" pointing to DID.

Gene started hearing these voices when he was 18[1]. he joined the air force around that time. his roommate was pushing him around and bullying him. the voices told him to hit his roommates w/ an iron so that he would "never do it again". Gene managed to fight off the voices and put the iron down. he got a medical discharge and started taking medications

Gene met Debbie Bailey, she was gonna let him move in with her, but was eventually convinced to not let him move in by family and friends

at this time, before being told that he couldnt move it, his life was finally getting better. he was finally getting a family again, and so, he stopped taking his medication, started drinking, and thats when the voices came back[2]

on the night of Rose's murder, Gene met Rose and they went to a bar. security footage shows Gene looking to the right and talking to someone that wasnt there. when Rose took his last cigarette, the voices got loud, saying that Rose was just like Debbie, and to take her out

Gene took Rose to an alley, told her to remove her clothes, the stabbed her to death. every time he stabbed, the voices got quieter, until they stopped. he wiped off the blood on the knife with a plastic bag and threw it away. he went home, took a shower, and went to sleep, but the voices were like "it was almost perfect, but you forgot one thing. the plastic bag. the police are gonna find it and they'll find your finger prints and you're gonna go to jail"

Gene took Debbies van, blue with 2 white front doors, without her knowing, and went back to the alley, but 2 people had already found Rose's body. Gene went up to the garbage can next to Rose's body, and tried to find the bag.[3]

one of the people are like "you cant leave" and Gene said "oh but i have to" and the person was like "the police should already be here" and Gene got scared and drove off in the van.

After that Gene slept good, according to him, he felt no remorse for what he did

the morning after, he decided that Debbie was gonna be next. however, police already had a lead on him

Gene got to Debbies, went to the kitchen, almost grabbed a knife, but then police knocked on the door. Gene willingly went with police to be interviewed

Gene said that he went to Debbie's on his bike, asked to use her van to go get beer, and thats what he did, according to him. but then he says he did go to the alley and stopped because he saw the 2 people and Rose's body. he told the people that there was blood in the dumpster (garbage bin). he notes that he did tamper with evidence but said that he didnt stab anyone

During the interview, Gene kept on looking to the right, as if talking to someone. then, a voice he calls "Rage and Anger" took over, and spoke. RAA said they had nothing, no murder weapon, nothing. the officers said that they wanted Gene back, but RAA said that he'll give back Gene when hes (RAA) ready

RAA said that he killed Rose because she wasn't appreciating a guy that was helping her[4]

When Gene comes back, he seems that he doesnt know where he is. he still denies killing Rose, but RAA said that he killed her, not Gene, "Gene dont have no spine!"

when the interviewers leave (with Gene's sandals, because evidence), RAA says "now im in trouble" and "they're gonna find blood on those"

he is charged with Rose's murder and sentenced to 999 years without parole

he is sent to an institution and diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder[5]

at the time of the 2014 episode, he was still hearing the voices despite being on medication. at the end of the episode, when asked if he still hears voices, he says yes and that they're helping him answer the questions[6]

Gene died on November 18, 2020 due to Covid. he was 62

[1]: Gene was abused by his stepfather and bullied by people at school. in some cases alters can hide themselves until the person is out of that environment, in which they can show themselves. im pretty sure Gene’s schizoaffective symptoms were worse because of the trauma but im not sure
[2]: the alters couldve hidden themselves until Gene stopped taking medication
[3]: unsure if he found the bag
[4]: loss of grip on reality makes people with schizoaffective and schizophrenia believe things that arent true
[5]: schizoaffective disorder is a disorder where you meet the full criteria for schizophrenia but also a mood disorder
[6]: in schizophrenia/affective, the voices can be positive or negative but they're disorganized they dont sit down and help a person answer questions. this points to DID

Not to discredit, but there are some corrections to be made.

According to my research, people do not develop these necessarily as a result of trauma unless they have a preexisting chance of developing it, like a genetic precursor. If it were true, everyone would develop schizophrenic states from trauma or abuse and this is not the case.

Also, not all schizophrenia is negative. There are certain types of schizophrenia where the one who has it experiences positive hallucinations. I have an uncle with schizophrenia (diagnosed) and he hears jokes and funny lines of dialogue. It's actually called "positive schizophrenia".

Environment can play a huge role in how the symptoms develop, as well as diet, as various nutrients, phytocannabinoids, and terpenes can affect how the brain processes the internal states, but this dependent on the diet and thus should fluctuate within a day to day basis.

In hunter/gatherer cultures, people have higher reports of positive voices (spiritual experiences), whereas in modern times with trauma and abuse, they're more negative. Clearly culture and environment play a role in how the brain can process this external information.

bnkywuv wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 7:08 am Not to discredit, but there are some corrections to be made.

According to my research, people do not develop these necessarily as a result of trauma unless they have a preexisting chance of developing it, like a genetic precursor. If it were true, everyone would develop schizophrenic states from trauma or abuse and this is not the case.

Also, not all schizophrenia is negative. There are certain types of schizophrenia where the one who has it experiences positive hallucinations. I have an uncle with schizophrenia (diagnosed) and he hears jokes and funny lines of dialogue. It's actually called "positive schizophrenia".

Environment can play a huge role in how the symptoms develop, as well as diet, as various nutrients, phytocannabinoids, and terpenes can affect how the brain processes the internal states, but this dependent on the diet and thus should fluctuate within a day to day basis.

In hunter/gatherer cultures, people have higher reports of positive voices (spiritual experiences), whereas in modern times with trauma and abuse, they're more negative. Clearly culture and environment play a role in how the brain can process this external information.

ty for letting me know! ^w^