Doppelganger by proxy?

This sad, scary story concerns a man probably afflicted with a rare disorder.  A comedian, Tony Rosato, became convinced that his wife and daughter had each disappeared, then been replaced by doubles.  It's likely a case of Capgras Syndrome.

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[peter naegele]

"Great wits are sure to madness near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide."

(John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel, 1681)

[Bryan Alexander]

Indeed. Nice quote.