The Minds of Billy Milligan Chapter Summary & Analysis | Part One, The Mix-Up Time

Part One, The Mix-Up Time Summary and Analysis

On October 11, 1977, Chief John Kleberg of the Ohio State University police has increased patrols and issued alerts on campus after two women were attacked, raped, and robbed. The attacker has been dubbed the "campus rapist" the media. The two victims, Carrie Dryer and Donna West, are both in medical training. When a third victim, Polly Newton, is attacked, police step up the investigation and West chooses William Milligan from mug shots. He is arrested by a SWAT team leader posing as a pizza delivery man and credit cards belonging to Dryer and West are found in his apartment. Billy had warned his victims that other people would come after them, indicating he is part of an organization. He is uncooperative after being in custody, repeatedly saying that he hopes he didn't hurt anyone. On the way to jail he slips out of his handcuffs and remains on the...
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