Twins are often known to have an unbreakable bond.
They’re raised together, share the same parents and usually become very close as they grow up alongside each other.
But for June and Jennifer Gibbons, twin habits that are normally harmless – like finishing the other’s sentences and donning matching outfits – became much more sinister.
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From an early age, the pair earnt themselves the ‘Silent Twins’ nickname due to their refusal to speak to anyone else but the other.
Their bizarre dynamic got weirder when the duo started speaking in their own language, that not even close family members could understand.
They would even give each other signals through eye movements and copy the other’s actions, sparking questions over the potential of twin telepathy, writes The Mirror.
After moving to Yorkshire following their births in a Yemen military hospital, the twins’ odd antics were finally noticed by medic John Rees as he visited their school in 1974.
Administering a TB vaccination, he reported the girls to be unusually non-reactive, going so far as to describe their behaviour as “doll-like”.
The girls were referred to countless child psychologists but no one was able to break their mysterious silence.
It wasn’t until February 1977 that a speech therapist named Ann Treharne was able to gain an insight into their world for the first time, when they agreed to let her record their dialogue while they were left alone together.
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This presented an unusual dynamic between the girls where Ann had the sense that June wished to speak out freely but was compelled not to by Jennifer.
Ann would later report that the thoughts crossed her mind that June was possessed by her twin.
Eventually, it was decided that the girls would be better off separated with the hope that it would allow them to develop as individuals – but it only made the horrific situation even worse.
June stopped moving altogether, lying in bed uncommunicative for weeks on end and unable to function without her twin at her side.
They were eventually reunited and shipped between various institutions, before they would later slip into a life of chaos and crime.
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Both twins kept personal diaries, and the entries inside revealed a big surprise that left psychologists shocked – despite seeming devoted, they had a deep-rooted disdain for each other.
Jennifer wrote: "We have become fatal enemies in each other's eyes”, whilst June described her sister as a “dark shadow”.
By 1981, the girls discovered drinking and drugs, leading their lives to further derail.
In October of that year, they went on a five-week crime spree committing vandalism, burglary and even arson – getting caught red-handed trying to burn down Pembrokeshire Technical College.
The following year they pleaded guilty to 16 counts, but instead of jail time, the twins were Sectioned under the Mental Health Act and sent to Broadmoor Hospital.
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During their 11 years of detention, the girls continued to write in their diaries, giving those around them a glimpse into their world.
But tragically, in 1993 Jennifer became unwell and suddenly died at just 29 years old.
June remained at the lower security facility for a year, before finally being released and allowed to build a new life.
Although the pair had been inseparable for their whole lives, it was a chance for June to discover who she really was and mental health campaigner Marjorie Wallace even claimed that Jennifer had decided to die so that June could live a normal life.
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She said June had told her she was suffering unimaginable grief at losing her sister but also feeling grateful for the "freedom" Jennifer had given her.
By 2008, it was reported that June had been living a quiet life near her parents in west Wales, having re-joined society.
She is now reported to be unidentifiable from the girl who spent the first 30 years of her life not talking to anyone but her twin.
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