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The Boston Strangler (film) pair soon target him as a prime suspect for the Boston Strangler murders. Conventional interrogation is ineffective because the treating physician theorizes that DeSalvo suffers from a split personality: he has two identities that are unaware of each other. His "normal" personality fabricates memories in place of the memories of murder committed by the "strangler" personality. The treating physician theorizes that DeSalvo could be made to confront the facts but that the shock risks putting him in a catatonic state. Bottomly expresses the opinion that it would be the second-best thing to a conviction. Under the condition, imposed by DeSalvo's