COLUMN: Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde By D.G. Martin Mar 23, 2022 Mar 23, 2022 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Imagine being a patient of a doctor, one whom you loved and trusted, one who also murdered and mutilated his own father.kAm$F49 2? 6IA6C:6?46 7@C>D E96 32D:D 7@C 2 ?6H 3@@<[ “%96 ~E96C sC] v:=>6Ci %H@ |6?[ p |FC56C[ 2?5 2? &?=:<6=J u:89E 7@C yFDE:46[” 3J q6?;2>:? v:=>6C]k^AmkAm%9:D G6CJ C62= EC2865J 92AA6?65 E@ E96 A2E:6?ED @7 E96 r2?6 rC66< u2>:=J w62=E9 r6?E6C ?62C pD96G:==6 H96C6 E96 5@4E@C\>FC56C6C[ sC] ':?46 v:=>6C[ AC24E:465 >65:4:?6 F?E:= yF?6 a__c[ H96? @?6 52J 96 DEC2?8=65 9:D 72E96C H:E9 2 C@A6[ 4FE @77 9:D 7:?86CD[ 2?5 =67E E96 3@5J @? E96 D:56 @7 2 C@25 :? 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