The Curse of Betty Lou Williams' Twin (6 photos)

A twin brother or sister is wonderful. After all, next to a person there will be not just a blood relative, but someone who understands at a glance and at a glance.





But having a twin is not always happiness. For this girl, it also became a curse.



Betty Lou Williams was born on January 10, 1932 in Albany, Georgia, to Lillie Bee Williams. She was the youngest daughter of a dozen children of a poor farming family. The girl was born with an underdeveloped twin brother - a parasite attached to the baby's side.



It was not complete and actually consisted of two legs, one tiny hand-like appendage, and a more developed hand with three fingers. Even though her twin's head was deep in her abdomen, Betty Lou was a very healthy girl. Doctors argued that there was no reason why she could not live a long life.



Initially, the little one-year-old miracle was discovered by a professional showman named Dick Best. Best changed the girl's name to Betty Lou and began showing the baby in his New York show. It was there that she caught Ripley's attention.

Having moved to Ripley, the two-year-old baby began to earn colossal money for that time - $250 a week. When she became an adult, her earnings exceeded $1,000 a week. With the money she earned, she bought a ranch for her parents and sent all her brothers and sisters to college.



This jump in Betty Lou's income is partly due to the fact that, having matured, she has turned into a rather attractive woman. Her beauty, lightness of character and generosity attracted many suitors. When Betty Lou was 23 years old, she became engaged to one of her admirers. However, the future husband turned out to be nothing more than a banal thief. He abandoned Betty Lou and ran away with a significant amount of money. Devastated by the breakup, Betty suffered a severe asthma attack at her home in Trenton, New Jersey.



Betty Lou, whom doctors predicted to live a long life, died as a result of this attack. Although in fact the unusual woman was killed by betrayal, shock and disappointment in people.