THE DOPPELGÄNGER PHENOMENON, FORENSIC GENETICS, AND THE ANATOMY OF VIRAL TRUE-CRIME SENSATIONALISM
In high-profile criminal cases and their post-trial aftermaths, online communities frequently monitor the personal lives of surviving family members. When media outlets or viral commentators highlight physical resemblances between a surviving spouse’s past and present partners, social media algorithms rapidly amplify these comparisons. In the case of Patrick Clancy—whose family suffered a tragic domestic loss
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