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RE: MTL to be re-tried for insanity - LincolnMan - 10-02-2012 03:46 PM
I've worked with persons with BPD for over 25 years. it is possible. People with that disorder typically have abandonment issues-which may account for Mary's intense jealousies regarding her husband. Also, because she lost a parent at a young age it may have led to the disorder.
RE: MTL to be re-tried for insanity - RJNorton - 04-28-2013 09:57 AM
A video replay of Mary Lincoln's retrial is being shown today (April 28) on C‑SPAN3 at 4 P.M. (Eastern Time)
RE: MTL to be re-tried for insanity - LincolnMan - 06-21-2013 01:52 PM
What was the verdict of the retrial? I didn't get to view the program.
RE: MTL to be re-tried for insanity - RJNorton - 06-21-2013 01:56 PM
Bill, she was found not guilty of being insane.
RE: MTL to be re-tried for insanity - LincolnMan - 06-21-2013 01:59 PM
That is very interesting to me. Not insane by today's standards or by the time period when it happened?
RE: MTL to be re-tried for insanity - RJNorton - 06-21-2013 02:17 PM
They used modern day standards in deciding her fate. The audience did the voting, and it was about 266 votes for not guilty and about 68 votes for guilty.
RE: MTL to be re-tried for insanity - LincolnMan - 06-21-2013 02:22 PM
That's a significant percentage for Mary.