Born in New York City in 1961, Robert Shafran, Edward Galland, and David Kellman were separated and adopted by three different families through an adoption agency that never informed the adoptive parents of the boys’ triplet status.
The story begins with Robert Shafran’s first day at Sullivan County Community College in 1980, where he was mistaken for Edward Galland, who had attended the same college the previous year.
The uncanny resemblance between the two led to the discovery that they were identical twins. When their story was published in a local newspaper, the third brother, David Kellman, saw the article and recognized himself in the twins. This revelation brought the three together, completing the set of triplets.