Mistaken Identity
As it turns out, this was Whitney and not Laura. Richard McNally, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, did a study on this case. He said that it was pretty simple. This was a case of mistaken identity and intense grief. When the doctors told the grieving parents that this was their daughter, they were eager to believe it. Plus, the victim was extremely beaten up by the accident. It was hard to tell…
Breaking the News
Laura’s parents were heartbroken by the news. They had just lost their daughter and had to go through the grief process all over again. At the same time, they were able to tell two other parents that their daughter was alive and well. They made the call.