Edward Mordrake (alternative spelling: Edward Mordake) was a legendary member of 19th century nobility. According to the story there was another face on the back of his head that could neither eat nor speak. It could however laugh and cry. Edward claimed that the extra face whispered "devilish things" to him in the night, and made his life a living hell. Yet no doctor would remove it due to the fact that it would most likely kill him.
He suffered from a curious case of Craniopagus Parasiticus. A kind of parasitic twin.
At 23 he ended his life and his torment.
A facinating case. To be sure
Poor Edward, the song by Tom Waits
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