Media
Press and Interviews
This American Life
“Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde” — listen to the original podcast episode.
Washington Post
10 noteworthy books for March.
New York Times
True Crime: Pirates, Poisoners and Doppelgängers
Something‘s Killing Me — CNN.Com
Dr. Vince Gilmer was described as a kind man before he shockingly murdered his father. But why did his behavior change?
Davidson Journal
Shared Name, Shared Destiny: A Doctor’s Unlikely Journey and Fight for Justice
People Magazine
East Carolina University — East Magazine
Book review in Pirate Nation
Wilmington Star-News
‘The Other Dr. Gilmer’ is a gripping tale of true N.C. crime and mental illness
WVTF Virginia Public Radio
The surprising story of Dr. Gilmer and Dr. Gilmer
Chills at Will Podcast
Episode 107 with Dr. Benjamin Gilmer, Tireless and Compassionate Advocate for Carceral and Mental Health Reform
WFAE Charlotte — Southbound Podcast
The surprising story of Dr. Gilmer and Dr. Gilmer
Medscape
A Gruesome Murder Changes Two Docs’ Lives, and One Was the Killer
Star-Tribune
Review: The Other Dr. Gilmer, by Benjamin Gilmer
People Magazine Advocates for Vince's Release
All About Change Podcast
In this conversation with Jay Ruderman, Ben brings attention to the social injustice of mass incarceration, scarcity of mental health care, and global and rural health disparities.
New York Public Libraries: Best Books of 2023
Our expert librarians selected the year’s best books for kids, teens, and adults for 2023.
Publishers Weekly
Family physician Gilmer’s gripping debut starts out as a murder tale, morphs into a medical mystery, and lands as a heartbreaking account of how poorly the American prison system treats the mentally ill.
Virginia Festival of the book
Ben and Chip Jones (The Organ Thieves) explore true stories at the intersection of the medical world and the legal world. In conversation with Kristen Green.
Washington Post
Pardoned but still in prison: Advocates work to free man caught in system
CrimeReads
The unusual, unsettling crimes of the other Dr. Gilmer.
USA Today
Why is a legally free man still living behind bars? Our system fails the mentally ill.
People Magazine
Why This Doctor Is Still Fighting to Free a Killer from Prison a Year After He Was Pardoned
The Assembly N.C.
A Murder, a Medical Mystery, and the Long Fight For Justice
Labyrinths with Amanda Knox
Dr. Doppelgänger (Benjamin Gilmer)
Carolina Country
A Fresh Start for Rural Healthcare
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law
Book review by Sherif Soliman, MD
Press Play
“Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde” featured in the syllabus for the last course taught by the late, legendary journalist David Carr.
The Pharos of Alpha Omega Medical Society
“Rarely is the experience of having our lives shaped by a medical practice as pervasive, intense, and unexpected as the story Dr. Benjamin Gilmer tells in his memoir The Other Doctor Gilmer.”
North Carolina Criminal Law
Book Review: The Other Dr. Gilmer