The “true story” of a woman with multiple personalities was a 1973 sensation and is still in print 50 years later. Why do such lurid tales hold their grip?
Tony Tsitos gained notoriety treating the Three Faces of Eve patient.
Credit: St. Johns County Sheriff s Office Author: Florida Times-Union, Emily Bloch Published: 7:35 AM EST February 6, 2021 Updated: 7:35 AM EST February 6, 2021
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. The St. Augustine man charged Thursday with 15 counts of possession of child pornography is a well-known psychiatrist associated with treating the woman who inspired the Oscar-winning film The Three Faces of Eve, records show.
Tony Anastasios Tsitos, who practiced adult and child psychiatry for more than 50 years in Virginia, was arrested after police said they found thousands of sexual images of children including some as young as 1 involved in various stages of abuse on his personal computers and other equipment.
The St. Augustine man charged Thursday with 15 counts of possession of child pornography is a well-known psychiatrist associated with treating the woman who inspired the Oscar-winning film The Three Faces of Eve, records show.
Tony Anastasios Tsitos, who practiced adult and child psychiatry for more than 50 years in Virginia, was arrested after police said they found thousands of sexual images of children including some as young as 1 involved in various stages of abuse on his personal computers and other equipment.
Years earlier, in 1970, Tsitos was recognized and credited for successfully treating Christine Costner Sizemore for multiple personality disorder which is now known as dissociative identity disorder. Sizemore s case was highly publicized, inspiring both a book and movie in 1957.