
In 1940, a pair of identical twin brothers were separated at birth and put up for adoption. At three weeks, their respective adoptive parents called their new sons ‘James’, or Jim for short.
They didn’t know of each other, but growing up they lived a mere 40 miles from each other.
Jim Lewis had a brother, Larry, and a dog called Toy. As a student, Jim Lewis enjoyed mathematics and woodwork, but had a strong dislike for spelling. He eventually married a woman named Linda, however they divorced after a number of years together. Jim Lewis then married his second wife, Betty. They had a son, called James Alan. Jim Lewis was a chain smoker, suffered from migraines and drove a Chevrolet. He worked as a security guard.
Jim Springer had a brother, Larry, and a dog called Toy. As a student, Jim Springer enjoyed mathematics and woodwork, but had a strong dislike for spelling. He eventually married a woman named Linda, however they divorced after a number of years together. Jim Springer then married his second wife, Betty. They had a son, called James Allan. Jim Springer was a chain smoker, suffered from migraines and drove a Chevrolet. Springer worked as a deputy sheriff.
It sounds almost made up – so extraordinary are the circumstances. Their lives co-existed in parallel lines of one another.
Jim Lewis was aware he had been separated from his twin brother, but Jim Springer’s mother had told him his twin had died at birth.
In 1979, at the age of 39 years old, their paths finally crossed for the first time after Jim Lewis discovered the contact details of his identical twin. It didn’t take long for the similarities in their life stories to unravel.