Geza de Kaplany  Geza de Kaplany (born June 27, 1926) is a Hungarian-born physician who emigrated to the United States in the late 1950s. In 1963, he was convicted of first-degree murder in California after mutilating his wife with a scalpel and corrosive strong acids, thus causing her death. De Kaplany was born and raised in Hungary, in a wealthy family. He lost the sight in an eye during a beating by his father, who died in 1938. He studied medicine at the University of Szeged and graduated with honors in 1951. He went into practice in Budapest as a cardiologist, but clashed with officials in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, fleeing after it failed. He visited England and Denmark, writing a book called "Doctor in Revolt" about his alleged experiences as a freedom fighter in Hungary. He settled in Boston, intending to resume his practice, but discovered that his degree was not recognized. He retrained as an anesthesiologist, interning at :Milwaukee Hospital from August 1957 to August 1958. He then attended Harvard and taught anesthesiology at Yale. He moved to San Jose, California where he worked at San Jose Hospital. In June 1962, he met Hajna Piller, also from Hungary. She was 25, a former fashion model, showgirl at Bimbo's 365 Club and beauty queen, daughter of György Piller. The two had a whirlwind courtship and married that August. A few weeks after their marriage, de Kaplany heard from a woman friend that his wife was having an affair. On the evening of August 28, 1962, de Kaplany carried out his plan to punish his wife for her supposed infidelity. He tied her to the bed in their apartment, played loud music and disfigured her body with a scalpel. He dabbed a mixture of hydrochloric, sulfuric and nitric acid in the cuts, causing her to suffer third degree corrosive burns over most of the front of her body. After three hours, he called police. He told police that he had wanted to destroy her beauty, but not kill her. She recovered enough to give a statement, but died on September 30 in St. Francis Memorial Hospital. De Kaplany's trial commenced on January 9, 1963. He was initially charged with attempted murder, and was later charged with murder by torture after his wife died. De Kaplany pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. His lawyer, Edward de Vilbiss, claimed that he suffered from multiple personality disorder and that the crime was committed by his alter ego, "Pierre de la Roche."