Real-life mad scientists:
The parents of an autistic boy are suing the estate of a
neuropsychiatrist, claiming that he attempted to
erase their son's brain with drugs and
hypnosis. Dr. Donald Dudley, who died in October, allegedly intended to
"train an army of killers"; his unorthodox techniques included telling a
chronic fatigue patient to train in martial arts and the use of guns for his
cause (presumably a form of occupational therapy?); he had been diagnosed with
bipolar disorder, and sometimes claimed to be from another planet and one of
the 100 secret rulers of the earth.
(from Psychoceramics)