Who Is Dr Dorothy Otnow Lewis From HBOs Crazy, Not Insane? Husband And Family

Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis is a psychiatrist who has handled various violent criminals including infamous serial killers like Ted Bundy and Arthur Shawcross.

Her life as a psychiatric doctor for these gruesome criminals has been explored in the new HBO documentary ‘Crazy, Not Insane’. Other than being a therapist, she is also an author who has released several books of her experiences as a therapist for notorious criminals.

Quick Facts: Who Is Dr Dorothy Otnow Lewis From HBO’s Crazy, Not Insane? Husband And Family

Name	Dorothy Otnow Lewis
Gender	Female
Nationality	American
Profession	Psychiatrist; Author
Married/Single	Widowed
Husband	Melvin Lewis
Children	2
Education	Yale University School of Medicine.

My film, “Crazy, Not Insane,” premiered at Venice Film Festival. Coming soon to HBO.

— Alex Gibney (@alexgibneyfilm) October 26, 2020

10 Facts About Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis

Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis was married to Melvin Lewis, her husband was a child psychiatrist who also taught at Yale University. He passed away in 2007 and they gave birth to two children.

Otnow’s age and birthday are not public knowledge but according to some sources, she is in her late 60s and 70s as of November 2020.

Her Wiki page is being updated but you can read her bio in this article.

She is one of the most widely known psychiatrists in the world, she has worked with various death row inmates and has also done a lot of research with serial killers.

The doctor worked with most of America’s biggest serial killers and vile criminals.

She noted in her research that most of the criminals she worked with were victims of abuse or violence as children.

Other than this, she is also an author who has released 3 books about her experiences as a doctor treating patients for decades.

She is also featured on the HBO documentary ‘Crazy, Not Insane‘. The documentary follows her experiences with serial killers and death row criminals.

The doctor has also worked with Ted Bundy and her work with the serial killer has been presented in the HBO project.

Most of the docu-film shows the doctor in the 1980s trying to prevent abuse to other future generations by studying criminals.

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Update: 2023-12-13

Who Is Dr Dorothy Otnow Lewis From HBOs Crazy, Not Insane? Husband And Family