3 High School Students Died After Being Hypnotized by Their Principal. Inside the Bizarre Case

In spring 2011, three students from the same small town in Florida died — and all three had previously been hypnotized by their principal, Dr. George Kenney.

The former North Port High School principal hypnotized more than 70 people, including many students, during his tenure, despite never being a licensed hypnotherapist. Some students praised his methods and credited him with improved athletic and academic performance, as detailed in the 2023 docuseries True Crime Story: Look Into My Eyes.

But within weeks, students Marcus Freeman, Wesley McKinley and Brittany Palumbo — each of whom had private hypnosis sessions with Kenney — were dead…

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