These Coincidences Are So Wild They Seem Impossible

CoralParadox Updated 2025-08-29

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9. James West and James West

What happened: Two inmates with near identical faces
Where: United States, Kansas, Leavenworth.
The famed William West case: two unrelated men processed in 1903 looked almost indistinguishable, baffling staff.

Both William West and William West are on Reddit at r/nevertellmetheodds.
Their likeness spurred fingerprint adoption. Though close, each print still proved singular.

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