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I.J. Miggs - also known by the nickname of Multiple Miggs - was a minor character from The Silence of the Lambs. He was the first character to die in the film and was portrayed by Stuart Rudin.

History[]

Little is known about Miggs other than the fact that he is a psychotic, schizophrenic criminal. He is known as "Multiple Miggs" among the staff and inmates at Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, indicating that he suffers from some form of multiple personality disorder. He apparently suffered from Tourette's Syndrome as well, yelling obscenities at those who walked by his cell, such as he did with Clarice Starling when he told her "I can smell your cunt" as she passed by him on her way to meet Dr. Hannibal Lecter. While Clarice was talking with Lecter, Miggs started masturbating and when Clarice passed his cell again, Miggs threw his semen in her face.

Death[]

Following Clarice's meeting with Dr. Lecter, she later heard from her boss Jack Crawford that Miggs had died in his cell. Crawford explained that Dr. Lecter had talked Miggs into killing himself by swallowing his own tongue.

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