A few months into his research he suffered serious burns from an acid spill at the University and drove at speed without a license to seek medical attention. Searcy recovered to pass his exams with one of the highest results of the year, but the fifteen year old chemistry prodigy subsequently became addicted to drugs.Īble to brew his own chemical cocktails, he descended into an impoverished homeless lifestyle of drug addiction until 1984 when he was caught and jailed for 18 months for manufacturing amphetamines.įollowing his release in 1986 having shaken his drug addition, he took up a research position into battery technology at Murdoch University. Two weeks prior to repeating his final year exams in 1975, only fifteen years old, he fell victim to jealousy of three older students who surreptitiously dropped a near fatal dose of LSD into his soft drink. He started school at grade two level in 1966 aged four but was prevented from advancing further beyond his academic peer year by the prevailing Western Australian Education Department regulations.
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