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Jeffrey MacDonald was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York, the second of three children born to Robert and Dorothy (née Perry) MacDonald. He was raised in a poor household on Long Island, [4] with a disciplinarian father who, although nonviolent towards his wife and children, demanded obedience and achievement from his family.
McGinniss was hired by MacDonald, prior to the start of the criminal trial, but he later became convinced that MacDonald was guilty, and the book supported MacDonald's conviction. The book sold well, and gave rise to a miniseries of the same name on NBC the next year. The book led to MacDonald suing McGinniss, a case that was settled out of court.
The series examines the case of Jeffrey MacDonald, an Army surgeon who was accused of murdering his wife and two daughters on February 17, 1970.He was convicted of the crime on August 29, 1979, and has been in prison since 1982.
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The “Buried Bones” podcast, hosted by Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, takes a fresh look at one of North Carolina’s most infamous crimes.
The pilot’s family told investigators he was planning to land at an unknown location for lunch and then head back to a privately owned airport near Fort Worth.
A Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald is a book by Errol Morris, published in September 2012. It reexamines the case of Jeffrey MacDonald, the Green Beret physician accused of killing his wife and two daughters in their home in Fort Bragg on February 17, 1970, and convicted of the crime on August 29, 1979. MacDonald has been in ...
Inmate Name Register Number Photo Status Details Jeffrey MacDonald: 00131-177: Serving a life sentence. [4]Former US Army doctor; convicted in 1979 of the 1970 murders of his wife and two children in their home at Fort Bragg Army Base in North Carolina; the case was the subject of author Joe McGinniss's book and NBC's miniseries Fatal Vision.