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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-13-11 12:57 AM
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Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, "Fatal Vision". Guilty or Innocent?
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I watched this today on "Unsolved Mysteries" and had read the book (a few time) by McGinnis. I had, based on the book, thought the case was a slam dunk and that MacDonald was guilty of murdering his wife and daughters. After all, the author had changed his mind (and was later sued for fraud and settled out of court) He has recently won an appeal, to have the lower courts consider new DNA evidence that corroborates his version of events (3 strung out druggies killed his family after knocking him out). A strand of hair found under the fingernail of his daughter does not match any family members. Also, various other fibers match his story of a woman in a wig.

Here's the story:

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/family/jmacdonald/1.html

Project Innocence has taken on this case. I don't know if it's been discussed here before. But I'm on the fence. And,if he is innocent, how horrible to spend 40 years in prison after losing the ones you love.

Your thoughts?
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