Jeffery MacDonald Case: Family Slaughter, 1970, North Carolina
Relationship and Crime
Unlike the life-saving mission of a doctor, this one murdered his wife. Jeffery MacDonald, an Army doctor, was accused of killing his pregnant wife, Colette, and their two daughters in 1970. MacDonald claimed that a group of intruders committed the murders, but the evidence pointed to him as the perpetrator, leading to a highly publicized investigation.
Legal Outcome
MacDonald was convicted of the murders in 1979 and sentenced to three life terms. His case became one of the most infamous criminal trials in U.S. history, inspiring the book and TV series “Fatal Vision,” which chronicled the brutal nature of the crime and the subsequent legal battle.
