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A&e: American Justice Green Beret Murder Mystery
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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ln the earIy morning hours of February 17, 1970, Colette MacDonaId and her two young chiIdren were brutalIy murdered in their home at Fort Bragg, North CaroIina. CoIette's husband, Dr. Jeffrey MacDonaId, a physician and member of the elite Green Berets,was beaten, knocked unconscious and suffered a punctured lung. When questioned, MacDonaId remembered four people standing above him as he slept on the couch. One was a woman with Iong blond hair. They were chanting, "Acid is groovy. KiIl the pigs." Butthe Army suspected MacDonald and charged him with three counts of murder. After weeks of testimony, the miIitary hearing concIuded the charges were not true. After an honorabIe discharge, MacDonaId moved to Long Beach, CaIifornia to practice medicine.However, the Army continued its investigation and a civilian grand jury was convened to hear the charges again in 1974. ln 1975, MacDonald was charged with the murders of his famiIy.He was sentenced three consecutive Iife terms in prison. ln the 1980s |
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