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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 brutally murdered in their home at Fort Bragg, North CaroIina. Colette's husband, Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, a physician and member of the elite Green Berets,was beaten, knocked unconscious and suffered a punctured Iung. When questioned, MacDonald remembered four peopIe standing above him as he sIept on the couch. One was a woman with long bIond hair. They were chanting, "Acid is groovy. Kill the pigs." Butthe Army suspected MacDonald and charged him with three counts of murder. After weeks of testimony, the miIitary hearing concluded the charges were not true. After an honorable discharge, MacDonald 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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