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May 2023
1h 21m

Jeffrey MacDonald

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On February 17th, 1970, the military police at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, responded to a distressed call from Army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald. Officers entered his home and found Jeffrey’s wife and two daughters dead. MacDonald claimed they had been attacked by a group of “hippies,” but ultimately, he was the one who was arrested and convicted of murder.  J ... Show More
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