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A Wilderness of Error(2020)

Name: A Wilderness of Error
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-09-25
Rating: 3.0

September 25, 20201 Season · 5 Episodes

Ended

Documentary

3.0from 17 users

Overview

When Army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald is sent to prison for killing his family, a storm of swirling narratives challenges our very ability to find the truth all the while overshadowing a chilling possibility: MacDonald may be an innocent man. Based on the best-selling book by Errol Morris.

“Find the truth. Hide the lies.”

Network FX

Seasons

Season 1

5 Episodes

2020

E01

Girl in a Floppy Hat

9/25/2020·45m

Famed filmmaker Errol Morris is obsessed with one of America's most popularized true crimes: the murder of a pregnant wife and two young daughters on an Army base in 1970. Green Beret doctor Jeffrey MacDonald said a band of drugged-crazed hippies attacked his family, led by a girl in a floppy hat. Army investigators said MacDonald committed the murders.

E02

A Time of Suspicion

9/25/2020·45m

After an Army hearing frees Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, his father-in-law demands a reinvestigation. But when he sees all the evidence, he's shocked by where it leads.

E03

Should the Jury Find...

9/25/2020·45m

Nine years after the murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters, the guilt of Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald is put to a civilian jury. The defense calls a surprise witness: The Girl in a Floppy Hat.

E04

When a Narrative Becomes Reality

10/2/2020·45m

Joe McGinniss' book, "Fatal Vision" paints a not-so-flattering picture of Jeffrey MacDonald, but new evidence may prove that MacDonald is innocent.

E05

A Wilderness of Error

10/2/2020·45m

Jeffrey MacDonald served more than 30 years in prison when a federal judge finally agrees to hear the new evidence in his case. Errol Morris heads to North Carolina believing the truth will finally come out.