A Wilderness of Error
A Wilderness of Error
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A Wilderness of Error

Find the truth. Hide the lies.

6.1 / 10
2020
1 season
5 episodes
Documentary

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.

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  • Girl in a Floppy Hat

    1.Girl in a Floppy Hat

    25-09-202045m

    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 Be...

  • A Time of Suspicion

    2.A Time of Suspicion

    25-09-202045m

    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.

  • Should the Jury Find...

    3.Should the Jury Find...

    25-09-202045m

    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 wi...

  • When a Narrative Becomes Reality

    4.When a Narrative Becomes Reality

    02-10-202045m

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

  • A Wilderness of Error

    5.A Wilderness of Error

    02-10-202045m

    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 t...

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