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A Wilderness of Error

Find the truth. Hide the lies.

6.0(17)
First Aired:September 25, 2020
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:5
Status:Ended

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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Errol Morris

Errol Morris

Self

Seasons

Girl in a Floppy Hat

E1Girl in a Floppy Hat

45m

Sep 25, 2020

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.

A Time of Suspicion

E2A Time of Suspicion

45m

Sep 25, 2020

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...

E3Should the Jury Find...

45m

Sep 25, 2020

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.

When a Narrative Becomes Reality

E4When a Narrative Becomes Reality

45m

Oct 2, 2020

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

E5A Wilderness of Error

45m

Oct 2, 2020

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.

Storyline

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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