Clear & Convincing: Jeffrey MacDonald

On February 17, 1970, at around 3:00 a.m., Military Police at Ft. Bragg, NC responded to a call for help from the on-base residence of Captain Jeffrey MacDonald. They found the bodies of Colette MacDonald, who was pregnant with the couple's third child, on the floor of the master bedroom and daughters, Kimberly and Kristen in their beds. The only survivor was MacDonald, who sustained non-life threatning injuries. MacDonald claimed that a group of drug-crazed hippies attacked the family and killed Collette, Kim and Kristy. From the beginning, CID investigators doubted MacDonald's story, due both to the absence of evidence in the room where MacDonald claimed to have engaged in a life-and-death struggle with attackers and the inconsistent evidence found with the bodies of his wife and daughters. Since MacDonald's conviction in 1979, he has filed multiple claims in federal courts, seeking reversal of his conviction, including twice seeking relief at the U.S. Supreme Court. Join Lisa O'Brien and Michael Carnahan tonight at 8 P.M. CST, as we discuss the case against Jeffery MacDonald and his unsuccessful quest for exoneration.