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Joe McGinniss surveys the 1970 murder case of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, a former U.S. Marine and Princeton–educated physician who was convicted of killing his pregnant wife and two small children in West Virginia. The book follows the investigation, the courtroom proceedings and the psychological portrait McGinniss develops of MacDonald, who denied the killings. As a detailed true‑crime narrative, it explores the complexities of the case that captured national attention. McGinniss examines the evidence, the motives attributed to MacDonald, and the broader social and legal context surrounding the murder trial, shedding light on the enduring questions and controversies that continue to surround this high‑profile case.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Joe McGinniss
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