A Wilderness of Error - Season 1

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Girl in a Floppy Hat

1 - Girl in a Floppy Hat

Air Date: September 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

2 - A Time of Suspicion

Air Date: September 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...

3 - Should the Jury Find...

Air Date: September 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

4 - When a Narrative Becomes Reality

Air Date: October 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

5 - A Wilderness of Error

Air Date: October 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.