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He was convicted in 1979. Jeffrey MacDonald, the former Army captain who is serving three life sentences for the murders of his wife and two young children their home at Fort Bragg in 1970, is asking a federal judge free him due to his age and failing health.  A hearing on MacDonald’s request for what’s known as compassionate release is set for 3 p.m. Thursday at the federal courthouse in Raleigh. This is the same courthouse where MacDonald was convicted of the murders in 1979.  MacDonald’s former brother-in-law, Bob Stevenson of Hull, Massachusetts, plans to attend the hearing...

Ex-Army captain who killed family seeks release due to virus March 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — A former Army captain serving three life sentences for the 1970 murders of his pregnant wife and two young children has asked a federal judge to free him due to his age and failing health. A hearing on Jeffrey MacDonald’s request for compassionate release is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Thursday at the federal courthouse in Raleigh, The Fayetteville Observer reported. That's the same courthouse where MacDonald was convicted of the murders in 1979. Attorneys for MacDonald poin...

His story was made famous in the book called "fatal vision." now he's saying there is new evidence supporting his claim that intruders were in the house the night of his family's murders. here is mcdonald's current wife, katherine, who he married in 2002. >> in light of the evidence as a whole, if the jury had heard that, would any reasonable juror have found jeffrey mcdonald guilty? that's what's being decided. so i have faith in the truth. >> the jury made the correct decision in 1979. it's been upheld by every appellate court that ever looked at it for 33 years and i've heard of nothing tha...

Ambushed at this second location and that may mean they were killed by attackers who were tipped by libyan insiders. heather? >> heather: national security correspondent jennifer griffin, thank you. >> gregg: the case that sparked the book "fatal vision" over four decades ago issues beautiful family murdered. the father convicted. the next chapter in this tragedy have a different ending because of new evidence? judge jeanine takes the case next? >> did you murder your family? >> i did not murder nor did i hurt my family in any way. i was innocent in 1970 and i'm innocent now.

Murder. he's accused of killing his entire family. jonathan serrie is on that story. wilmington, north carolina, who will testify today jonathan? >> reporter: well, speaking of that book and movie, joe mcginnis is already here inside the federal courthouse. he is the author who wrote about the jeffery mcdonald case in the 19783 book "faith tal vision" that led to a miniseries the next year. he is expected to be the prosecution's final witness and he says after all these years he hasn't changed his mind about mcdonald's guilt. >> the jury made the correct decision in 1979. it's been upheld by e...