Jeffrey MacDonald, "Fatal Vision" killer, seeks compassionate release
The government says MacDonald is not eligible to use the compassionate release law. MacDonald is serving three consecutive life sentences -- could the judge reduce his punishment? A federal judge in Raleigh heard arguments on Thursday afternoon as to whether Jeffrey MacDonald, a former Army captain, should be released from the triple-life sentence he is serving for the murders of his wife and children at Fort Bragg in 1970. After listening to arguments for about an hour at the federal courthouse in Raleigh — where MacDonald was convicted in 1979 — U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle said...
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