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Fatal Vision
Fatal Vision
Author: Joe McGinniss
Jeffrey MacDonald was the quintessential American golden boy: a young Princeton-educated doctor and Green Beret who married his high school sweetheart and had two adorable daughters. But then, in 1970, someone viciously murdered MacDonald's wife and children, stabbing them many times. MacDonald maintained that the murders had been committed by d...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780451135476
ISBN-10: 0451135474
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: 656
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Putnam~mass
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This book covers the trial of Jeffrey McDonald, accused of the 1979 murder of his wife and two daughters. This was an incredibly sad case and a sad book. I give the story an A+!
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although its been a long time since i read it, a real good read. Based a on true story. If you like books about the military, you will probably like this one.
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This book is about a man who was tried for killing his family.
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Back cover: Fatal Vision is the electrifying true story of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the handsome, Princeton-educated physician convicted of savagely slaying his young pregnant wife and two small children, murders he vehemently denies committing. Bestselling author Joe McGinnis chronicles every aspect of this horrifying and intricate crime, and probes the life and psyche of the magnetic, all-American Jeffrey MacDonald, a golden boy who seemed destined to have it all.


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