A Wilderness of Error

A five-part documentary series based on the best-selling book by Errol Morris. When Army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald is sent to prison for killing his family, a storm of swirling narratives challenges our very ability to find the truth all the while overshadowing a chilling possibility: MacDonald may be an innocent man.

2020 HD 45min TV-MA United States English

Errol Morris

Crime Documentary

based on novel or book miniseries

S1E1 - Girl in a Floppy Hat 2020-09-25

Famed filmmaker Errol Morris is obsessed with one of Americas 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.

S1E2 - A Time of Suspicion 2020-09-25

After an Army hearing frees Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, his father-in-law demands a reinvestigation. But when he sees all the evidence, hes shocked by where it leads.

S1E3 - Should the Jury Find... 2020-09-25

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.

S1E4 - When a Narrative Becomes Reality 2020-10-02

Joe McGinniss book, "Fatal Vision" paints a not-so-flattering picture of Jeffrey MacDonald, but new evidence may prove that MacDonald is innocent.

S1E5 - A Wilderness of Error 2020-10-02

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.

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