Politics & Government

Jeffrey MacDonald Heads to Court in NC

New DNA evidence will be introduced in court, in hopes of vindicating MacDonald.

Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, 69, is serving three life terms in federal prison. The former Army surgeon, assigned to the Special Forces, still pleads innocent and heads to the U.S. U.S. District Court in Wilmington, N.C. After several scheduling delays, the hearing on new evidence will begin  on Monday, September 17.

In Sunday's Huffington Post report an extensive timeline chronicled the life events for MacDonald, the Captain from Fort Bragg.

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