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A Wilderness of Error

A Wilderness of Error

Find the truth. Hide the lies.

TV-MA2020•45m•6.1/10
Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.1/10(15)

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. Based on the best-selling book by Errol Morris.

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Production

truth.media, Blumhouse Television, UCP, Rachael Horovitz Productions, FX Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 25, 2020

Last Aired

October 2, 2020

Networks

FX

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Girl in a Floppy Hat
E1
Girl in a Floppy Hat
Air date: 2020-09-25
Famed filmmaker Errol Morris is obsessed with one of America's 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.
A Time of Suspicion
E2
A Time of Suspicion
Air date: 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, he's shocked by where it leads.
Should the Jury Find...
E3
Should the Jury Find...
Air date: 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.
When a Narrative Becomes Reality
E4
When a Narrative Becomes Reality
Air date: 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.
A Wilderness of Error
E5
A Wilderness of Error
Air date: 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.

Cast

Errol Morris

Errol Morris

Self

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