List of episodes of the series «A Wilderness of Error»

  • Seasons count: 1
  • Episodes count: 5
  • Total viewing time: 3 h. 45 m.
Girl in a Floppy Hat
Release date: 9/25/2020

Girl in a Floppy Hat

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 9/25/2020

A Time of Suspicion

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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...
Release date: 9/25/2020

Should the Jury Find...

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 10/2/2020

When a Narrative Becomes Reality

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 10/2/2020

A Wilderness of Error

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.