BOOK REVIEW: "A wilderness of error: Errol Morris examines the trials of Jeffrey MacDonald," by Merry Sheils, published by Women Around Town on February 12, 2013.
GIST: "Morris digs into the forensic details of the case to examine
evidence, and at times the book gets bogged down in too much minutia. We
learn more about fibers and hair follicles than we ever want to know.
But some of each was found that matched no one in the house on that
gruesome night. In addition, the drug-abusing Helena Stoeckley, the
defense’s star witness, confessed to seven people, on different
occasions, to being at the scene of the crime. Arguably, she was
considered an unreliable witness, and indeed, recanted her testimony.
But she also subsequently said she was there and knew who did it.........Did Jeffrey MacDonald do it? The only one who knows for sure is he.
But Morris meets the standard of proof that MacDonald didn’t get a fair
trial. A seven-day hearing was held in September 2012 to weigh new
evidence in the case and to determine if it warrants a new trial. As we
go to press, the decision remains with the judge, and his decision will
be forthcoming sometime in 2013. We hope his decision is fair."
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.womanaroundtown.com/sections/reading-around/a-wilderness-of-error-errol-morris-examines-the-trials-of-jeffrey-macdonald
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses
several thousand posts. The search box is located near the bottom of
the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this
powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and
myself get more out of the site.
The
Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty
incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the
harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into
pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology
system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent
stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Please
send any comments or information on other cases and issues of
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Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
