Not only did the U.S. Army surgeon marry his high school sweetheart, but he had a flourishing career, two beautiful young daughters, and a son on the way. At some time before 3.30am someone brutally attacked the MacDonald family in their home at 544 Castle Drive on what was then the open military base of Fort Bragg. The Esquire story, for all its salaciousness, touched upon real issues that plagued many communities outside of California. In 1982, she sat down with Gunderson and Beasley in a taped interview, claiming that she had been part of a satanic cult that had killed the family because MacDonald was not cooperative in helping heroin addicts during his time at Fort Bragg. McGinniss had to be creative, because the mans character never fit the crime. It is hard not to be shocked by the footage of Oueida's shooting. His most significant injury was a puncture wound and deflated lung. The persistence paid off and in 1974, a grand jury indicted Jeffrey MacDonald on three counts of murder after seven months of testimony and evidence, according to Vanity Fair. We need your support in this difficult time. By now, many members of the original hearing and 1979 trial are dead, including Judge Dupree. WebThe Kassab family name was found in the USA in 1920. I accused the Army of every blunder that they made in the original investigation, he once said, according to the docuseries. MacDonald had been just a teenager at the time and was dating Colette, his high school sweetheart. ". Kill the pigs.. They hoped to get a confession, but she stated firmly that she had never been inside MacDonalds home contrary to previous claims she purportedly made to defense attorneys during witness hearings. Kassabs suspicions deepened after he received a copy of a transcript of the Article 32 hearing and began to pore through the evidence himself. Then, if someone draws your attention to certain details, suddenly the picture transforms into the profile of an old woman. My friend and I sat around in her backyard, tossing up what facts about the case we could recall. We would frequently meet at the crime scene and brainstorm the whole scenario. But there was no evidence that had ever taken place. What follows is the transcript of our conversation. Soon I was reading Morris A Wilderness of Error, feeling skeptical and wondering why this reputable man would involve himself in a case that everyone and their mother (including mine) knew the truth about. "There's a lot of luck good and bad in a non-fatal shooting, You can be shot once and die, or you can be shot five times and live. The veneer of the MacDonalds perfect marriage had also began to crack. And a victim falls on the concrete. LP: Judge Fox is a close friend of Judge Dupree, who presided over the 1979 trial. Now deceased, she remains a pivotal figure in the case. Although Kassab didnt join the family until Colette was a teenager, he had always been close with his stepdaughter. But of the evidence that Morris presents, perhaps most convincing is the piece cited in MacDonalds 2017 federal appeal. We needed the Kassabs to shut up, just calm down, let us do the investigation and well find out who did it.. Their hold on the region no longer remains absolute. 959 Census & Voter Lists. MacDonald, bloody but alive, was next to his wife, who had been pregnant with their third child when she was stabbed 16 times with a kitchen knife and 21 times with an icepick. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Kassab surname lived. MacDonalds relationship with his father-in-law, who had been a staunch supporter, became strained. Worse still, Judge Franklin Dupree seemed to have his mind made up before the trial began. He also tried to get the case dismissed, claiming double jeopardy and starting an appeals process that would delay his trial for years. WebWe found 33,440 records for Kassab last name. Make a one-time contribution to Alternet All Access, Scott Adams and why American capitalism kneels before a bigger God. As revealed in footage obtained by The Saturday Age, the latest chapter involves the shooting of the mercurial Mohammed Oueida, a man once described as the new Tony Mokbel, who was only two metres away when a gunman shot at him four times from a car, blasting him in the stomach on April 17. Silverglate believes that Jeffrey MacDonald has been railroaded, and that this railroading exposes disturbing trends in our federal criminal justice system. Grieving mother Mildred Kassab weeps for her daughter while being escorted into JFK Memorial Chapel to see her buried. A portrait photograph of Wadea (left) and Aelyas (right) Kassab. Jeffrey MacDonald, a Princeton-educated Green Beret doctor with no history of violence and a sterling record, butchered his pregnant wife and two young daughters using a knife, ice pick and club. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. WebWe found 33,440 records for Kassab last name. MacDonald claimed the hairs were from the wig of one of the murders, but the forensic examiner incorrectly claimed they were from one of the childrens dolls. It was almost as scary as Helter Skelter the story of the Charles Manson murders in Californa that are said to have inspired Jeffrey MacDonald in the coverup for his homicidal rampage. This was about 31% of all the recorded Kassab's in USA. All rights reserved. In a video published online in December, he spoke about how he had overcome drug addiction, and detailed the cycle of using, getting hooked, needing money, and then committing crime. Kassab filed a citizens criminal complaint in April 1974, petitioning a federal court to convene a grand jury and determine if MacDonald could be charged. Theres a note attached. At some time before 3.30am someone brutally attacked the MacDonald family in their home at 544 Castle Drive on what was then the open military base of Fort Bragg. He awoke to the sound of screaming and found three male intruders being overseen by a blonde woman. Also last year, Osman, 32, one of the middle brothers, was released from prison. Colette had been stabbed 16 times and punctured 21 times with an ice pick, while 5-year-old Kimberley was killed by six blows to the head and eightto 10 stab wounds, according to a1998 Vanity Fair article. The list of misfortunes goes on: exculpatory evidence withheld; possible prosecutorial misconduct; and fallible humans who twisted the MacDonald story to fit their own agendas. Thank you. Freddy Kassab had inserted himself into the 1970 military hearing and made himself the center of a media circus, holding news conferences and firing off letters to members of Congress. In 1920 there were 5 Kassab families living in Pennsylvania. Kassab testified on MacDonalds behalf, declaring, If I had another daughter, Id still want the same son-in-law.. Although Kassab didnt join the family until Colette was a teenager, he had always been close with his stepdaughter. MacDonald, bloody but alive, was next to his wife, who had been pregnant with their third child when she was stabbed 16 times with a kitchen knife and 21 times with an icepick. Since adapted into a documentary series of the same name directed by Marc Smirling, the project aims to detail how much evidence Morris believes was lost, mismanaged or glaringly unreliable from the start. MacDonald invited author Joe McGinniss to write a book about the case before it had reached a verdict. Although Kassab didnt join the family until Colette was a teenager, he had always been close with his stepdaughter. She allegedly told one person that she recalled holding a candle that dripped with blood. Silverglate predicts that even after examining the new evidence, Judge Fox will not grant Jeffrey MacDonald a new trial. Not only did the living room show few signs of a struggle, but the murder weapons were found outside the back door. In 1982, she sat down with Gunderson and Beasley in a taped interview, claiming that she had been part of a satanic cult that had killed the family because MacDonald was not cooperative in helping heroin addicts during his time at Fort Bragg. Why the MacDonald Case Matters to Everyone. But just what changed Kassabs mind about the man he once called . Not only were three hairs discovered at the crime scene that didnt match any of the familys DNA, but an affidavit revealed that Blackburn had allegedly threatened Stoeckley not to tell the truth in court. WS: They were a very normal-looking mama and daddy. Mr Oueida has been overseas for most of the time since the attack, predominantly in Lebanon and Dubai a haunt for a string of Australian organised crime figures. Inside The Assassination Of Detlev Rohwedder, The Politician Who Tried To Unify East And West German Businesses, Someone Just Paid Over $81,000 For A Blood-Stained Lock Of Abraham Lincoln's Hair, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch, Steve Liss/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images. Because that's what crime figures do in the north-west, most of the time. And were very fortunate. She knew this world, and was herself a police informant. On the evening of the murders, Jeffrey MacDonald had taken his kids to ride the pony he had bought them, fed them dinner while their mother took a night class, and put them to bed. Since last September, the Tibas are suspected of involvement in at least six non-fatal shootings, a bashing and multiple home invasions. Sadly, the family wouldnt survive the next year. I remember saying, It doesnt matter. They introduced a 1970 issue of Esquire found in MacDonalds house containing a detailed account of the Sharon Tate murders to suggest that he had created a copycat story based on the Manson familys crimes. The new war involves men with names many Victorians could barely pronounce shooting each other in downtrodden suburbs they have almost certainly never visited. But Silverglate points out that those lawyers have been up against an increasingly perverse system in which ancient legal rights like habeas corpus have been tossed aside in the name of preserving convictions at any cost. Two-year-old Kristen had 33 knife- and 15 icepick wounds in her torso, while five-year-old Kimberly was bludgeoned to death. Nothing unique in any way. Released and honorably discharged by the Army, MacDonald seemed to be in the clear. An arm extends out of the passenger side window of a car. Four men walking to a car, a silver four-wheel drive pulling alongside and obscuring them from view, and then Oueida writhing on the ground, before he hobbles for his life, back towards the Coburg Mosque, where he had just finished afternoon prayer. At some time before 3.30am someone brutally attacked the MacDonald family in their home at 544 Castle Drive on what was then the open military base of Fort Bragg. They grew to become serious forces, in part, because of failures by police to respond to the problem. Not only did victims of drug addiction build that fortune, but there are the consequences of maintaining this empire. In 1984 I was glued to the TV, like millions of other Americans, watching the popular miniseries based on McGinniss book. The chanting blonde, meanwhile, had not been found. A crime scene was left open to bystander traffic. Jeffrey MacDonald, Joe McGinnis, prosecutor James Blackburn (who went to prison himself for defrauding his clients), Wade Smith and others newer to the case gathered once again to testify. WS: For me to say that he is innocent would require magic. Often, the spouse turns out to have committed the murder, so its not surprising that the case turned to McDonald. Mr Oueida has been overseas for most of the time since the attack, predominantly in Lebanon and Dubai a haunt for a string of Australian organised crime figures. When a terrible crime is committed, society comes together to find someone to blame and to pay for the collective sense of violation. Back in the 1979 trial, a lawyer named Jerry Leonard represented Helena Stoeckley. Though the U.S. Army formally charged MacDonald with the murders, presiding officer Colonel Warren Rock recommended the charges be dropped. Tragically, the comparisons to the Sharon Tate killing were striking. Jeffrey MacDonald had it all. There were fibers from a blonde wig that matched the description of Helena Stoeckley. But an unfortunate thing happened in the following years. The couples youngest daughter, 2-year-old Kristen, had a total of 33 stab wounds. Two possibilities: MacDonald is a monster, or he is a victim of terrible injustice. The crimes committed by the families were left to locally-based detectives to investigate, rather than specialist squads, until the Santiago Taskforce was formed in 2008. WebIn 1971, his father-in-law, Freddy Kassab, became progressively suspicious of MacDonald and sought formal reopening of the case. Wadea Kassab was born in Damascus in 1872 to an Orthodox family that had long and deep connections to British and American Protestant missionaries in Damascus and Beirut. His uncle, Salim Kassab, was a long-time assistant to, first, Lady Hester Stanhope and later to Elizabeth Bowen Thompson, who helped found British mission schools in Greater Syria. Its a scary, spooky story that sounds made up. Some criminal networks were recently identified as having more than 1000 members, of various ages and ethnic backgrounds; unlike the five families, they were not simply the first generation of children born in Australia to parents hailing from northern Lebanon. His most significant injury was a puncture wound and deflated lung. Although Kassab didnt join the family until Colette was a teenager, he had always been close with his stepdaughter. Earlier, evidence came to light that a FBI forensic examiner mislead the jury about synthetic hair evidence. Although the family started out as his benefactors, he ultimately became their caregivers as their positions reversed. He went directly to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where a teacher of his had settled. LP: Did anything new come out in the Wilmington hearing in September? His honesty and humility regarding these losses give the story its poignancy. Eventually, after pressure from Colettes family, MacDonald was indicted and found guilty of the three murders on August 29, 1979. Hes the guy that lives next door. But there is a reasonable doubt, and because there is a reasonable doubt it is absolutely clear that he should be set free. The ONeills befriended him and altered the course of his life. Colette was relieved to find out her husband would not be stationed in Vietnam and the whole family was overjoyed to learn she was pregnant for a third time. WebIn 1971, his father-in-law, Freddy Kassab, became progressively suspicious of MacDonald and sought formal reopening of the case. None of this has set MacDonald free. Bettmann/Getty ImagesThe bedroom of Kristen and Kimberly MacDonald, mere hours after they were murdered. As I read Morris meticulous examination the evidence, the picture in my mind became less clear. The Jeffrey MacDonald murder case is one of the most disturbing in living memory. Despite the young familys financial burdens, the important things seemed secure. Some people would say that was the wrong thing to do. Please try again later. Police agree it would be futile to appeal to gun-slingers on the grounds that they could ruin a rival's life. He was more interested in working with people on hallucinogenic and things like that. Freddy was not going to quit. He moved to California to become the director of emergency medicine at St. Mary's Medical Center in Long Beach. I began to see that Joe McGinniss creation of Picture #1 might be just that: a creation. The defendant has no obligation to prove anything whatsoever. Soldiers corpses arrived at Fort Bragg stuffed with heroin. As the only survivor, MacDonald claimed that a mysterious blonde hippie oversaw three male intruders who slaughtered his family. WebWadea Kassab was born in Damascus in 1872 to an Orthodox family that had long and deep connections to British and American Protestant missionaries in Damascus and Beirut. The strength of the families now almost a decade after the launch of Santiago are largely determined by how many of them have been killed or locked up. When you accept Picture #1, youre deciding that Jeffrey MacDonald is the Person Who Must Pay. Almost as notable as the endurance of these figures has been the relative indifference of society to the violence, particularly when compared with Melbourne's gangland war. The prosecution, led by James Blackburn and Brian Murtagh, argued that MacDonald staged the crime scene to blame hippies. Oueida amassed a fortune before he was imprisoned in 2011, and had done so through dealing drugs, and doing it more rapaciously than anyone in recent history: hence the $6 million in a Swiss bank account, light plane, Ferrari and $2.8 million mansion he had when he was arrested. After 3 a.m. on Feb. 17, 1970, dispatchers at Fort Bragg received an emergency call from the MacDonalds 544 Castle Drive address. MacDonald was convicted twice, both in the courtroom and in the all-important court of public opinion, which was sealed by McGinniss book and miniseries. Aelyas followed Wadea to the United States in 1899. The military hearing found that the charges against MacDonald were not true. LP: One of the things that struck me in reading Errol Morris book was the use of the psychopath diagnosis in court and how problematic that is. MacDonald sued McGinniss for fraud in 1987, with a mistrial leading them to settle out of court for $325,000. Brighton terrorist Yacqub Khayre allegedly was only a phone call to a north-west contact away from being able to obtain the shotgun he used to kill a man, take a woman hostage and shoot three police last month. By the end of 1969, everything seemed in order. WS: In every murder of a spouse, the remaining spouse is the number-one suspect and is almost always charged. "We're concentrating on the actions of the shooter, because what happens to the victim is outside our control the line between a non-fatal shooting and a murder is wafer thin. But even though Jeffrey MacDonald has spent decades behind bars, his case doesnt seem to be closed just yet. Make a one-time contribution to Alternet All Access, Jeffrey MacDonald behind bars in Terminal Island federal penitentiary. It sickened me and it enraged me.. With their encouragement, he graduated from dental school in Philadelphia in 1895 and set up a practice in Chester. Some of the shootings are retribution for the severe prison bashing of Bassam Tiba, underworld sources say. Waters rubbished that explanation. Coverage of the latest true crime stories and famous cases explained, as well as the best TV shows, movies and podcasts in the genre. Kassab filed a citizens criminal complaint in April 1974, petitioning a federal court to convene a grand jury and determine if MacDonald could be charged. 741 Immigration & Travel. The family lost its large house in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and was forced to live in small quarters in a building they still owned. Interview: The Spookiest Case Wade Smith Ever Encountered. Smerling is the director of the documentary series A Wilderness of Error, which examines the MacDonald case. The stakes are too high for it not to work, Detective Inspector Clark said. But, they believe, the deterrent effect of jailing them, even if their victim remains tight-lipped, will have an impact. MacDonald, bloody but alive, was next to his wife, who had been pregnant with their third child when she was stabbed 16 times with a kitchen knife and 21 times with an icepick. Sometimes that doesnt happen. He was troubled by MacDonalds apparently cavalier attitude about the brutal murders on an appearance of "The Dick Cavett Show. Other witnesses claimed that Stoeckly had confessed at various times that she thought she might have been present during the murders. He tried to take his case to the Supreme Court in 1979, but they declined to review the lower courts decision. Then, in 2012 Jeffrey MacDonalds most famous defender, filmmaker Errol Morris, was so intrigued by the case that he wrote the 500-page book A Wilderness of Error. Investigators identified at least 240 leads in the casebut the evidence continued to point back to the MacDonald. Colette MacDonald and her daughters suffered horrific violence as they were killed on February 17, 1970 at their Fort Bragg home. 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