Fatal Vision is a 1983 true crime book by journalist and author Joe McGinniss. It resulted in a decades-long dispute spanning several court cases and is discussed in several other published works. Fatal Vision focuses on Captain Jeffrey R. MacDonald, M.D. and the February 17, 1970 murders of his wife and their two children at their home on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In 1979, MacDonald was convicted of all three murders and sentenced to life in prison. McGinniss was hired by MacDonald, prior to the start of the criminal trial, but he later became convinced that MacDonald was guilty, and the book supported MacDonald's conviction. The book sold well, and gave rise to a miniseries of the same name on NBC the next year.
Adaptations (1)
Fatal Vision was adapted into a 2017 television film.
Final Vision2017 · television film · 85 min · dir. Nicholas McCarthy · IMDb ↗IMDb5.8Capt. Jeffery McDonald is convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 1979 for the murders of his wife and two children at their Fort Bragg home.
