When no pulse can be felt and a person is not breathing, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (with chest compression) is performed. The urine stain on the master bedroom sheet was shown to be Kimberley's urine, not Kristen's. I don't remember." That was the beginning of the end for him. CID records also show that Mildred's hairs were found in two hairbrushes in the MacDonald home. Over the years, the number and severity of his wounds has increased, even to the point where he has claimed he nearly died from them. . Moreover, the wound Jeffrey sustained was described as "clean, small, sharp" by a staff surgeon, per Vanity Fair as if the military doctor had deliberately injured himself without inflicting long-lasting damage. MacDonald's reply was, "I mean I just went--I really wasn't making any sense to anyone. . Referring to errors made during the original investigation, Jeffrey MacDonald claims the CID investigation was incompetent. He had a chest wound which impaired his lung but apparently didn't have any breathing problems while he was giving mouth-to-mouth to his family. Dr. Jacobson, at least, in what I reviewed in the record, did not show that wound going to the fascia . He replied, "I never said that." Curry Funeral Home Claims that the black male assailant was 5' 10" to 5" 11" tall and that the intruder lifted his arms and raised a club high in preparation for a blow. . . Jeffrey MacDonald has long proclaimed that saran fibers found at the crime scene came from Helena Stoeckley's blonde wig. On February 17, 1970, Jeffrey MacDonald told a hospital orderly, as well as his friend Ron Harrison, that the female intruder wore white boots. At the time, Kassab still believed the real perpetrators of the crime had been the four hippies that MacDonald said had broken into the home. Jeff is permitted to leave the hospital to attend the mass. This piece of wood was found to be identical in type, grain, and all other physical characteristics to a bed slat in the south (Kimberley's) bedroom. As reported in the Raleigh Observer on August 18, "MacDonald told reporters outside the courtroom that he recognized Miss Stoeckley 'The voice as much as the face' as one of the intruders who bludgeoned and stabbed his family and attacked him on that night.". He claims that he told Freddy this because he was "desperately to provide some relief" to the Kassabs. Aside from the upended coffee table and potted plant, the living room was fairly pristine. . Dan, 'Mr. The Medical Board of California official records show "License Status: LICENSE REVOKED" as a matter of public record. '", Claimed that he put Kristen to bed at 7:00 p.m. During the Larry King Live interview on Oct. 24, 2003, MacDonald said, "And when I went up to go to bed . . Colette was five months' pregnant at the time. ", During the 1974 grand jury proceeding, MacDonald testified that "I never said I saw hippies. Told CID investigators on February 17 that he put Kristen in the bed with Colette when Colette retired at 11:30 p.m. Claims that it was Kristen who wet the master bedroom bed. . During the April 6 interview, MacDonald told investigators that "When I woke up, the first thing I thought of was you know, I'm ashamed to say myself. He testified that ". . Regarding testing of the hairs found under the children's fingernails, the MacDonald camp often refers to Janice Glisson's words that "they will not be reported by me.". . The examination by Dr. Sadoff in April, 1970, revealed that MacDonald wasn't repressing any of the events he claimed happened. If there had been blood on the lens, the optometrist would have noticed it, and since optometrists routinely clean lenses during an examination, it is highly unlikely that a speck of blood would have remained there after the office visit. Woerheide said, "Who was the congressman?" . MacDonald replied, "We had some discussion about it, but the answer is no. Certainly.". ". Judge (now Justice) Blackmun summed up the function of an Article 32 proceeding in one sentence: "The proceeding was what its description indicated, namely, an investigation." For his part, MacDonald called Kassab and made a grandiose claim that he and some Green Beret buddies had gone out on the streets to look for the hippies responsible and found and killed one of them. Told CID investigators that as he was pushing two of the assailants toward the hallway, both assailants were tearing his pajama top. During the 1970 Article 32 proceeding, MacDonald testified that in giving Colette mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, he "just sort of laid her flat and opened her mouth and cleared out her mouth.". I held out to the last ditch. Three months earlier, in August 1970, MacDonald told family friend Bob Stern the same story of tracking down and killing one of the intruders. MacDonald told the hospital orderly that he woke up in the hallway, that he could see his wife, and that he crawled to her. There were some minute spots that I could see with my flashlight. Families can raise charitable donations in memory of their loved one with payments made directly to the charities. Shortly after MPs and medics arrived, he claimed he had trouble breathing. I remember I called Colette later that night or the next day and sort of announced rather than asked that I'd been offered this chance to go airborne and go to paratrooper school and join the Green Berets. When questioned by investigators on February 17, 1970, MacDonald said that the female intruder wore brown or black fake leather boots. Because the crime had occurred on military property, the Macdonald murders' case was handled by the army's Criminal Investigation Division, more commonly known as the C.I.D. Coverage of the latest true crime stories and famous cases explained, as well as the best TV shows, movies and podcasts in the genre. Later said that Kristen was not that wet, that there was just a small amount of urine on her pants. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Echovita offers a solidarity program that gives back the funds generated to families. MacDonald replied, "Did I wear a pair of gloves?" She would twist the truth to suit her own purpose." Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! MacDonald, a trained doctor and surgeon, said he believed Colette to be dead when he first saw her, so it is not clear why he would try to treat for "shock.". In the early hours of February 17, 1970, Jeffrey placed an emergency call. They died mysteriously in the 80's, both of them within two weeks of having been visited by the FBI.". I accused the Army of every blunder that they made in the original investigation, he once said, according to the docuseries. Jeffrey MacDonald claims that his pajama top must have been pulled over his back by the intruders as he was on the couch trying to defend himself. MacDonald said, "We normally did. Colette was found with her mouth closed (as were the children). Six stains were located on the pajama top pocket which was torn from the jacket and ended up at Colette's feet. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Robert Ellis of the Hedrick Methodist Church. Claimed that he went to sleep on the living room couch. MacDonald claimed that Colette appeared to be dead when he saw her. The Truly Horrific Crime Scene Of The Jeffrey Macdonald Murders. MacDonald' was a teacher and vice principal with the HRSB for 35 years. Freddy was not going to quit. The man is a fanatic.. MacDonald denies wrapping Colette in the master bedroom sheet and carrying her back to the master bedroom. he had a consultation with Bernie, and Bernie uh, sort of abruptly dismissed him . When interviewed by the CID and Robert Caverly (FBI) on Feb. 17, 1970, MacDonald said that he covered Colette with a pajama top and a towel. Claimed that the bloody footprint (shown to be Jeffrey MacDonald's and not disputed by him or the defense) in Kristen's room, which was made in Type A blood Colette's blood type might have been made as he entered that room after checking the body of his wife in the master bedroom. . never disciplined or investigated by the Medical Board.". During the Article 32 hearing in 1970, MacDonald said, "I had had a herniated lumbar disk, playing football, and I told less than the truth on my Army physical. MacDonald implies that he was prevented from inspecting the crime scene. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Colette MacDonald of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, who passed away on June 22, 2022. His most significant injury was a puncture wound and deflated lung. During the April 6, 1970, interview, Shaw said, "You said when you woke up you could see your wife." He testified that he placed the receiver near -- but not against -- his ear, and did not touch the main body of the phone at all. At the grand jury, Dr. Fisher was asked, "Could a doctor, with surgical training and working towards being a surgeon, inflict a pneumothorax on himself under controlled conditions that would not imperil or endanger his life?" The hairs differed in chemical composition and the longest of the three hairs was matched with doll hair found in the FBI exemplar collection. All of the New York Four had ironclad alibis for their whereabouts on the night of the murders. Brussel and Silverman as the CID's experts to review MacDonald's Rorschach tests. But in the years that followed the gruesome murders, Kassab drastically changed his opinion of his surgeon son-in-law and became one of MacDonalds fiercest adversariesleading the charge to have MacDonald tried for three counts of murder in the case. and I--my wife was lying on the--the floor next to the bed. . . The reason given by MacDonald was 'for one last nostalgic look.' After discovering Jeffrey Macdonald with the body of his wife, Colette, MPs entered the rooms of their two daughters, Kimberley and Kristen. Told CID investigators on Feb. 20, 1970, that after Colette departed [for class], he remained in the residence with Kimberley and Kristen, and put Kristen to bed at 7:00 p.m. Rosalie Edwards, a neighbor of the MacDonald's who lived about 50 feet from the MacDonald apartment, stated that Kristen came to visit her on the evening of the 16th and stayed until past 7:00 pm and that this was normal for her to do. Trying to show that the CID did a poor job of investigating the murders, MacDonald claimed, "It is the most preposterous they had no evidence that Ron Harrison was in my house . . On May 19, 1971, a re-examination of the crime scene was accomplished. In its Aug. 24, 1984 Response to Government's Opposition to Motion for New Trial, the defense states that "some time between midnight and 2:00 a.m. she [Helena Stoeckley], Greg Mitchell, and Smitty [Dwight Smith] went to Dunkin' Donuts". The only disturbance in the living room where MacDonald claims to have struggled with several "intruders" was a coffee table lying on its edge, an overturned plant and pot which an ambulance driver set upright, and MacDonald's eyeglasses which were found face down on the floor under the living room window. The father, Jeffery MacDonald, was also attacked, but he survived. Claimed that with his pajama top wrapped around his wrists, he used the top as a shield, repeatedly thrusting it outwards in attempts to deflect the stabbings. During this activity, a dry cleaning receipt was found in a wallet with Colette MacDonald's identification papers. . However, he soon realized that her wounds were likely fatal, thanks in part to his medically training. The living room was similarly in disarray. . Therefore, while perhaps slightly more often forceful blows delivered from a deceaseds right to left are delivered by left handed folk (adjusting for their minority status); it is certainly not unusual to see such a blow delivered by a right handed individual.". Families, friends, neighbours, colleagues etc can pay tribute and messages of condolence online free of charge forever. It was raining and therefore it is not logical that people outside would be carrying candles. . Shaw asked, "But did you use gloves to wash the dishes?" When MPs arrived, MacDonald was found lying beside his wife, in a pose meant to suggest that he had fallen unconscious. A total of five whole gloves were found: two were dishwashing gloves, and the other three were cloth oven mitts (potholder-type gloves). ". MacDonald said he suffered two to three puncture wounds in the upper left chest during the attack, and three puncture wounds in the upper left bicep, all of which he believed were icepick wounds. Among other statements that were found not to match MacDonald's accounts or the physical evidence, Helena Stoeckley said that she and her friends forced MacDonald to make a phone call to try to obtain drugs. No bloody handprints or transfer stains from MacDonald's pajama bottoms were found on either the hallway or dining room floor. He was also asked specifically if he had placed a call to Mrs. Kane, the wife of his former commanding officer. When MacDonald was shown Stoeckley's photo in 1970 and again in 1971, he didn't recognize her. He described continuing to fight the male intruders in the hallway, during which they tore his pajama top. In Memoriam, donations to Parkinson Society Nova Scotia appreciated. Told Dr. Sadoff that his pajama top was ripped over his head as he struggled with intruders on the sofa. Kassab wanted to find justice and began writing letters to the Army and congressmen slamming the investigators for their errors and urging authorities to continue the investigation. A coffee table was upended and rested on its side over some magazines. During an interview with Dr. Brussel on August 13, 1979, MacDonald was asked "How many of [your] friends and neighbors saw these people enter the apartment?" The unit quickly deduced that elements of Jeffrey Macdonald's story didn't add up. . Mrs. Kalin replied that she hadnt, and Colette went on to explain that MacDonald had bought an expensive color TV set/stereo combination and related that Colette said, "I just blew up.". MacDonald claims that Greg Mitchell was one of the "intruders" who attacked him in the living room. During the grand jury proceeding, Woerheide asked MacDonald about the psychological exam he had been given, asking how long it lasted: "Could it have been more than three days?"