Three Chairs in the Courtroom - Part 1 - Jeffrey MacDonald murder case
Mon Feb 02 2026
There are three main chairs in a criminal courtroom - one for the Prosecutor, one for the Defense Attorney and one for the Defendant.
I have sat in all three. This is Part 1 of the Prosecutor's chair in the Jeffrey MacDonald murder case.
From my 1989 interview with Freddy Kassab, who pursued MacDonald all his life, after the murders in 1970, through the trial in 1979, I tell you why I believe the government won and Jeffrey MacDonald lost.
It was emotion and passion on our side but most of all the evidence that led to his conviction of three counts of murder. This is that story.
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There are three main chairs in a criminal courtroom - one for the Prosecutor, one for the Defense Attorney and one for the Defendant. I have sat in all three. This is Part 1 of the Prosecutor's chair in the Jeffrey MacDonald murder case. From my 1989 interview with Freddy Kassab, who pursued MacDonald all his life, after the murders in 1970, through the trial in 1979, I tell you why I believe the government won and Jeffrey MacDonald lost. It was emotion and passion on our side but most of all the evidence that led to his conviction of three counts of murder. This is that story.