Thursday, January 19, 2006

Old MacDonald and the bloody writings


from CBS News (thanks to richspeak)

“I looked at that and saw how everything was laid out," he says. "I saw a weapon over to the side. And the position of her body. On the headboard of the bed, the word ‘pig’ was written in blood." It’s at this point, investigators say, that with his entire family dead, MacDonald decided to include himself in the attack in order to be believed. Kearns believes MacDonald stabbed himself, collapsing a lung. Now a victim himself, investigators say MacDonald then went about setting a stage to fit his story of an attack by drug-crazed hippies, a story they discovered MacDonald may have borrowed from some very recent history. In the apartment, investigators found a copy of Esquire magazine, which included articles about the Tate/LaBianca murders. In the summer of 1969, just six months earlier, the nation was stunned by a seemingly senseless series of murders in southern California. On Aug. 9, actress Sharon Tate and four houseguests were brutally murdered in the middle of the night. The following night, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were slaughtered in their home. Both crimes were carried out by the cult-like followers of Charles Manson and the issue of Esquire found in the MacDonald home contained a detailed account of the murders. Ivory says the article described the crime scenes, described the word "pig" being written on the walls, and described the hippies coming in and causing mayhem in the house. Investigators also found a finger smudge, in blood, along the edge of the magazine. While it could not be positively linked to MacDonald, it worked with Ivory’s theory of the crime. Bill Ivory believes MacDonald looked up the articles after murders “to get his story straight.” Ivory and his team’s interpretation of the evidence pointed them to just one suspect, Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald.

4 comments:

pamebabby said...

I agree completely. If drug-crazed hippies were committing these acts, why didn't they find the drugs MacDonald had stashed? And, why kill 2 little girls? Most kids won't wake up if a hurricane is coming through. Those crimes were personal,IMO.

Heaven said...

You'd think that if this was all true, they would have killed him first. A pregnant woman and two little girls are the least of the threats in that house.

Deb B said...

The Esquire magazine with a smudge of blood on it is true. He discussed it with a friend who was over for dinner 2 nights before the murders. "Hey - you should read this - it's wild!" Based on affidavit of friend done shortly after murders.

He was prosecuted under federal jurisdiction - no death penality from 1972 until 1988 - he was tried in 1979.

He was recently granted leave to file an appeal of his conviction.

Guilty as sin - hope he slowly rots.

Deb B said...

Woman on death row for killing children - Darlie Routier.

Not that I think gender isn't a factor in punishment, but I also I think it depends on if the accused admits guilt and a lot of other things ($$$).