Ex-Green Beret to Appeal His Denial of New Trial
United Press International
RALEIGH, N.C. —
Attorneys for Jeffrey MacDonald, the former Green Beret convicted of killing his pregnant wife and two daughters, said Saturday that they will appeal a judge’s ruling Friday denying him a new trial. The move to win a new trial is based on grounds that three other persons had confessed to the slayings.
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