Jeffrey Macdonald Joell Shields Lafayette High School Abstract Jeffrey Macdonald was a doctor and helped many people. He was a nice and kind child but something went wrong with his family. He brutally killed his wife and two children. He was convicted of murder in 1975. He didn't receive his hearing till 1979. Jeffrey Macdonald wasn’t born a killer. He was born in Jamaica Queens, New York. He had a sister and brother named Judy and Jay. His father died in 1966 and his mother died in 1991. Jeffery was a very sunny and happy child . He was kind and well rounded . He went to Patchogue High School. He got good grades and participated in school sports .He was voted most popular and most likely to succeed. He won a scholarship to princeton university. He attended Princeton university 3 years .On september 14 ,1963 he married Colette .Then in …show more content…
His wife Colette was pregnant with their third child which was a son. He had a very good life. On february 1970 Colette and her two daughters were brutally murdered. Colette and her two daughters had multiple stab wounds. Jeffrey told the police he had been woken up by his wife screams and his two daughters. He stated that “ three men and a woman with long blonde hair, floppy boots, a floppy hat, and she carried a lighted candle “ while walking saying “ Acid is groovy, kill the pigs”. Jeffrey Macdonald's was charged with murder. He was given three life sentences. Jeffrey denied killing his family in their apartment in california. He has been in jail since 1979 . He pleads innocent . But there is enough evidence against him to prove him guilty. He has been behind bars for 37 years and there is no insight of letting him out. Jeffrey at the night of the scene had self inflicted wounds . He was taken to the hospital to spend a few nights in intensive care . He was convicted in 1975 but put on trial in 1979 . He has had many hearings. They are still not sure what will happen to