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12. He should stay in jail for his own good... he's sick...

Sun Sep 26, 2021, 05:40 AM

Sep 2021

"He has chronic kidney disease, skin cancer and high blood pressure"

Who'd pay his medical bills if he gets out?

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Jeffrey MacDonald: Ex-officer behind infamous 1970 slayings ends release appeal [View all] Eugene Sep 2021 OP

I saw a doc on this story a few yrs ago Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #1

When you kill children, compassionate release shouldn't be an option. Kittycatkat Sep 2021 #2

50 years ago Skittles Sep 2021 #3

yes, made up to sound Charles Manson-y Kittycatkat Sep 2021 #4

yup Skittles Sep 2021 #5

He killed his wife and children. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #7

I've always had a reasonable doubt about McDonald's guilt. sinkingfeeling Sep 2021 #9

The actual case for The Fugitive was in the 1950s. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #10

Sorry, confused Sheppard with MacDonald. sinkingfeeling Sep 2021 #11

He should stay in jail for his own good... he's sick... IcyPeas Sep 2021 #12