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Morally Indefensible

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10 episodes · in order · Explicit

From Marc Smerling, the creator behind The Jinx and Crimetown, comes a story of murder, friendship and betrayal. In 1979, Ex-Green Beret Doctor Jeffrey MacDonald was convicted of the murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters. When he meets a famous young journalist named Joe McGinniss, the two become fast friends. Joe agrees to write a book about Jeff’s case to finally reveal the truth. The book, Fatal Vision, became a smash bestseller and a TV limited series watched by millions of people. But the story it told wasn’t the story Jeff expected…And that sets off a series of events that ruins both their lives.

More about the show

Morally Indefensible is a companion to the FX docuseries, A Wilderness of Error coming to FX September 25, and streaming next day on Hulu.

Episodes

  1. Coming Soon | Morally Indefensible

    · 4:04 · Trailer

    1979 is the year that Ex-Green Beret Doctor Jeffrey MacDonald is convicted of the murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters. It’s also the year he meets a new friend in famous journalist Joe McGinniss. Joe…

  2. Chapter One | February 17th, 1970

    · 33 min · S1 E1 · Explicit

    Jeffrey MacDonald was the all-American boy. A green beret doctor with the perfect family. Joe McGinniss was a literary sensation - the youngest journalist to ever make the New York Times bestseller’s list. A bloody…

  3. Chapter Two | The Trial

    · 37 min · S1 E2 · Explicit

    At Doctor Jeffrey MacDonald’s murder trial, journalist Joe McGinniss comes face to face with the evidence, and questions whether his new friend might be a murderer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

  4. Chapter Three | Pen Pals

    · 29 min · S1 E3 · Explicit

    Joe heads home to write his book about Jeff’s case while Jeff sits in prison serving three life sentences. But together, they figure out a way for Jeff to tell Joe his darkest secrets… Learn more about your ad…

  5. Chapter Four | The Confessions

    · 29 min · S1 E4 · Explicit

    Jeffrey MacDonald’s new lawyers uncover some startling new evidence. Could the murderous hippies be real after all? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  6. Chapter Five | Friends Become Enemies

    · 24 min · S1 E5 · Explicit

    Joe McGinniss’s book finally comes out. It’s called Fatal Vision. Jeffrey MacDonald learns what his old friend wrote about him… on national television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

  7. Chapter Six | How Many Lies Would You Tell to Get to the Truth?

    · 31 min · S1 E6 · Explicit

    Jeffrey MacDonald finally gets his day in court…civil court, that is. He sues Joe McGinniss for betraying him and lying in his book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  8. Chapter Seven | Morally Indefensible

    · 31 min · S1 E7 · Explicit

    Joe McGinniss takes a page from Jeffrey MacDonald’s playbook and invites famous journalist Janet Malcolm to write about the lawsuit -- She’ll understand…Or will she? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

  9. Chapter Eight | The Final Witness

    · 34 min · S1 E8 · Explicit

    After more than thirty years in prison, Jeffrey MacDonald is granted a new hearing to present evidence that may finally set him free. The prosecution calls to the stand...Joe McGinniss. Learn more about your ad…

  10. My Mother's Lies: Did She Frame an Innocent Man?

    · 7:57 · Trailer · Explicit

    Jessica Currin was murdered in a quiet Kentucky town in the summer of 2000. Local housewife Susan Galbreath became instrumental in solving the case, working alongside law enforcement to help convict Quincy Cross.…

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