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Fatal Vision
Written by Joe McGinniss and Corey Brill
Narrated by Fred Sanders
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Fatal Vision is the electrifying true story of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the handsome, Princeton-educated physician convicted of savagely slaying his young pregnant wife and two small children, murders he vehemently denies committing.
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Joe McGinniss
Joe McGinniss (1942–2014) was an American journalist, nonfiction writer, and novelist. He first came to prominence with the bestselling The Selling of the President, which described the marketing of then-presidential candidate Richard Nixon. It spent more than six months on bestseller lists. He is popularly known for his trilogy of bestselling true crime books—Fatal Vision, Blind Faith, and Cruel Doubt—which were adapted into several TV miniseries and movies. Over the course of forty years, McGinniss published twelve books.
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Reviews for Fatal Vision
Rating: 4.653061224489796 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tremendously well written and very thorough. An amazing story vividly captured by McGinnis.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Feel bad saying I loved it when it was/is such a horrible thing. It is a fascinating case. Not sure what people who still say he's innocent are thinking.