The family lost its large house in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and was forced to live in small quarters in a building they still owned. According to her, they wanted to teach MacDonald a lesson and rough up his family the night of the killings. Jeffrey MacDonald, a Princeton-educated Green Beret doctor with no history of violence and a sterling record, butchered his pregnant wife and two young daughters using a knife, ice pick and club. But just what changed Kassabs mind about the man he once called . The family claims his body has never been found. Freddie Kassab and CID investigators returned to the crime scene in 1971 to contrast MacDonalds claims with the evidence and found his narrative implausible. Bernie Segal, a long-haired Jewish lawyer from Philadelphia, took the lead in the case and managed to alienate the entire courtroom. "There's a lot of luck good and bad in a non-fatal shooting, You can be shot once and die, or you can be shot five times and live. He read the papers at a little square table and he sat there and he chain smoked three packs a day, day after day after day going over and over everything, Bob Stevenson recalled in the docuseries. When we were walking out of the house, I was warned that convicting MacDonald wasnt going to be that simple, Kassab said. Carl Williams was a boy from Broady, whose fat fingers spread across the state, but we know little about the boys from Broady who are ordering murders and peddling drugs now. But there is a reasonable doubt, and because there is a reasonable doubt it is absolutely clear that he should be set free. Waters rubbished that explanation. At some time before 3.30am someone brutally attacked the MacDonald family in their home at 544 Castle Drive on what was then the open military base of Fort Bragg. Now deceased, she remains a pivotal figure in the case. At the time, Kassab still believed the real perpetrators of the crime had been the four hippies that MacDonald said had broken into the home. Kassabs unwavering support of his son-in-law also began to crumble as Kassabwho worked in telephone sales for the Quality Egg Co.began to question MacDonalds account of what happened. Unfortunately for MacDonald, she would never admit any memory of her involvement in the killings in court. However, his American dream suddenly became a nightmare in 1970 when his family was found brutally stabbed to death in their home. Despite the young familys financial burdens, the important things seemed secure. Now, it appears the Tibas are at war with everybody. She knew this world, and was herself a police informant. But his mother and father-in-law did not want him to do that. The Tibas, Haddaras, Chaouks, Kassabs, and Kheirs are north-west Melbourne's version of the Five Families, the major players in the New York mafia. But many of the major players now are either related to these families, or closely linked within the criminal milieu. Many felt that his acquittal would be a cinch, but much more was to go wrong. Aside from being the Wall Street of Victoria's firearms and drugs market, and the enormous consequences this trafficking has on the state, and the impact on the medical system of record numbers of people being maimed, there are the people who die completely innocently because the rules of these markets means shooting first has become an unwritten rule. What follows is the transcript of our conversation. Silverglate believes that Jeffrey MacDonald has been railroaded, and that this railroading exposes disturbing trends in our federal criminal justice system. Marc Smerling thinks he has some idea. In the hearing we just had in Wilmington she played an important role, decades after her death. At some time before 3.30am someone brutally attacked the MacDonald family in their home at 544 Castle Drive on what was then the open military base of Fort Bragg. The FBI lab guy turned over two copies to Brian Murtaugh, the prosecutor. WebIn 1971, his father-in-law, Freddy Kassab, became progressively suspicious of MacDonald and sought formal reopening of the case. MacDonalds relationship with his father-in-law, who had been a staunch supporter, became strained. Judge James Fox, a close friend of Dupree's and quite elderly himself, has taken over and has dismissed appeals. However, critics of the book say that while it paints an emotional picture of a man wrongfully tried by the media, it cherrypicks evidence and largely ignores the physical evidence that led to MacDonalds 1979 conviction. Psychiatric professionals on both sides pronounced him incapable of having committed the crimes. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Kassab families in 1920. The social justice movement is now involved; the Innocence Project, a prestigious nationwide network dedicated to exonerating the wrongfully convicted, has worked strenuously to overturn MacDonalds conviction. Smerling is the director of the documentary series A Wilderness of Error, which examines the MacDonald case. In October 1970, following an investigation and hearing, the military dropped its case against MacDonald, and he was honorably discharged from the army. A lengthy trial heard Moustafa and Kassab had gone to the Brunswick panel beating shop to confront Moustafa over $50,000 in cash and $10,000 in aftershave they believe he had stolen. Eventually, after pressure from Colettes family, MacDonald was indicted and found guilty of the three murders on August 29, 1979. Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesGrieving mother Mildred Kassab weeps for her daughter while being escorted into JFK Memorial Chapel to see her buried. Mr Oueida has been overseas for most of the time since the attack, predominantly in Lebanon and Dubai a haunt for a string of Australian organised crime figures. Inside The Assassination Of Detlev Rohwedder, The Politician Who Tried To Unify East And West German Businesses, Someone Just Paid Over $81,000 For A Blood-Stained Lock Of Abraham Lincoln's Hair, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch, Steve Liss/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images. The strength of the families now almost a decade after the launch of Santiago are largely determined by how many of them have been killed or locked up. The nine-year lag between the murders and the trial is extremely unusual; experts consider such a lag to pose a great danger of wrongful conviction. Coverage of the latest true crime stories and famous cases explained, as well as the best TV shows, movies and podcasts in the genre. Recently, the Fourth District Court of Appeals ordered Fox to consider new evidence, and to examine all the evidence as a whole. Kassab a one-time Canadian Army intelligence operator who had once lost his own wife and daughter in a bombing of London during World War II initially believed MacDonalds account of the night and became a staunch and vocal supporter of his son-in-law, the Washington Post reported in 1984. These shootings rarely involve significant figures, such as Oueida, or Nabil Maghnie, who was shot in the head last September but survived, or George Marrogi, who was charged with a shooting murder that same month. Abdul Tiba has eight sons, aged from their 50s to their 20s. And absolutely nothing fit, Kassab told the, To realize he had done it, and Colette loved him, and when you sit back and picture in your minds eye what happened that night, with him attacking, and I know from the autopsy reports what was done to the two children, you cant help but visualize in your mind, though we dont talk about it, Freddy Kassab told, Stevenson told reporters in 2005 that he had promised Freddy Kassab on his death bed that he would continue the familys quest to keep MacDonald behind bars, according to. When Victor Worheide, who was a federal prosecutor, later became interested in the case at the urging of the parents of Colette MacDonald, the case was gone. Im giving you an extra copy for Bernie Segal [the defense counsel]. Most people who go through traumatic things like this, nowhere near as lengthy, almost always end up in divorce, but with us its drawn us closer.. Aelyas kept the practice going while Wadea gave himself to real estate; when Wadea lost everything, he was able to resume his practice seamlessly by rejoining his brother. Jeffrey MacDonald behind bars in Terminal Island federal penitentiary. But there was no evidence that had ever taken place. Please try again later. Kassab a one-time Canadian Army intelligence operator who had once lost his own wife and daughter in a bombing of London during World War II initially believed MacDonalds account of the night and became a staunch and vocal supporter of his son-in-law, the Washington Post reported in 1984. The couple got married when Colette was just 20 years old after discovering that she was pregnant. Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesRep. He holds dual bachelor's degrees from Pace University and a master's degree from New York University. They are the dealers who, as Osman Tiba alluded to, were probably driven to the job because of their own addictions who cannot afford to forgive a middling debt, even if it is only for a few hundred dollars. When you accept Picture #1, youre deciding that Jeffrey MacDonald is the Person Who Must Pay. Its hard to imagine now, but in the late 1960s and early '70s there were spooky, weird people on acidback then it was believable. Next, his trial in Raleigh, North Carolina presided over by Judge Franklin Dupree began on July 16, 1979. Similar to the Chaouks and Haddaras, the Kassabs and the Kheirs who are related clans remain a factor, although their involvement is more peripheral than before. Wadea Kassab was born in Damascus in 1872 to an Orthodox family that had long and deep connections to British and American Protestant missionaries in Damascus and Beirut. His uncle, Salim Kassab, was a long-time assistant to, first, Lady Hester Stanhope and later to Elizabeth Bowen Thompson, who helped found British mission schools in Greater Syria. That was my closing argument. WS: They were a very normal-looking mama and daddy. It has Charles Manson written all over it. Some people would say that was the wrong thing to do. Materials provided by the families of Wadea and Aelyas Kassab. WebIt is reported Ms Kassab entered Syria last year and that her husband, known as Sam, died on the border of Turkey in 2013. 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MacDonald was tried in a civilian court in 1979. Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. I even laughed at the idea of hippie murderers in North Carolina. WebIn July 1974, a Federal judge acted on a citizen's criminal complaint by Kassab and others, by putting the case before a grand jury. It sickened me and it enraged me.. Almost as notable as the endurance of these figures has been the relative indifference of society to the violence, particularly when compared with Melbourne's gangland war. According to exclusive statistics from the armed crime squad, there has been a five-fold increase in non-fatal shootings in the north-west in four years and the region now sees almost two thirds of Victoria's non-fatal shootings. Although Kassab didnt join the family until Colette was a teenager, he had always been close with his stepdaughter. Since MacDonald was convicted of the murders in 1979, considerable evidence of his innocence has come to light. WebIt is reported Ms Kassab entered Syria last year and that her husband, known as Sam, died on the border of Turkey in 2013. A finger squeezes a trigger until the chamber empties. A crime scene was left open to bystander traffic. After traveling a months-long journey that has led me from certainty to doubt to horror at a grave injustice, Im going to turn in this article and then go run some errands and make myself a bite to eat. As if they had seen it with their own eyes. On the evening of the murders, Jeffrey MacDonald had taken his kids to ride the pony he had bought them, fed them dinner while their mother took a night class, and put them to bed. WebWe found 33,440 records for Kassab last name. Until recently, most people saw Picture #1. LP: One of the things that struck me in reading Errol Morris book was the use of the psychopath diagnosis in court and how problematic that is. Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, Collection description written by Linda Jacobs. Wadea and Aelyas Kassab are both buried in Pennsylvania. In 1982, she sat down with Gunderson and Beasley in a taped interview, claiming that she had been part of a satanic cult that had killed the family because MacDonald was not cooperative in helping heroin addicts during his time at Fort Bragg. No particular families run any particular suburbs; they are all dealing, all the time, to whoever buys. MacDonald was convicted twice, both in the courtroom and in the all-important court of public opinion, which was sealed by McGinniss book and miniseries. Colette MacDonald and her daughters suffered horrific violence as they were killed on February 17, 1970 at their Fort Bragg home. The Tibas are the only clan in the five families that can boast three generations of serious offenders from murderers to drug traffickers. But, they believe, the deterrent effect of jailing them, even if their victim remains tight-lipped, will have an impact. Others relate to significant organised crime figures, and their businesses, such as tattoo parlours. Freddy Kassab had inserted himself into the 1970 military hearing and made himself the center of a media circus, holding news conferences and firing off letters to members of Congress. Take a guy like MacDonald. In a video published online in December, he spoke about how he had overcome drug addiction, and detailed the cycle of using, getting hooked, needing money, and then committing crime. Their second child Kristen was born in May 1967. And a victim falls on the concrete. Kill the pigs.. It would take six more months before Mildred Kassab reached the same conclusion. MacDonald settled into bachelor life, buying a yacht and marina-front condominium in Long Beach, California, Vanity Fair reports. Yet, the new gangland war fails to capture the imagination. 1,169 Birth, Marriage & Death. Kassab wanted to find justice and began writing letters to the Army and congressmen slamming the investigators for their errors and urging authorities to continue the investigation. I wasnt there that night. The ONeills befriended him and altered the course of his life. He said the so-called Fagin Laws, which were introduced last year and allow police to charge adults who coerce children to offend, would be useful in dismantling these networks. This note says: 'Brian, Im giving you this lab report. The surgical gloves used to scrawl pig on the headboard were identical to the supply MacDonald kept in his kitchen. That same year, seven drug-linked executions were reported in 10 months. In 1920 there were 5 Kassab families living in Pennsylvania. Did Jeffrey MacDonald Brutally Slay His Pregnant Wife And Daughters Or Did The Cops Get The Wrong Guy? After 3 a.m. on Feb. 17, 1970, dispatchers at Fort Bragg received an emergency call from the MacDonalds 544 Castle Drive address. Judge Fox is also a good man. Although the family started out as his benefactors, he ultimately became their caregivers as their positions reversed. I would have said to the jury: they were not there, and neither was I. Picture #2. A portrait photograph of Wadea (left) and Aelyas (right) Kassab. "Memoirs" by Wadea Kassab recounts Wadea's life from his childhood in Damascus and Bloudan, to his immigration to America in 1889, and through his pursuit of education and a career in dentistry. He didnt do that. But Silverglate points out that those lawyers have been up against an increasingly perverse system in which ancient legal rights like habeas corpus have been tossed aside in the name of preserving convictions at any cost. WebIn 1971, his father-in-law, Freddy Kassab, became progressively suspicious of MacDonald and sought formal reopening of the case. McGinniss had to be creative, because the mans character never fit the crime. We even came back at night so we would have the same lighting conditions as the night of the murders. Colettes sister-in-law Vivian Pep Stevenson told the outlet that Colette knew of the affairs and was growing tired of the infidelities before she died, at one point lamenting, I dont want to do this anymore.. Desperate to save his family, he said he fought back until they stabbed him and beat him unconscious. I held out to the last ditch. Were working to restore it. Its a scary, spooky story that sounds made up. While none of the hairs found at the scene matched Stoeckleys DNA or that of any of her known associates, MacDonald maintains they prove something more essential to his freedom that someone else was there that night. Others would say that that was a healthy thing to do. But an unfortunate thing happened in the following years. Vietnam-era Fayetteville was not sleepy Raleigh in the 1980s. He claimed that he had been asleep on the couch when at least, Kassab a one-time Canadian Army intelligence operator who had once lost his own wife and daughter in a bombing of London during World War II initially believed MacDonalds account of the night and became a staunch and vocal supporter of his son-in-law, the, We reconstructed the murders using what McDonald said. Even after the conviction, the Kassabs remained haunted by the heinous crime. But Im an optimist generally about our system of justice, and I hope that MacDonald gets a break. Jeffrey MacDonald had it all. In 1978, MacDonalds case went to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, who rejected it. That didnt happen here. He is, of course, one of many ensnared in that cycle, particularly in the north-west, which consistently ranks among the worst in the state for employment, education and substance dependence. He made fun of them. It begins with Aelyas' grandfather Elyas Kassab, born in 1814, and traces the family through the nineteenth century; particular attention is paid. This collection contains an undated photograph of Wadea and Aelyas Kassab and scans of two typed manuscripts. I began to see that Joe McGinniss creation of Picture #1 might be just that: a creation. When Jeffrey MacDonald came under suspicion for savagely killing his pregnant wife and the couples two young daughters, one man rushed to publicly support him: his father-in-law Freddie Kassab. Wadea died in February, 1972; Aelyas in October, 1987. After reading the full transcript of his Article 32 hearing, the Kassabs were convinced that MacDonalds story didnt add up. Both brothers married women in Syria and brought them back to the United States. Colette had been stabbed 16 times and punctured 21 times with an ice pick, while 5-year-old Kimberley was killed by six blows to the head and eightto 10 stab wounds, according to a. Jeffrey MacDonald had also been at the home at the time, but he suffered only minor injuries compared to what his family endured. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Kassab surname lived. But it is also hard to feel any empathy, or concern as Victorians do about other crimes against more innocent victims that it could happen to them. 1,169 Birth, Marriage & Death. He adamantly denied all charges but was at a loss for words during cross-examination by the prosecution. He could have gone on with his life, and he should have. Bettmann/Getty ImagesA neighbors dog and MP guards securing the MacDonald property. Who else is going to fight this thing if not me? Freddy Kassab said of his years-long quest to put his son-in-law Jeffrey MacDonald behind bars for killing his stepdaughter and two young granddaughters. 959 Census & Voter Lists. As revealed in footage obtained by The Saturday Age, the latest chapter involves the shooting of the mercurial Mohammed Oueida, a man once described as the new Tony Mokbel, who was only two metres away when a gunman shot at him four times from a car, blasting him in the stomach on April 17. However, instead of the firm defense MacDonald expected, the 1983 bestseller A Fatal Vision described him as a narcissistic psychopath.. He had biblical levels of persistence, Bob Keeler, a reporter for Newsday, recalled in A Wilderness of Error.. But there was, including wax drippings (MacDonald insisted that one of the intruders carried a candle), fibers, and hairs that did not belong to the household or family members. Freddie Kassab and CID investigators returned to the crime scene in 1971 to contrast MacDonalds claims with the evidence and found his narrative implausible. It ultimately concluded that MacDonalds wounds were self-inflicted, and his story entirely fabricated. So MacDonald was the logical choice. MacDonald has had mostly good lawyers, though not always the appropriate ones. We needed the Kassabs to shut up, just calm down, let us do the investigation and well find out who did it.. When police showed their hand regarding the organised crime threat, back in 2011, the Tibas were at war with the Kassabs and Kheirs. Wade Smith rarely grants interviews. "We're concentrating on the actions of the shooter, because what happens to the victim is outside our control the line between a non-fatal shooting and a murder is wafer thin. It implicates us all. It didnt make sense. The solution will not be found in just policing, Detective Inspector Newman said, in a common refrain from the modern police force. A neighbors dog and MP guards securing the MacDonald property. Family members of radio personality Casey Kasem have settled a lawsuit against his widow that alleged her neglect and physical abuse led to his death in 2014. One thing about this case is never in doubt no matter whos talking: If Wade Smith had been able to lead and give his closing remarks, MacDonald would be a free man today. Together, the manuscripts provide a detailed look into nearly a century of one familys history in Syria and the United States, as well as a rich insight into the social fabric and workplace challenges faced by early immigrants. Families run any particular suburbs ; they are all dealing, all the evidence found. A common refrain from the MacDonalds 544 Castle Drive address just calm down, let do... 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