There was violence. WS: In every murder of a spouse, the remaining spouse is the number-one suspect and is almost always charged. Wadea died in February, 1972; Aelyas in October, 1987. 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. I was born in May of that year, and would thus be the same age as the child Colette MacDonald was carrying when her life was snuffed out. He explained his lie initially by attributing it to drug addiction-induced paranoia and then said he believed that once he told his family the lies, he had to keep lying.. WebWadea 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. You sure Errol Morris wrote the book? She was sure. In the early '80s, I whipped through a dog-eared copy of Fatal Vision, Joe McGinniss sensational true-crime novel about the killings. According to her, they wanted to teach MacDonald a lesson and rough up his family the night of the killings. 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. WebWe found 33,440 records for Kassab last name. 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. The couple sued MacDonald in 1987 to try to prevent him from profiting from Joe McGinniss book Fatal Vision, which served as the inspiration for the mini-series. He awoke to the sound of screaming and found three male intruders being overseen by a blonde woman. In 1921, Aelyas married Soumaya Khoury of Beirut, Lebanon; by all accounts the two were deeply in love, and they died within 48 hours of one another. Please try again later. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. There are only two possible pictures, both nightmares. Despite a lack of motive and no history of violence, MacDonald was convicted of the second-degree murders of Colette and Kimberly, and the first-degree murder of Kristen. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. She was the type of girlthe best way I can explain it, I never met a girl that did not like Colette, he once told the Washington Post. LP: In Joe McGinnis book, Fatal Vision, Freddy Kassab, MacDonalds father-in-law, was presented as the protagonist. 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. In Fayetteville, an army town, strong tensions existed between army types like Jeffrey MacDonald on one side of the war, and hippies and protesters on the other. Bettmann/Getty ImagesThe bedroom of Kristen and Kimberly MacDonald, mere hours after they were murdered. 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. 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. Released and honorably discharged by the Army, MacDonald seemed to be in the clear. But he had multiple bruises and puncture wounds, and two stab wounds, including one that collapsed his lung -- a serious injury that left him falling in and out of consciouness. Ron DeSantis and Florida's Doctor Antivax, 'The maths are hard': Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for not understanding what 'seized' means, Marjorie Taylor Greene garners few sympathizers after claiming she was 'attacked' in a restaurant, 'Thats weaponization': Dem smacks down Jim Jordan for ignoring Trump DOJ corruption, 'Toxic sludge': Paul Ryan torches Tucker Carlson when questioned about Fox News' election coverage, 'Liar, liar': Joe Biden amuses crowd with quip about Marjorie Taylor Greene, 'Really unacceptable': FBI shredded following new watchdog report, 'Im not gonna yield!' 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. Since MacDonald was convicted of the murders in 1979, considerable evidence of his innocence has come to light. Why the MacDonald Case Matters to Everyone. He went directly to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where a teacher of his had settled. Even his in-laws Mildred and Freddie Kassab believed him and testified at his hearing. A portrait photograph of Wadea (left) and Aelyas (right) Kassab. Brian Murtaugh says, Sure, Ill give it to him. After Mica performed mouth-to-mouth, MacDonald came to. Then, in 2012 Jeffrey MacDonalds most famous defender, filmmaker Errol Morris, was so intrigued by the case that he wrote the 500-page book A Wilderness of Error. Why did people in the community believe he did it? Mundane things that Jeffrey MacDonald has not been able to do for over 30 years. I have read transcripts, articles, books, opinions, blogs, and bizarre rantings about psychopaths on Joe McGinniss Web site to help me more clearly see the picture of the MacDonald case. 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.. Tonight when I retire to my bed, I will not feel as safe from unpredictable evils as I did when I was a teenager reading scary stories. 2015 NC State University. We need your support in this difficult time. Friends since grade school, he and Colette Stevens began dating as teenagers, and grew serious during college. MacDonald, bloody but alive, was next to his wife, who had been pregnant with their third child when she was stabbed 16 times with a kitchen knife and 21 times with an icepick. We even came back at night so we would have the same lighting conditions as the night of the murders. Get all your true crime news from Oxygen. He was the lawyer she was talking to one-on-one who had been appointed to advise her of her rights. 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. 26-year-old Colette MacDonald had been stabbed nearly forty times with an icepick and a knife while pig was scrawled on the headboard of her bed in her own blood. Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, Collection description written by Linda Jacobs. The family claims his body has never been found. But he taunted the police. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Kassab families in 1920. Thank you. Wadea left Syria in 1889 with two companions and arrived in the United States that same year. Not only did the U.S. Army surgeon marry his high school sweetheart, but he had a flourishing career, two beautiful young daughters, and a son on the way. 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. A military hearing found charges against him untrue, but he was convicted nine years later in a civilian trial. When the initial military hearing was conducted in 1970, no one in his life could be found who had a bad thing to say about him. At one stage last year, there was only one of the six Chaouks, father and sons, that were alive and free. 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. To dislodge an idea reinforced by a popular book and TV phenomenon would be hard enough, but to add the sickening sense that the wrong man has been paying is nearly unthinkable. The crimes committed by the families were left to locally-based detectives to investigate, rather than specialist squads, until the Santiago Taskforce was formed in 2008. That is why, police say, it is important to consider what the shooting represents, rather than the act itself. The solution will not be found in just policing, Detective Inspector Newman said, in a common refrain from the modern police force. 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 a1998 Vanity Fair article. Earlier, evidence came to light that a FBI forensic examiner mislead the jury about synthetic hair evidence. 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. We would frequently meet at the crime scene and brainstorm the whole scenario. 6,889 Family Trees. Another page in another chapter in the new gangland war. It begins with Aelyas' grandfather Elyas Kassab, born in 1814, and traces the family through the nineteenth century; particular attention is paid. WebWadea 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. In a 2011 press release, the Innocence Project stated:. Some criminal networks were recently identified as having more than 1000 members, of various ages and ethnic backgrounds; unlike the five families, they were not simply the first generation of children born in Australia to parents hailing from northern Lebanon. 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. That, in turn, drives a burgeoning black market for firearms, and has made the north-west the centre of the gun trade in this state. Now, it appears the Tibas are at war with everybody. She was a pretty girl, not beautiful, but pretty, and she was down to earth and she hated to see anybody hurt.. The defendant has no obligation to prove anything whatsoever. But of the evidence that Morris presents, perhaps most convincing is the piece cited in MacDonalds 2017 federal appeal. Lynn Parramore: In all your years as a lawyer, what makes this case stand out? Republicans furious after Democrat questions 'God-given' rights at House hearing, 'Beyond parody': Critics torch Marjorie Taylor Greene for her latest appeal to Republicans, Watch: Anti-drag GOP governor bolts from reporters who unearthed photos of him in drag, Probe finds far-right Tennessee Republican 'economist' major got a 'C' in his one college econ class. He holds dual bachelor's degrees from Pace University and a master's degree from New York University. We even came back at night so we would have the same lighting conditions as the night of the murders. But MacDonalds legal teamled by Bernie Segalpersuaded the Fourth Circuit Court to throw out the charges, claiming that MacDonald had been denied a speedy trial. 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. Its a scary, spooky story that sounds made up. WebIn 1971, his father-in-law, Freddy Kassab, became progressively suspicious of MacDonald and sought formal reopening of the case. Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesRep. LP: Did anything new come out in the Wilmington hearing in September? The couple got married when Colette was just 20 years old after discovering that she was pregnant. He did interviews. In 1920 there were 5 Kassab families living in Pennsylvania. The simple acts of coming and going as I please and caring for my own basic needs have been denied him. He explained his lie initially by attributing it to drug addiction-induced paranoia and then said he believed that once he told his family the lies, he had to keep lying.. "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. ", Bob Stevenson, Colettes brother, described his stepfathers reaction to the television appearance as visceral and said it had wrenched his guts., Things werent being said right, inflections of the voice, he said. Jeffrey MacDonald, Joe McGinnis, prosecutor James Blackburn (who went to prison himself for defrauding his clients), Wade Smith and others newer to the case gathered once again to testify. He continued to work as a doctor and moved to California. 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. Sometimes that doesnt happen. These were the families police identified in 2011 as causing most of the trouble in the band, which stretches roughly from Coburg North to Campbellfield, then in an arc around to Altona in I held out to the last ditch. The popular story says there was no evidence of intruders. This collection contains an undated photograph of Wadea and Aelyas Kassab and scans of two typed manuscripts. Waters rubbished that explanation. Freddy was not going to quit. MacDonald claimed that his daughter Kimberly wet his side of the bed, prompting him to go to sleep on the couch. 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. His most significant injury was a puncture wound and deflated lung. WS: For me to say that he is innocent would require magic. Though the U.S. Army formally charged MacDonald with the murders, presiding officer Colonel Warren Rock recommended the charges be dropped. I would have said to the jury: they were not there, and neither was I. Dupree would not admit overwhelming psychiatric testimony in MacDonalds favor, nor the testminony of witnesses to whom Helena Stoeckley had confessed her involvement. Two members of the Tiba family have been charged in relation to the shooting. WebIn 1971, his father-in-law, Freddy Kassab, became progressively suspicious of MacDonald and sought formal reopening of the case. Sadly, the family wouldnt survive the next year. Oh, yes. 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. The bedroom of Kristen and Kimberly MacDonald, mere hours after they were murdered. These victims include Rachad Adra, who was killed and his four-year-old son injured, when a gunman with a high-powered weapon shot the wrong house in Thomastown in October 2015, and Khaled Abouhasna, who was killed in a shooting ambush six months earlier when he was mistaken for a ruthless standover man. He was more interested in working with people on hallucinogenic and things like that. WebWadea 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. Detective Inspector Wayne Newman, from the North-West Metro region, says there has been an increase in higher ranking organised crime figures in the area insulating themselves from possible harm by using youth networks to do the grunt work. Enough somethings to fill the long, solitary chapters of a mans life unfolding behind prison walls. MacDonald now waits to see if the federal judge will vacate his 33-year-old conviction. These fibers on the bodies didnt match any fibers found in the MacDonald house. Even before bureaucratic stalling and federal machinery overtook the search for truth, things were working against Jeffrey MacDonald. (See Silverglate's article on the case in Forbes.). Every time we pursued a lead it just turned us around and directed us back toward Jeffrey MacDonald. Inexperienced military police failed to pick up a woman near the house who fit MacDonalds description. But there is a reasonable doubt, and because there is a reasonable doubt it is absolutely clear that he should be set free. The past year has been the most arduous of our lives. His most significant injury was a puncture wound and deflated lung. And a victim falls on the concrete. The family moved to Chicago after MacDonald was accepted into Northwestern University Medical School. 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. 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. No one ever knew what it was Helena told him because of attorney-client privilege. I remember saying, It doesnt matter. Aelyas followed Wadea to the United States in 1899. He was more interested in working with people on hallucinogenic and things like that. But things got out of hand. Every reader contribution, no matter the amount, makes a difference in allowing our newsroom to bring you the stories that matter, at a time when being informed is more important than ever. Who else is going to fight this thing if not me? Kassab said, who had moved to Florida from his Long Island home the year before. If he could have a psychotic episode and destroy his family stab them with an ice pick and a knife 100 times, beat them with a stick, then Billy Graham could. The Jeffrey MacDonald murder case is one of the most disturbing in living memory. When we were walking out of the house, I was warned that convicting MacDonald wasnt going to be that simple, Kassab said. No attempt was made to locate the woman that night. 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. Years after he was blasted with a shotgun by a crime figure who continues to wield influence in the north-west, one victim is still dealing with his injuries. There is no finality in injustice. MacDonald at Los Angeles Terminal Island prison where Charles Manson had spent much of his youth. Jeffrey MacDonald had it all. 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. He worries that we are moving into a period in which the finality of verdicts is so zealously protected (a legacy, in part, of 9/11) that new evidence offers little hope of challenging them. Freddie Kassab and CID investigators returned to the crime scene in 1971 to contrast MacDonalds claims with the evidence and found his narrative implausible. You trust him. 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. The Kassab brothers both raised their families in Chester, where they also practiced dentistry. These were the families police identified in 2011 as causing most of the trouble in the band, which stretches roughly from Coburg North to Campbellfield, then in an arc around to Altona in You can give it to him.' Marc Smerling thinks he has some idea. What do you recall of the in-laws in the trial? 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. I thought the world of Judge Dupree. 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. Picture #2. 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. Their second child Kristen was born in May 1967. He worked first in a stove factory, a physically taxing and low-paying job, and later became a molder in a factory making brake shoes for the railroad. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! That didnt happen here. Freddie Kassab and CID investigators returned to the crime scene in 1971 to contrast MacDonalds claims with the evidence and found his narrative implausible. The military hearing found that the charges against MacDonald were not true. It is also a Manson-like killing. Recently, the Fourth District Court of Appeals ordered Fox to consider new evidence, and to examine all the evidence as a whole. Smerling is the director of the documentary series A Wilderness of Error, which examines the MacDonald case. Weve covered everything thrown at us this past year and will continue to do so with your support. WebWe found 33,440 records for Kassab last name. Stories about the innocent caught in a machine that perverts every possibility of justice. Ill be seeing him. Well, Bernie Segal told me that he never saw it.. He adamantly denied all charges but was at a loss for words during cross-examination by the prosecution. But just what changed Kassabs mind about the man he once called . It doesnt make sense that this man, with no history of violence, went crazy like that. Silverglate believes that Jeffrey MacDonald has been railroaded, and that this railroading exposes disturbing trends in our federal criminal justice system. Hes the guy that lives next door. This collection is a part of a larger collection that has been divided into more specific collections. That huge standard protects us from miscarriages of justice. As I read Morris meticulous examination the evidence, the picture in my mind became less clear. A finger squeezes a trigger until the chamber empties. Eventually, he turned on the man he had once so ardently defended. 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. Back in the 1979 trial, a lawyer named Jerry Leonard represented Helena Stoeckley. In 1978, MacDonalds case went to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, who rejected it. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA). There was a re-examination of the fibers found on the bodies of Collette and the children. Eventually, after pressure from Colettes family, MacDonald was indicted and found guilty of the three murders on August 29, 1979. The writer had full access to the trial, and appeared sympathetic. McGinniss stark rendering of Picture #1 stuck in my mind until recently when a friend from North Carolina told me that Errol Morris had published a book suggesting MacDonald was innocent. Four military police (MP) officers arrived at 4 a.m. to find an unspeakable crime scene. But did hippie intruders make sense? 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. Wade Smith: Its a very spooky case. Judge Fox is also a good man. Two-year-old Kristen had 33 knife- and 15 icepick wounds in her torso, while five-year-old Kimberly was bludgeoned to death. 741 Immigration & Travel. It ultimately concluded that MacDonalds wounds were self-inflicted, and his story entirely fabricated. Wade Smith rarely grants interviews. Rep. Allard Lowenstein supporting MacDonalds claim that the Army wrongfully accused him and were trying to cover up their mistake. {{ post.roar_specific_data.api_data.analytics }}. Born Jeffrey Robert MacDonald on Oct. 12, 1943, in New York City, the fledgling doctor grew up in Patchogue, Long Island. By the end of 1969, everything seemed in order. Theres a note attached. In 1970 America was gripped by the horror of the Manson murders a fact used against MacDonald because he subscribed to Esquire magazine, which had run a story about the dark side of hippie culture. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. Even after the conviction, the Kassabs remained haunted by the heinous crime. MacDonald sued McGinniss for fraud in 1987, with a mistrial leading them to settle out of court for $325,000. The family claims his body has never been found. His honesty and humility regarding these losses give the story its poignancy. Morris researched the MacDonald case for 20 years and knows each labyrinthine turn of its progress through the criminal justice system. The persistence paid off and in 1974, a grand jury indicted Jeffrey MacDonald on three counts of murder after seven months of testimony and evidence, according to Vanity Fair. Colette MacDonald and her daughters suffered horrific violence as they were killed on February 17, 1970 at their Fort Bragg home. WebIt is reported Ms Kassab entered Syria last year and that her husband, known as Sam, died on the border of Turkey in 2013. Kassab testified on MacDonalds behalf, declaring, If I had another daughter, Id still want the same son-in-law.. He was a nice, presentable young man. 959 Census & Voter Lists. Thereafter their lives ran close and parallel courses. He had biblical levels of persistence, Bob Keeler, a reporter for Newsday, recalled in A Wilderness of Error.. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Kassab surname lived. Official trailer for FX documentary series. 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. - "Poynter" fonts provided by fontsempire.com. Smerling is the director of the documentary series A Wilderness of Error, which examines the MacDonald case. 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. Ive got the patience of Job.. But there was no evidence that had ever taken place. The lead prosecutor for the case, Jim Blackburn began to analyze every piece of evidence from the trial, including MacDonald's pajama shirt, which was draped over Colette's body, and the bedsheet she was wrapped in. I contacted his office, and to my surprise, he was willing to talk to me. He wanted his son-in-law to stay on the east coast and pursue the killers. "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. As if they had seen it with their own eyes. This was about 31% of all the recorded Kassab's in USA. And she told him she had been there, at the MacDonald home, the night of the murders. After reading the full transcript of his Article 32 hearing, the Kassabs were convinced that MacDonalds story didnt add up. Its hard to imagine now, but in the late 1960s and early '70s there were spooky, weird people on acidback then it was believable. 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. Were working to restore it. But, they believe, the deterrent effect of jailing them, even if their victim remains tight-lipped, will have an impact. It all was intruders. 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. 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. Not only did victims of drug addiction build that fortune, but there are the consequences of maintaining this empire. And police officers knowing how to take care of a crime scene and preserve it. In 1984 I was glued to the TV, like millions of other Americans, watching the popular miniseries based on McGinniss book. 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