6.7/1082 votes#1 - Girl in a Floppy Hat
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2020
Famed filmmaker Errol Morris is obsessed with one of America's most popularized true crimes: the murder of a pregnant wife and two young daughters on an Army base in 1970. Green Beret doctor Jeffrey MacDonald said a band of drugged-crazed hippies attacked his family, led by a girl in a floppy hat. Army investigators said MacDonald committed the murders.
Director: Marc Smerling
Writer: N/A
6.9/1067 votes#2 - A Time of Suspicion
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/2020
After an Army hearing frees Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, his father-in-law demands a reinvestigation. But when he sees all the evidence, he's shocked by where it leads.
Director: Marc Smerling
Writer: N/A
6.5/1062 votes#3 - Should the Jury Find...
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/2020
Nine years after the murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters, the guilt of Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald is put to a civilian jury. The defense calls a surprise witness: The Girl in a Floppy Hat.
Director: Marc Smerling
Writer: N/A
6.5/1054 votes#4 - When a Narrative Becomes Reality
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/2020
Joe McGinniss' book, "Fatal Vision" paints a not-so-flattering picture of Jeffrey MacDonald, but new evidence may prove that MacDonald is innocent.
Director: Marc Smerling
Writer: N/A
6.2/1054 votes#5 - A Wilderness of Error
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/2/2020
Jeffrey MacDonald served more than 30 years in prison when a federal judge finally agrees to hear the new evidence in his case. Errol Morris heads to North Carolina believing the truth will finally come out.
Director: Marc Smerling
Writer: N/A
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When Army surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald is sent to prison for killing his family, a storm of swirling narratives challenges our very ability to find the...
Genre:Documentary
Network:FX
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Girl in a Floppy Hat" is the best rated episode of "A Wilderness of Error" season 1. It scored 6.7/10 based on 82 votes. Directed by Marc Smerling and written by N/A, it aired on 9/25/2020. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "A Time of Suspicion".