tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post4707709102395433213..comments2024-03-22T01:33:44.545-04:00Comments on Criminal Misconduct: The MacDonald Case: The SuitcaseLori Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-62823989362160258432023-12-09T16:04:35.934-05:002023-12-09T16:04:35.934-05:00I think Colette's mother would have gone to Co...I think Colette's mother would have gone to Collette's house to bring her home. Too bad it did not happen in time. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-36669512623805056272023-12-09T16:02:47.778-05:002023-12-09T16:02:47.778-05:00Remember that Joe McGinnis made a comment about Mc...Remember that Joe McGinnis made a comment about McDonald wearing a mask of sanity. That mask fell away that night and exposed a murderous monster. McGinnis' comment that if you rip the mask off, there is nothing behind it, give me the creeps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-11871241427073442432023-12-09T15:59:53.107-05:002023-12-09T15:59:53.107-05:00Jeffrey McDonald is just one monster of many who a...Jeffrey McDonald is just one monster of many who annihilate their flesh and blood and spouse to continue living the life of a philanderer. By studying other cases like his and there are many, you can surmise that the horror of the killing is not even on the list of the perp, their main objective is to avoid punishment. I do wonder if McDonald dreams about Collette and the children, waking up in aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-55942152389167303572021-07-26T13:14:31.719-04:002021-07-26T13:14:31.719-04:00I think so too. I can't imagine the terrible ...I think so too. I can't imagine the terrible guilt Mildred Kassab must have felt afterward, thinking that if she had just told Colette to get on the next plane, they would have lived. <br /><br />I doubt we will ever know exactly what sparked the argument that night, if there was one specific thing. It's possible that MacDonald found the packed suitcases and blew up. It's possibleLori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-29490059823022192622021-07-14T14:38:31.481-04:002021-07-14T14:38:31.481-04:00I think Colette was so sure her she would be leavi...I think Colette was so sure her she would be leaving with the kids. I feel that was just one of the many things that they argued that night. My stepdad was a green beret and i saw the McDonald's apartment just before his trial started. The Windows were boarded up but you could still see everything. It chilled me at 14.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804067654700427373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-26996843750365312422021-04-07T09:06:43.536-04:002021-04-07T09:06:43.536-04:00I first read Fatal Vision when I was around 14. I...I first read Fatal Vision when I was around 14. I too believed that MacDonald could be innocent - at least for a while. I didn't understand how anyone could just snap and lash out at a spouse and/or children. Until I got married. Then I absolutely understood how you could be so tired, so exhausted, so fed up, so at the end of your rope that you could just blow up - especially if you were Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-59186223746053932432021-04-07T09:00:13.699-04:002021-04-07T09:00:13.699-04:00I don't believe it was brought up in the Artic...I don't believe it was brought up in the Article 32 hearing. I'll have to go back and check but I have a feeling that the suitcase became somewhat of a forgotten piece of evidence. It's possible that the original investigators never considered it evidence at all, since it was empty and had no blood on it. They may not have attached any kind of significance or importance to it. <brLori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-89579210388345661362021-04-07T08:58:05.692-04:002021-04-07T08:58:05.692-04:00I could see that Colette would pack before getting...I could see that Colette would pack before getting the green light from Mildred. After all, she would be going home, not going to see friends or something like that. <br /><br />I'm not sure that Jeff could have disposed of three bodies easily, much less on or around Fort Bragg in the middle of a rainy night. Never mind the massive blood evidence already in the apartment. While the hippieLori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-13714922475180830822021-03-20T10:38:51.202-04:002021-03-20T10:38:51.202-04:00I read that book from cover to cover and always th...I read that book from cover to cover and always thought no matter the evidence, he couldn't have done it. Why would he wipe out his entire family to horribly. It wasn't until the end of the book when the author talked about this photo that I finally realized that he in fact did do it. He planned to flee, I am sure of that. Rxsavingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311153873972705871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-5119164699251765372020-10-02T14:52:41.488-04:002020-10-02T14:52:41.488-04:00When I read Fatal Vision, I was jolted when Joe Mc...When I read Fatal Vision, I was jolted when Joe McGuiness mentioned the suitcase. He said, if I recall correctly, that Paul Stombaugh showed him the photo. McGuiness concluded that Jeff had briefly considered fleeing. <br /><br />One question I have: was this suitcase even discussed at the Article 32, the Grand Jury, or the trial? I have read the transcript of the April 6, 1970 interview, and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926911078976061577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-37217920918318879842020-07-26T10:57:23.250-04:002020-07-26T10:57:23.250-04:00I think Colette fully expected that her mother wou...I think Colette fully expected that her mother would tell her to get on the next flight. I also think she was so unhappy that she would have left immediately, were she able to. <br /><br />Reportedly the club that MacDonald used to bludgeon his family had a phone number written in pencil on it. That number turned out to be the home number of his CO. I think he may have called information to Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-38763143887069895712020-07-15T14:54:04.541-04:002020-07-15T14:54:04.541-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-71260974196957974412020-07-15T14:53:19.082-04:002020-07-15T14:53:19.082-04:00Ive wondered about this. The kids clothing in the ...Ive wondered about this. The kids clothing in the hallway makes me think the clothing was once in the suitcase & not returned like your theory. Jeff’s hands had to be clean because no blood on suitcase. I can believe he (very) briefly thought of running but dismissed it quickly. I’m unsure that Collette would pack before getting the ok from Mildred. I think it’s possible Jeff thought of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6107399485763169948.post-55410945678832972282020-07-15T14:53:15.318-04:002020-07-15T14:53:15.318-04:00Ive wondered about this. The kids clothing in the ...Ive wondered about this. The kids clothing in the hallway makes me think the clothing was once in the suitcase & not returned like your theory. Jeff’s hands had to be clean because no blood on suitcase. I can believe he (very) briefly thought of running but dismissed it quickly. I’m unsure that Collette would pack before getting the ok from Mildred. I think it’s possible Jeff thought of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com