A Wilderness Of Error Season 1 - Episode 4 May 2026

This episode argues that once a narrative like Fatal Vision takes hold of the public consciousness, it becomes increasingly difficult for physical evidence to dislodge it.

Through interviews with Errol Morris and others, the episode illustrates how evidence is often "rejected, suppressed, or misinterpreted" simply because it does not fit the chosen story of the crime. Episode Details Information Air Date October 2, 2020 Duration 39 minutes Director Marc Smerling Featured Figures A Wilderness of Error Season 1 - Episode 4

It delves into the controversial relationship between Joe McGinniss and Jeffrey MacDonald, a topic also explored in Janet Malcolm’s The Journalist and the Murderer , questioning whether McGinniss acted with pathological opportunism. This episode argues that once a narrative like