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Ex-officer behind infamous 1970 slayings ends release appeal

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 1979, file photo, a handcuffed Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald is led away from Federal Court in Raleigh, N.C., after a jury found him guilty of one count of first degree murder and the two counts of second degree murder. The former Army doctor convicted for the 1970 slayings of his wife and two young daughters at North Carolina's Fort Bragg has ended his appeal of a court ruling denying his requested release. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted MacDonald's appeal dismissal on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. (AP Photo, File) FILE - In this March 1, 1995, file photo Jeffrey MacDonald gestures at the federal correctional institution in Sheridan, Ore. MacDonald a former Army doctor convicted for the 1970 slayings of his wife and two young daughters at North Carolina's Fort Bragg has ended his appeal of a court ruling denying his requested release. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted MacDonald's appeal dismissal on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. He is serving a life sentence in a Maryland prison. (AP Photo/Shane Young, File)