Richard Tevere had just turned 23, when about 3:50 am, February 17, 1970, as a Ft. Bragg MP, he opened the back screen door and walked into the bedroom where he saw a woman and a man lying on the floor.
He walked down a lit hallway and looked into two small bedrooms, then went further inside to the living room and kitchen.
He was the first person inside. He was the first witness to testify in the case against Jeffrey MacDonald for murder.
Joe McGinniss, the author of Fatal Vision, wrote of Rich Tevere,,,"he conducted himself with dignity, courage and professionalism when confronted with a horror no man should ever have to see".
This is his story.
