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The Good Guys: My Lai Massacre, Vietnam

Conflicted: A History Podcast

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Ericson and the War on Drugs

Ericson was told by his commander that the men would get off with hardly any or no sentence at all, and then myself and my family would really have something to worry about. After weeks of searching for some one to take his story seriously, his accusations were elevated to the army's criminal investigation division. To confirm his story, ericson needed to lead the investigators to maus body. The young soldier did exactly that, and they found the girl's body right where the patrol had left her after shooting and knifing her. Sergeant meserve nd, the other men who raped and murdered ma were taken into custody; a court martial for all four men was set into motion

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