Susan Spencer

Retired Colonel George Marachek is about to go on trial for his wife's murder. And this is the third time. He calls it persecution.

Retired Colonel George Marachek is about to go on trial for his wife's murder. And this is the third time. He calls it persecution.

Retired Colonel George Marachek is about to go on trial for his wife's murder. And this is the third time. He calls it persecution.

The first trial ended in a hung jury. The second jury convicted Marachek, but he won a new trial on appeal. He has contended from the start that the state is trying to use his military career against him, trying to portray him as a trained killer. The police, he charges, have used him as a scapegoat to cover up a botched investigation.

The first trial ended in a hung jury. The second jury convicted Marachek, but he won a new trial on appeal. He has contended from the start that the state is trying to use his military career against him, trying to portray him as a trained killer. The police, he charges, have used him as a scapegoat to cover up a botched investigation.

The first trial ended in a hung jury. The second jury convicted Marachek, but he won a new trial on appeal. He has contended from the start that the state is trying to use his military career against him, trying to portray him as a trained killer. The police, he charges, have used him as a scapegoat to cover up a botched investigation.

He says they ignored crucial evidence at the crime scene, including a pair of shoes, beer cans, and a footprint in the sand.

He says they ignored crucial evidence at the crime scene, including a pair of shoes, beer cans, and a footprint in the sand.

He says they ignored crucial evidence at the crime scene, including a pair of shoes, beer cans, and a footprint in the sand.

This time, he thinks the jury will see things his way.

This time, he thinks the jury will see things his way.

This time, he thinks the jury will see things his way.

Retired General Sidney Shacknow has known Marachek for 30 years.

Retired General Sidney Shacknow has known Marachek for 30 years.

Retired General Sidney Shacknow has known Marachek for 30 years.

The colonel's incredible story starts here in the Czech Republic, in his hometown of Dolny Postevna on the German border. He was born here in 1932, and within a few years, the Nazis were moving in. By the time he was 12 years old, he was in the resistance. But the Germans caught up with him. He says he survived a concentration camp and fled Europe after the war.

The colonel's incredible story starts here in the Czech Republic, in his hometown of Dolny Postevna on the German border. He was born here in 1932, and within a few years, the Nazis were moving in. By the time he was 12 years old, he was in the resistance. But the Germans caught up with him. He says he survived a concentration camp and fled Europe after the war.

The colonel's incredible story starts here in the Czech Republic, in his hometown of Dolny Postevna on the German border. He was born here in 1932, and within a few years, the Nazis were moving in. By the time he was 12 years old, he was in the resistance. But the Germans caught up with him. He says he survived a concentration camp and fled Europe after the war.

He became an American citizen at 25, but he vowed to one day help free his homeland from communism. That made him a natural for the Special Forces. He volunteered to go to Vietnam. By then he was married. He left wife, Billy, and three kids behind. What kind of father was your father?

He became an American citizen at 25, but he vowed to one day help free his homeland from communism. That made him a natural for the Special Forces. He volunteered to go to Vietnam. By then he was married. He left wife, Billy, and three kids behind. What kind of father was your father?