Background of the Case

There is currently a major court case being tried in New Jersey. This trial has been going on for several weeks now. This is a murder case involving the defendant Melanie McGuire v. the State of New Jersey. Melanie McGuire is a 34-year-old fertility nurse being charged with the murder and dismemberment of her husband William McGuire. The body of William McGuire, age 39, was chopped up, wrapped in plastic bags and a blanket and stuffed into a set of suitcases and was found floating in the Chesapeake Bay. She is also being convicted of seven other charges as well. If she is found guilty, she could face a minimum of thirty years to life in prison on the murder charge alone.