To Have and To Kill: Nurse Melanie McGuire, an Illicit Affair, and the Gruesome Murder of Her Husband

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One by one, three waterlogged suitcases were pulled from the Chesapeake Bay. In each were body parts of a man. In a forensics room, the truth was discovered: William McGuire had been horribly murdered and dismembered.

William and his loving wife, a registered nurse named Melanie, had just closed on their New Jersey dream home. Little did William know about the nightmare that was in store… For Melanie had been involved in a long-term affair with a married doctor at the fertility ...

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Overview

One by one, three waterlogged suitcases were pulled from the Chesapeake Bay. In each were body parts of a man. In a forensics room, the truth was discovered: William McGuire had been horribly murdered and dismembered.

William and his loving wife, a registered nurse named Melanie, had just closed on their New Jersey dream home. Little did William know about the nightmare that was in store… For Melanie had been involved in a long-term affair with a married doctor at the fertility clinic where she worked—and she had plans for the future that didn’t include William.

Investigators believe that on April 29, 2004, Melanie first drugged her husband, then murdered him in cold blood. Three years after America witnessed the details of the suitcase incident unfold—on 48 Hours, Dateline NBC, and ABC Primetime, and in People magazine, among other news outlets—Melanie was convicted of first-degree murder and desecrating human remains. This is the true story of a marriage that turned deadly…

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780312941666
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • Publication date: 12/2/2008
  • Series: St. Martin's True Crime Library
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: First Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 384
  • Product dimensions: 6.78 (w) x 4.12 (h) x 1.06 (d)

Meet the Author

English-born John Glatt is the author of Lost and Found, Secrets in the Cellar, Playing with Fire, and many other bestselling books of true crime. He has more than 30 years of experience as an investigative journalist in England and America. Glatt left school at 16 and worked a variety of jobs—including tea boy and messenger—before joining a small weekly newspaper. He freelanced at several English newspapers, then in 1981 moved to New York, where he joined the staff for News Limited and freelanced for publications including Newsweek and the New York Post. His first book, a biography of Billy Graham, was published in 1981, and he published For I Have Sinned, his first book of true crime, in 1998. He has appeared on television and radio programs all over the world, including Dateline NBC, Fox News, A Current Affair, BBC World News, and A&E Biography. He and his wife Gail divide their time between New York City, the Catskill Mountains and London.

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  PART ONEVirginia BeachPROLOGUEWednesday, May 5, 2004

It was a welcome day off for Chris Henkle, who had a long-standing arrangement to go fishing with his friend Dee Connors. Early May is the start of the spring trophy fishing season in the Chesapeake Bay, with rock fish, striped bass and perch, and the burly Virginia Beach fireman rose at the crack of dawn.At 5:45 a.m. he arrived at Connors’ house, finding him already waiting outside with his young son Sam and daughter Claire, excited to be going on their first fishing trip. After loading Connors’ twenty-one-foot fishing boat on a trailer, they made the short drive to the City Marina by Vista Circle.But as they launched the small boat into the choppy waters, it started raining.ā€œIt wasn’t as nice as we hoped for,ā€ remembered Henkle. ā€œThe seas were kicking up a little bit, the wind was blowing and it was kinda chilly.ā€Around 7:30 a.m., Henkle took the wheel, heading out towards the 17.6-mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, linking Virginia Beach to the Eastern Shore of Virginia—the Chesapeake Bay on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other.Acclaimed as one of the seven engineering wonders of the modern world, the Bridge-Tunnel is composed of twelve miles of elevated roadway, two bridges, two mile-long tunnels and four artificial islands. It shaves 95 miles off the journey north from Virginia Beach to Delaware and beyond.As the busy rush hour traffic hummed 75 feet above, Henkle followed the Bridge-Tunnel on the Chesapeake Bay side. By now it was raining hard and rough-going, as they passed the first island, where the bridge dramatically plunges into a mile-long tunnel, connecting to the next bridge at Island 2.Eventually the wind dropped and the waters became calmer, as they sailed past Islands 3 and 4 to Fisherman Island, a private wildlife refuge at the tip of the Eastern Shore.ā€œWe dropped anchor,ā€ remembered Henkle. ā€œFishing wasn’t real good that day, but we caught a couple of little mud sharks, some little spot and flounder. The kids were having a blast.ā€By 10:00 a.m. the rain had stopped and it was warming up, so they turned back towards the four artificial islands, where the fishing was good.As they passed Island 4, the two men were talking at the back of the boat, while 12-year-old Sam and his little sister played up front.ā€œHey,ā€ said Connors suddenly. ā€œYou just passed a suitcase floating in the water. Turn around. Let’s check it out.ā€So Henkle cut off the engine and turned around, where a medium-sized dark green suitcase was gently bobbing in the water. As he pulled alongside it, Connors and his son grabbed the expandable handle to pull it aboard. But it was too heavy.Then Henkle came over and together they finally hauled it onboard.ā€œIt’s pirates’ treasure,ā€ screamed Sam excitedly, unzipping the unlocked suitcase, which opened easily. Then the little boy folded back the soft cover to discover its contents, securely wrapped in thick black plastic trash bags.ā€œI was nervous and looking around,ā€ said Henkle. ā€œDid we pick up something we shouldn’t have? Is whoever dropped it still here to make sure it sunk?ā€But before Henkle could tell him to zip it back up, Sam ripped open the soaking plastic bags, revealing two pale hairy legs, severed from the knees down.The little boy screamed, recoiling in horror as Henkle pulled him to the side of the boat. For several minutes they all just stared at the human legs without saying a word, as the terrible realization of what they had found dawned on them.ā€œI knew it was foul play,ā€ said Henkle. ā€œThen I really started looking over my shoulder. Those legs looked very, very fresh. They didn’t have an odor.ā€After closing the bag, he nervously dialed 911 on his cell phone. Although they were far closer to the Eastern Shore, the Virginia Beach police dispatcher answered.ā€œShe thought I was kidding,ā€ he said. ā€œI said, ā€˜No. No. No. I need someone to come here and pick this thing up.ā€™ā€The dispatcher told him to go to Island 4, where the Bridge-Tunnel police would meet him.Blood was leaking out of the suitcase, so the two men placed it at the back of the boat. Then they headed towards Island 4.When, after half an hour of circling it, there was still no sign of police, Henkle dialed 911 again. The dispatcher apologized for the delay, telling them to proceed to Island 2, promising that a police boat was already on its way.When the same thing happened at Island 2, Henkle became angry.ā€œIt was more than an hour after we had found the case,ā€ he remembered, ā€œand I’m really not happy. The boy was traumatized. I told him, ā€˜There’s no reason to get upset and nothing in there is going to hurt you. It’s something really bad, and you don’t need to worry about it.ā€™ā€Finally, Henkle dialed 911 a third time, announcing that they were returning to the Virginia Beach marina.ā€œThere was starting to be a mess,ā€ said Henkle. ā€œThe deck of the boat had turned pink. Blood was seeping out and I was worried.ā€It was around noon, about two hours after they had found the suitcase, as they approached the Lesner Bridge, that a Virginia Beach Special Operations Marine Patrol police boat came alongside. Then Henkle and Connors picked up the suitcase and threw it onto the police boat, telling the two officers to look inside.Copyright Ā© 2008 by John Glatt.

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  • Posted March 2, 2009

    True Crime at It's Best

    I followed the Melanie McGuire trial closely on Court TV several months ago and thought I knew all that there was to know about the violent murder of her husband, Bill. But, being a true crime book fan, I bought the book anyway. It was thoroughly researched and extremely well written. I was not able to put it down once I started reading it. I have since passed it on to my sister, who in turn shared it with two of her friends. All of us were enthralled with this chilling and detailed crime. We all believe she murdered her husband, with help from another male in her life, either her father or her male email friend and feel she was rightly convicted. Very good reading!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 31, 2008

    Great Read

    I absolutely loved this book. I couldn't put it down! It was great to have actual quotes and stories from the people involved. You feel like you are there through the investigation and trial.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted August 1, 2009

    Chilling Tale of a Marriage Gone Wrong

    Fascinating as only true crime can be. Amazing how one spouse can be totally unaware of the mindset of the other. Stories like this one make you wonder how anyone can be so calculating, cold and cunning. The story was told in good sequence and it definitely can be classified as a page-turner. Good recommended reading for true crime enthusiasts.

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  • Posted June 3, 2009

    Page turner

    Read this book.I couldn't put it down.Melanie was a b*tch and a half but had the balls of a Sicilian donkey.I'm sure if you asked her now she would probably say that i would do it all over again the same way if given the chance.She wanted him dead and nothing else would do.The WHY part is still a mystery.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 12, 2012

    Chilling

    This was such a chilling story of a truly sick, depraved woman. I hope her appeal is denied and she sits in prison for the rest of her life for what she did.

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  • Posted March 18, 2012

    highly recommended

    This was a very intense book. It was hard to put down. A must read for crime buffs.

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