Some believe she was wrongfully convicted. Melanie maguire was accused of killing her husband, chopping up his body and putting it in the Chesapeake Bay. Melanie maguire, convicted of murdering her husband, but now, years later, a podcast raising new questions. You believe an innocent woman is behind bars right now . Absolutely. I believe this is a case of a wrongful conviction. This whole saga begins on may 5, 2004, with an odd discovery in virginia beach. That morning, a couple fishermen and their kids are out on their boat in the Chesapeake Bay when they spot something in the water. They found a dark green, kenneth cole suitcase in pretty Good Condition that was apparently part of a luggage set of three. They put it on board, and theres a pair of male legs, from the knee down. We kind of figured there had to be other suitcases with other parts in it. Six days later, the student was on Fishermans Island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, which is a nature preserve. And she saw a da
Were you ever angry enough a the see him dead . There were times i wanted him gone, but gone doesnt mean dead. Mel just said, well im a single mom now, and now ive just got to get along with my life. I said, well, no, the next thing is weve got figure out who did this to him. After i got off the phone i said, she did it. They couldnt find any forensic evidence whatsoever to establish this was a crime scene. Do you still insist you are innocent . Absolutely. I still think, how could somebody think i did that . I do not think she did actually commit the crime. It turns out it isnt the end of the story. My name is meghan sacks. Im a criminologist at Fairleigh Dickinson university. In simplest terms, criminology is the Scientific Study of what causes crime and how the criminal Justice System responds to crime. Ive written about 25 truecrime books over the years. And i think Melanie Mcguires is perhaps one of the most interesting ones, and baffling. This is Melanie Mcguire, arrested today m
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