This case was filed in U.S. Courts Of Appeals, U.S. Court Of Appeals, Third Circuit. She said her marriage to Bill McGuire was not going well and claimed that he was violent. Creato was accused of killing Brendan, 3,because his 17-year-old girlfriend didn't like that he was a dad and was breaking up with him. Just weeks after Melanie McGuire was found guilty, she appealed her case, claiming that Bill was $90,000 in debt to loan sharks in the mob (via NJ.com). Lodzinski, now 50, is incarcerated at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Clinton. The evidence that was at trial was from ballistic experts.. David Cooper, in a mugshot after the death of Latasha Goodman, and his recent prison photo. McGuire is an inmate at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Union Township, Hunterdon County. A jury found the killing was self defense. 1:43. High-profile attorney ran prostitution ring, arranged murder. Prosecutors believed that McGuire forged the prescription as she had access to this prescription pad. [9] On May 11, a second larger suitcase was found on the beach of Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge, by a graduate student cleaning up litter on the beach. McGuire was sentenced to 63 years, eight months and 30 days to life for first-degree murder, five to 10 years for desecration of human remains, two years and six months to five years for third-degree perjury, and a maximum sentence of life for second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to her prison record. While Sacks and Shlosberg will come to their own conclusions about whether they believe Melanie McGuire is innocent, their investigations aim to explore how her case was handled and the fairness of her trial . The Departments virus mitigation tactics, along with its universal testing initiative of staff and inmates, has controlled the spread of COVID-19 within NJDOC facilities. Then, they looked in Pennsylvania. After re-examining her murder conviction over a decade later, Sacks and Shlosberg, believe Melanie McGuire was wrongfully convicted. ABCNewsreports that Melanie had actually purchased an out-of-state firearm in Pennsylvania, although she lived in New Jersey. Miraglia lost an appeal in 2013, failing to convince the state Appellate Court that he hadn't been competent to stand trial, among other things. What Happened To Melanie McGuire, The Suitcase Killer? The one where EW follows up with the cast. As of June 22, 2020, two inmates had died of COVID-19. https://t.co/ZGewROXCaQ pic.twitter.com/hlzcKR96Ss. Is the Lifetime movie Suitcase Killer based on a true story? The announcement comes after the state released an investigative . (Star-Ledger file photo), Inside the fenceline at South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton. She's ineligible for parole until the age of 101, as reported by ABC News in 2020. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Melanie McGuire: With Melanie McGuire, William McGuire. He was arrested the next day and convicted in 1995. His earliest parole date is Jan. 28, 2048, when he will be 57. It was reliving it. By Thomas Moriarty and Rebecca Everett | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, (Clockwise, from top left) Melanie McGuire, Charles Cullen, Ambrose Harris and Jesse Timmendequas are just some of the Garden State's most notorious criminals still serving lengthy sentences in state and federal prisons. [9] The footage was blurry and the police weren't able to identify the person in the video. [9] Her E-ZPass tag was recorded at a toll booth in Delaware two days after the murder; she claimed that this was the result of her going furniture shopping in Delaware, since it has no sales tax.