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Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP39 "Incriminating Phone Conversations"The Defense had more questions for the officer who specialized in wiretaps; Detective John Pizzuro had intercepted Melanie's phone calls that she made more than a year after Bill was killed; investigators were looking for clues.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP38 "More New Jersey and Virginia Officers Testify"The detective in charge of wiretapping Melanie McGuire's phone had more to tell the jury as he testified for a second day in a row; jurors heard clips of the conversations she had with close friends, lawyers, and even her lover.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP37 "Divorce and Romance on the Job"A month before Bill McGuire was killed, Melanie McGuire was stressed over her marriage; that's according to a co-worker who testified; Joyce Maloney claimed Melanie wanted to divorce her husband, Bill.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP44 "Her Close Friend Testifies"Close friend of Melanie McGuire's speaks to the jury in her murder trial; James Finn admits that when he was in nursing school with Melanie he fell madly in love with her and wanted to pursue a romantic relationship with her.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP43 "When Melanie McGuire's Friend Turned On Her"The jury hears about a gun Melanie brought just days before Bill went missing; according to James Finn, Melanie purchased the firearm for protection of her and her two kids from her husband who allegedly was growing violent at home.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP42 "Tapping Phones to Seek a Confession"Wiretapped phone conversations are played for the jury; Melanie McGuire's close friend, James Finn, allows police to secretly record the calls as they turn up their investigation into Bill which had apparently gone cold for months.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP41 "James Finn Under Cross Examination"The defendant's close friend testifies under cross-examination about his secretly recorded phone calls; New Jersey State Police convinces James Finn to have his phone tapped in order to help them in their investigation.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP27 "The Alleged Fixer"What began as inquiries in Facebook messages led to incriminating texts. The state alleged that Jade Janks reached out to a so-called fixer to help kill her stepdad, Tom Merriman, and make it look like he died of an overdose. Finally, the state of California rested its case against her after stipulating to the jury that both the prosecution and defense teams tried to locate Jade Janks's fixer in this murder plot.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP17 "Hearing From The Boss"Prosecutors call Bill McGuire's boss to the stand; Thomas Terry tells the jury that Bill was an excellent worker and was well-respected among his co-workers; according to Terry, Bill's job performance was excellent and was well-respected at work.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP24 "His Blackberry"The cross-examination wraps up on Bill McGuire's boss; Thomas Terry confirms that in the days Bill went missing, Melanie called him to ask about life insurance.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP23 "Moving Out"The jury learned about a prescription for a sedative the defendant had filled before her husband, Bill McGuire, went missing; on the stand, under cross examination, was the pharmacist who sold her the drug.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP22 "Looking For Chloral Hydrate"A forensic toxicologist speaks to jurors about the sedative, chloral hydrate; the State alleges that the defendant, Melanie McGuire, used the drug on her husband, Bill, before shooting, killing, and then dismembering him.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP21 "Daycare To Internet Searches"Jurors next hears from the director of the day care where Bill and Melanie McGuire's sons attended; when Melanie is arrested for first-degree murder over a year after Bill died it was after she dropped her kids off at daycare.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP28 "Online Search Results"Eight computers and eight cell phones, that's what a forensic computer analyst examined during the murder investigation of Bill McGuire; Jennifer Seymour documented the Internet use and computer activities in Bill.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP27 "Detailed Computer Analysis"The jury learns of more Internet searches done on the family computer before Bill McGuire died; they include barbiturates, chloral hydrate (a powerful sedative), and Walgreens.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP15 "Hearing From The Criminalists"Jurors heard more testimony from a criminalist who worked this case. Investigators say they found overwhelming DNA evidence that linked the defendant to the death of her stepdad, Tom Merriman. Next, another criminalist who examined evidence linked to Merriman's death explained to the jury how much of the defendant's DNA profile they uncovered. More likely than not was how DNA test results came back, claiming to show Jade Janks' involvement in her stepdad's death.