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William McGuire

Case from Woodbridge, NJ dated Apr 28, 2004

Victim Details

William McGuire

Male

White / Caucasian

Woodbridge

NJ

2004-04-28

39

William

McGuire

06/20/2026

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In the spring of 2004, the life of William McGuire, a 39-year-old male computer programmer and U.S. Navy veteran from Woodbridge, New Jersey, came to a gruesome and mysterious end. On April 28th, he and his wife, a nurse named Melanie McGuire, had just closed on a new home, a significant milestone for the couple and their two young sons. That evening, after making a few cheerful calls to friends about the new house, William McGuire was never heard from again. His sudden disappearance was the beg ...
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  • Wife gets life for dismembering husband - NBC News
  • Melanie McGuire - Wikipedia
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