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Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story

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Based on a shocking true story, Melanie McGuire (Candice King) was an exceptional fertility nurse, married to her ex-Navy husband Bill (Michael Roark) and doting mother of two boys. When she falls for Brad (Jackson Hurst), a doctor at her clinic, and gets entangled in a steamy love affair, Melanie does the unthinkable. After drugging and murdering Bill, she dismembers him and places the body parts into three suitcases, throwing them into Chesapeake Bay. But when the suitcases are found on the shores of Virginia Beach, an investigation is launched leading to Melanie as the prime suspect. Led by the efforts of assistant attorney general Patti Prezioso (Wendie Malick), authorities eventually bring Melanie to justice, who despite being convicted, continues to maintain her innocence.
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Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Jan 27
2/5
This drama takes a definite position on the defendant's guilt—the movie suggests she's guilty—but doesn't show us the evidence that persuades us beyond a reasonable doubt that she did the deed. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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dlma1 M @dlma1 1d I was searching Netflix for a time-killer movie and stumbled upon this one. I already knew about the real case from documentaries and thought that since this was on Netflix that it would be a quality production that would add to my understanding of the case. My mistake, this is a Lifetime movie that plays fast and loose with the facts - in particular, it blames the victim (of course, a man). The acting is either stilted or overwrought - never even adequate. Writing and direction are sub-optimal. Avoid unless you want to laugh at how bad this one is. See more Dave M. @dmchoul Feb 18 Horrible plot, directing, acting. Waste of time. See more Pat R @RT70201668 Feb 2 Poor quality film, sound and background music. Worst acting ever !!! See more Whitney R @WickyWicky Jan 28 Netflix usually doesn’t disappoint with the crime dramas, but this was like a cheesy Lifetime movie. Acting was terrible, plot was predictable, music was noticeably "intense". Save yourself the 90 minutes! Shocked to see Wendie Malik in something so bad. See more Mike C @RT08853537 Jan 28 Pretty sure this is a comedy cause I couldn't stop laughing at the acting See more Cj J. @cjames2397 Jan 26 It was terrible. Absolute waste of a show. She’s a cheater that’s mad she’s being cheated on lol See more Read all reviews
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Nicole L. Thompson

Director

Candice King

Melanie McGuire

Michael Roark

Bill

Jackson Hurst

Brad

Wendie Malick

Patti Prezioso

Tristan Laurence

Joe Tacopina
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Synopsis Based on a shocking true story, Melanie McGuire (Candice King) was an exceptional fertility nurse, married to her ex-Navy husband Bill (Michael Roark) and doting mother of two boys. When she falls for Brad (Jackson Hurst), a doctor at her clinic, and gets entangled in a steamy love affair, Melanie does the unthinkable. After drugging and murdering Bill, she dismembers him and places the body parts into three suitcases, throwing them into Chesapeake Bay. But when the suitcases are found on the shores of Virginia Beach, an investigation is launched leading to Melanie as the prime suspect. Led by the efforts of assistant attorney general Patti Prezioso (Wendie Malick), authorities eventually bring Melanie to justice, who despite being convicted, continues to maintain her innocence.
Director
Nicole L. Thompson
Producer
Angela Plasschaert
Production Co
Swirl Films, Big Dreams Entertainment
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Jun 18, 2022
Runtime
1h 30m
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