William McGuire was 39, a computer programmer and U.S. Navy veteran from Woodbridge, New Jersey. He and his wife Melanie had closed on a new home on April 28, 2004; that same evening he was last heard from after making calls to friends and then disappeared.

In May 2004 fishermen and boaters found three matching suitcases in the Chesapeake Bay containing dismembered human remains. Forensic work and a facial reconstruction identified the remains as William McGuire. An autopsy reported two gunshot wounds, one to the head and one to the chest from a .38 caliber handgun, and that the body had been cut apart.

Police investigation focused on Melanie McGuire. Reports say she had told friends she and William had a heated argument and she sought a restraining order, while investigators uncovered she was having a long-term affair. Authorities later reported that a .38 caliber handgun had been purchased two days before William’s disappearance, that plastic bags matching those used to wrap the remains matched a batch found in the McGuire home, and that a hospital blanket like those at her clinic was found with the remains. A jury found Melanie McGuire guilty of first-degree murder, desecration of human remains, and perjury in April 2007 and she was sentenced to life in prison.

If anyone knew William, his movements in late April 2004, or has additional information about that week, please share what can help the investigation.