Direct Appeal

By Dr. Meghan Sacks and Dr. Amy Shlosberg

In August 2008, Sarah Widmer, a healthy 24 year-old woman is found dead in her bathtub, just four months after marrying Ryan Widmer… the only person at home with Sarah that night.

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Number 1: The Perfect Marriage
02: Bill and Melanie each end their other relationships and begin a life together. However, this may not be storybook ending they had hoped for. Their marriage is a volatile relationship, filled with infidelity, lies and acts that would results in criminal convictions for both. Melanie describes the ups and downs, and details the fight where she said she should have left. Credits: Hosted by: Meghan Sacks and Amy Shlosberg. Produced by James Varga. Written by Meghan Sacks. Recorded, mixed, and edited by Justin Kral at JC Studios. Music and underscore by Nick Bassett of Dessert Media. Legal Counsel provided by Barry Janay. Special thanks to Alan Tockerman. Producer-At-Large, Adam Curry Photo credits: Joshua Davis under cc license 2.0 For Images related to this episode, visit: https://directappealpodcast.com/images/#ep02 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 07, 201952min
Number 2: The Fixer
01: Three suitcases, containing human remains, surfaced in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay in May 2004. Police identified the man in the suitcases as 39-year-old William McGuire, from Woodbridge New Jersey, and they quickly focused their attention on Bill’s wife, Melanie McGuire, who did not report him missing. Convicted three years later of murdering and dismembering her husband, Melanie McGuire has been in prison since then but did the state get it right? Is Melanie McGuire the femme fatale that the prosecution painted her to be or is she an entirely different person, prosecuted and convicted because she was the most obvious suspect in this crime? In episode 1, meet Melanie McGuire.Credits: Hosted by: Meghan Sacks and Amy Shlosberg. Produced by James Varga. Written by Meghan Sacks. Recorded, mixed, and edited by Justin Kral at JC Studios. Music and underscore by Nick Bassett of Dessert Media. Legal Counsel provided by Barry Janay. Special thanks to Alan Tockerman. Producer-At-Large, Adam Curry For Images related to this episode, visit: https://directappealpodcast.com/images/#ep01 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 07, 201936min
Number 3: The Closing
03: Bill and Melanie manage to piece together their relationship after dealing with tumultuous times. They forge ahead with their dreams of owning a home in the suburbs of New Jersey even though their relationship is not entirely a happy one. They find a home and close on it April 28th, 2004, but Bill McGuire is never seen again after the closing. Was this a happy occasion for the couple or part of Melanie’s plan to kill her husband? For Images related to this episode, visit: https://directappealpodcast.com/images/#ep03 If you have any information regarding this case, you can submit it by emailing us at [email protected] or leaving a voicemail at (732) 510-0996. If you have a question to ask Melanie, be sure to submit it to us by 7/31/19 and we may select it for a future episode.Credits: Hosted by: Meghan Sacks and Amy Shlosberg Produced by James Varga* Written by Meghan Sacks Recorded, mixed, and edited by Justin Kral at JC Studios Music and underscore by Nick Bassett of Dessert Media Legal Counsel: Barry Janay Special thanks to Alan Tockerman Photo credits: Joshua Davis under cc license 2.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 07, 201938min
Number 4: Life After Bill
04: Melanie claims that on the evening of the closing, she and Bill had a big fight that lasted into the early morning of April 29th, and concluded with Bill walking out on her. Melanie’s moves over the next few days would cast doubt on her story though. The prosecution says Melanie was establishing a cover story. Whose version of events is more believable? For Images related to this episode, visit: https://directappealpodcast.com/images/#ep04 If you have any information regarding this case, you can submit it by emailing us at [email protected] or leaving a voicemail at (732) 510-0996. If you have a question to ask Melanie, be sure to submit it to us by 7/31/19 and we may select it for a future episode.Credits: Hosted by: Meghan Sacks and Amy Shlosberg. Produced by James Varga. Written by Meghan Sacks. Recorded, mixed, and edited by Justin Kral at JC Studios. Music and underscore by Nick Bassett of Dessert Media. Legal Counsel provided by Barry Janay. Special thanks to Alan Tockerman. Photo credits: Joshua Davis under cc license 2.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 201951min
Number 5: Human Sawdust
05: While Melanie tries to plan Bill’s funeral and move on with her life, the Police begin their Investigation. Eventually, Melanie is indicted. Her bail was eventually raised to $2 million dollars. The search for a defense team begins, and after several trial-and-errors with attorneys, Melanie eventually believes she hit the jackpot. As Melanie and her lawyers prepare for Trial, the prosecution makes a shocking announcement. For Images related to this episode, visit: https://directappealpodcast.com/images/#ep05 If you have any information regarding this case, you can submit it by emailing us at [email protected] or leaving a voicemail at (732) 510-0996. If you have a question to ask Melanie, be sure to submit it to us by 7/31/19 and we may select it for a future episode.Credits Hosted by: Meghan Sacks and Amy Shlosberg Produced by James Varga* Written by Meghan Sacks Recorded, mixed, and edited by Justin Kral at JC Studios Music and underscore by Nick Bassett of Dessert Media Legal Counsel: Barry Janay Special thanks to Alan Tockerman Photo credits: Joshua Davis under cc license 2.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 22, 201949min