Beth Dutton

Patty Prezioso was confident she could prove that Melanie McGuire shot her husband, dismembered him with a reciprocating saw, and then drove 300 miles to dump his body.

Is it probable that she had assistance?

Yes, it's absolutely probable.

Preziosa will not say who the possible accomplice may be, so Melanie alone will stand trial.

What would you say was your biggest challenge going into the trial?

We had a defendant who is quite beautiful and is not the type of person to look at her who could commit such a horrific act.

Wow.

I think if somebody turned around and confessed to Mara, she wouldn't want to believe it.

I have to figure out what to wear tomorrow.

And that sounds like a completely shallow concern.

And I'm reasonably certain that it is.

But you know what?

It is one of the very, very few things I can control right now.

So that's what I'm gonna do.

Nine months after Melanie McGuire was arrested, she stands trial for the murder of her husband, Bill.

Are you afraid?

Oh, my God.

Terrified.

She has been free on bail, but under intense scrutiny.

When people remark that, oh, she's got cold eyes.