Summary of John Glatt's To Have And To Kill

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 On May 1, Chris Henkle and his friend Dee Connors went fishing. It was a welcome day off for Chris, who had a long-standing arrangement to go fishing with his friend Dee. As they launched the small boat into the choppy waters, it started raining. The seas were rough, and the wind was blowing.
#2 After closing the bag, Henkle nervously dialed 911 on his cell phone. The dispatcher told him to go to Island 4, where the Bridge-Tunnel police would meet him. When the same thing happened at Island 2, Henkle became angry.
#3 The legs were sent to the medical examiner, who determined that they were male. They had no smell or blood where the knees had been cut, as though someone had started to cut and had suddenly stopped.
#4 The investigation was focused on who the legs belonged to. They were in fairly good condition, with only a little dampness, and there were no signs of blood or biological fluids. But the two black plastic trash bags, which had contained the legs, were covered in a slimy wet film.

Sujets

• True Crime
• General officer
• Murder
• General

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 01 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669398066
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on John Glatt's To Have And To Kill
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

On May 1, Chris Henkle and his friend Dee Connors went fishing. It was a welcome day off for Chris, who had a long-standing arrangement to go fishing with his friend Dee. As they launched the small boat into the choppy waters, it started raining. The seas were rough, and the wind was blowing.

#2

After closing the bag, Henkle nervously dialed 911 on his cell phone. The dispatcher told him to go to Island 4, where the Bridge-Tunnel police would meet him. When the same thing happened at Island 2, Henkle became angry.

#3

The legs were sent to the medical examiner, who determined that they were male. They had no smell or blood where the knees had been cut, as though someone had started to cut and had suddenly stopped.

#4

The investigation was focused on who the legs belonged to. They were in fairly good condition, with only a little dampness, and there were no signs of blood or biological fluids. But the two black plastic trash bags, which had contained the legs, were covered in a slimy wet film.

#5

The second suitcase was found on the beach, and when opened, it revealed the torso of a white male, his head and arms still attached. The torso was lying on its back in the suitcase, with the right arm up over the shoulder.

#6

The torso was placed in a freezer until it could be autopsied the next day. The insides were visible, but there was no blood on the body itself. The hands had washerwoman’s syndrome, which was severe wrinkling from the effects of being in the water so long.

#7

The autopsy of the body revealed that the victim had been shot three times: in the chest, lower abdomen, and head. The second bullet was found loose on the gurney, close to the waist area. It was covered in green fibers like those used in furniture upholstery.

#8

The third and final Kenneth Cole Reaction suitcase was found floating off the Bridge-Tunnel’s second island, where it was drifting in the current. It was placed in a white body bag and taken to the medical examiner’s office in Norfolk.

#9

On May 19, Detective Ray Pickell took over the case. He asked a police sketch artist to prepare a drawing of the head from photographs, so he could develop some phone calls to identify who the victim was.

#10

On May 21, the suitcase victim sketch led off the early morning news on all four TV network affiliates. Susan Rice, a Chesapeake mother of three, was dressing for work when she saw the sketch and recognized it as belonging to her husband's best friend, Bill McGuire.

#11

The next day, Detective Pickell received confirmation that the victim’s fingerprints matched William McGuire’s. When he informed Woodbridge police, Detective Joraskie offered to personally give Melanie McGuire the official death notification.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

When her father walked out on her family, Melanie Lyn Slate was left feeling abandoned and confused. She was a good student, but a manipulative child who always got her way. She and her mother were very close, and she was a mama’s girl.

#2

In 1982, Linda became pregnant with Michael Sr. ’s baby, and they named him Christopher. But it would be several years before they finally married and legitimized him. Meanwhile, Melanie was becoming more self-confident, with her own set of friends.

#3

In 1990, Melanie graduated in the top 5 percent of her class. She now set her sights on a career, enrolling in Rutgers University for a double major in Math and Psychology. She moved into the red-brick Hagemann Hall dormitory, going home most weekends.

#4

In the fall of 1992, Melanie met a young student named Anthony Sclafani. They began talking, and she became his mentor and friend. She would always give him a hug at the end of their talks. In the spring of 1994, Melanie graduated from Rutgers with a baccalaureate degree in Statistics and Psychology. But instead of pursuing those, she decided to become a nurse.

#5

Bill McGuire was the youngest of three children. He was a mischievous child who always wanted to escape from his wooden playpen. He was a good-natured child, but he was naturally mischievous.

#6

At 15, Bill McGuire ran away from home, turning up without warning on his sister Cindy’s doorstep in Vernon Township, New Jersey. After consulting their mother, it was agreed Billy should move in with them permanently. They welcomed him into their family, where he became close to their baby daughter Laura.

#7

In 1982, Bill McGuire enlisted in the US Navy, and left his girlfriend Lisa behind. He went to California for his first assignment, and promised Lisa that he would keep in touch. He had no idea that Marci Polsky was in love with him.

#8

Bill McGuire was a jokester, but he also had a very distinct upper lip that would curl up at the end, giving him a smart aleck look. He was constantly messing with people, but they eventually grew to appreciate his humor.

#9

In June 1985, Bill arranged for Lisa DeVosa to fly to see him on a weekend leave. The following day, the USS America left for a six-week NATO exercise in Norwegian waters. This was Bill’s first real taste of life at sea, and he loved it.

#10

In December 1987, Bill McGuire married his sister Cindy’s friend Marci Polsky. They had met in June, and he had fallen in love with her. But he had never really loved Marci, and had made a terrible mistake.

#11

In late 1990, Bill McGuire left the Navy, after getting an associate’s degree from Tidewater Community College. He and Marci moved to Edison, New Jersey, where he began studying Pharmacy at Rutgers University. They moved into a cheap apartment, but their marriage was disintegrating.

#12

In early 1995, Sue Rice was working for a bank in Malden, South Carolina, when an irate customer with a thick Indian accent called about a bank error.