Michelina Goodwin is a killer from Maryland who was convicted of the brutal murder of her boyfriend James Nalborczyk
According to court documents Michelina Goodwin and her boyfriend James Nalborczyk would get into an argument that would end with Michelina shooting and killing James
However after the murder the true brutality would begin. Michelina Goodwin would chop up James Nalborczyk body and proceeded to spread his body parts around Maryland
When questioned by police regarding the disappearance of James Nalborczyk Michelina Goodwin would admit to shooting him but claimed that it was accidental. She would then show police the various spots where she had spread out his body parts
Michelina Goodwin would be arrested, convicted of murder and sentenced to sixty one years in prison
Michelina Goodwin Case
A Maryland woman has been convicted of murdering and dismembering her boyfriend following an argument at her home.
Authorities say Michelina Desiree Goodwin, 46, of Great Mills shot and killed 50-year-old James Volodimir Nalborczyk in December 2022 then dismembered his body before disposing of it in remote areas of St. Mary’s and Charles Counties.
Nalborczyk’s family first reported him missing before the case developed into a homicide investigation. Goodwin claimed the shooting was accidental and later led investigators to his remains.
“This horrifying crime shocked the community and caused unimaginable pain to the victim’s family,” said State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling in a statement. “Over eight days, the victim’s family and the jury heard the graphic circumstances surrounding the victim’s final moments and gruesome post-mortem mutilation. The Defendant’s gutless decisions deprived the family of a proper burial.”
Goodwin faces a maximum penalty of 61 years in prison. She will remain held without bond pending the sentencing hearing.
Michelina Goodwin Sentencing
State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Michelina Desiree Goodwin, 46, of Great Mills, Maryland was sentenced to 61 years in prison, the maximum allowable sentence, for the homicide and dismemberment of a 50-year-old male victim that took place in December 2022.
Following an eight-day jury trial that concluded in March 2024, a St. Mary’s County jury convicted Goodwin of murder in the second-degree, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and the unauthorized disposal of a body.
“The Defendant’s heinous act of shooting the victim in the back pales in comparison to the gruesome details following the murder. After killing the victim, the Defendant dismembered him, and scattered his remains throughout our County and a neighboring county,” said State’s Attorney Sterling. “My hope is that with the outcome of today’s sentencing hearing, the victim’s family can finally find peace, justice, healing, and closure after the horrifying homicide of their beloved family member.”
Senior Assistant State’s Attorneys Donna C. Pettersen and Jeffrey R. Maylor prosecuted the case on behalf of the citizens of St. Mary’s County.
Sergeant Roger Schwarb of the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit and Trooper First Class Evan Ruggles of the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division were the lead investigators.