The Lying Lawyer: Richard Merritt’s Double Life and Deadly Deception

Crime at Bedtime - A podcast by Jack Laurence - Sundays

Richard Merritt was a respected attorney, a family man, and a pillar of his community—until the cracks in his perfect facade shattered. Accused of stealing millions from his clients, Merritt's fraudulent schemes were just the beginning. When faced with jail time, he vanished, leaving chaos in his wake. But the ultimate shock came when his own mother was found brutally murdered, and the fugitive lawyer became the prime suspect.This is the chilling story of a man who betrayed everyone who trusted him and the lengths he went to escape justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.