After attorney Richard Merritt received a 15-year sentence for defrauding his clients, a judge gave him two weeks to turn himself in.
But according to prosecutors, instead of using that time to get his affairs in order, he did something far more sinister.
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Ep 269: The Exoneration of CJ Rice
Ep 268: The State of Ohio vs. Josh Sills
Ep 267: The Tragic Death of Cristina Pangalangan
Ep 266: The Disappearance of Dru Sjodin
Ep 265: The “Take Care of Maya” Trial
Ep 264: Jacob Hoggard
Ep 263: The Retail Store Murder
Ep 262: The Kaitlin Armstrong Trial
REPLAY: The Ex-Boyfriend (Maxwell Brack Trial)
Ep 261: The Death of Dr. Amie Harwick
Ep 260: The Argument (Cara Rintala Trial)
Ep 259: The “Hell on Wheels” Trial
Ep 258: Dan Markel Murder: Charlie Adelson Trial (Part 3)
Ep 258: Dan Markel Murder: Charlie Adelson Trial (Part 2)
Ep 258: Dan Markel Murder: Charlie Adelson Trial (Part 1)
Ep 257: Darrin Lopez
Ep 256: The Best Friend (Austin Ford Trial)
Ep 255: Culpable Negligence (Tom Lewis Trial)
Ep 254: Timothy Bliefnick
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