The Life & Crimes Of Donald Merrett / Ronald Chesney
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
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🗓️ 18 January 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Henrietta Sutherland rushed into the dining room at 31 Buckingham Terrace in Edinburgh. The maid to the Merrett family found 55-year-old Bertha unconscious on the floor, with a pool of blood around her head. Bertha’s 17-year-old son, Donald, was standing next to her when Henrietta entered the room. It was shortly after 9 AM on March 17th, 1926. The maid had been alerted by the sound of a single gunshot. When asked what had happened, Donald explained that he had been arguing with his mother, and she shot herself. However, not everything was as it seemed…
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| 1:04.9 | They Walk Among Us is part of the ACAST creator network. |
| 1:22.2 | Thank you. is part of the ACAST Creator Network. Henrietta Sutherland rushed into the dining room at 31 Buckingham Terrace in Edinburgh. |
| 1:29.4 | The maid to the Merritt family found 55-year-old Bertha unconscious on the floor |
| 1:36.2 | with a pool of blood around her head. |
| 1:40.7 | Bertha's 17-year-old son Donald was standing next to her when Henrietta entered the room. |
| 1:48.2 | It was shortly after 9am on March 17, 1926. |
| 1:54.6 | The maid had been alerted by the sound of a single gunshot. |
| 2:00.3 | When asked what had happened, Donald explained that he had been arguing with his mother and she shot herself. |
| 2:09.5 | However, not everything was as it seemed. |
| 2:16.1 | Welcome to Season 7, Episode 31 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime. |
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