Photos: Richard Merritt

Authorities are searching for Richard Merritt. The disbarred attorney is accused of stabbing his mother to death and running away, after a judge sentenced him to 15 years behind bars for swindling clients.

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Authorities are searching for Richard Merritt. The disbarred attorney is accused of stabbing his mother to death and running away, after a judge sentenced him to 15 years behind bars for swindling clients.

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Authorities are searching for Richard Merritt. The disbarred attorney is accused of stabbing his mother to death and running away, after a judge sentenced him to 15 years behind bars for swindling clients.

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Authorities are searching for Richard Merritt. The disbarred attorney is accused of stabbing his mother to death and running away, after a judge sentenced him to 15 years behind bars for swindling clients.