February 16, 1954 Cologne, Germany Donald John Merrett (alias Ronald John Chesney, 46) kills himself while on the run from police On March 17, 1926, when he was 19, Merrett’s mother died by a single gunshot wound behind her ear. Merrett told investigators he believe his mother had shot herself, an assumption that was initially… Continue reading Man wanted for the murders of his wife and mother-in-law kills self while running from police