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Update: Trial begins for St. Simons dentist accused of fatally shooting boyfriend at Lake Lanier home
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Suzanne Mericle sits in Hall County Superior Court Wednesday, March 18, 2026, for the first day of her murder trial. Mericle has been indicted on charges of malice murder, felony murder and tampering with evidence, among other offenses killing her boyfriend 68-year-old James David Barron at their Lake Lanier home last year. - photo by Scott Rogers
The trial of a St. Simons Island dentist accused of fatally shooting her boyfriend at their Lake Lanier home began Wednesday, March 18, with sharply contrasting accounts from prosecutors and defense attorneys.