‘A Jealous rage:’ Dentist Shot Boyfriend Through Bedroom Door, Kills Him at Lake Lanier Home

‘A jealous rage:’ Dentist shot boyfriend through bedroom door, kills him at Lake Lanier home

Suzanne Mericle shot and killed James David Barron in March 2025 at a Lake Lanier home they were living in.

Suzanne Mericle called 'jealous, selfish, crazed' at sentencing for boyfriend's murder

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (Court TV) — A woman convicted of killing her boyfriend by shooting him through a door was given a chance for parole at her sentencing, but it’s unlikely she’ll ever see the eligibility date. Suzanne Mericle appears at her sentencing on May 11, 2026. (Court TV) Suzanne Mericle, 63, was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault and criminal damage in the death of James David Barron. Barron was killed when he was shot through…

'She stole far more than one man's future': Dentist sentenced to life in murder at Lake Lanier home

A Hall County judge sentenced retired St. Simons Island dentist Suzanne Mericle to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years Monday, rejecting her argument that years of alleged domestic abuse and PTSD significantly contributed to the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, 68-year-old James David Barron, at the couple’s Lake Lanier home.