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Interesting perspective, but I don't see the evidence pointing to anything other than suicide. I happen to live in Annapolis, where of course this has been a huge story. One article early on (long before suicide was mentioned) contained a quote from Merrill about the things he most enjoyed in life. The first three he mentioned were "sailing skiing and sex." If his heart condition had caused him to deteriorate to the point where any or all of those activities were threatened, the notion of suicide wouldn't sound at all implausible to me. Lots of hard charging Type A guys -- and Merrill certainly was one of them -- have trouble coping with the limitations that aging imposes on them.

I see lots of speculation on this thread that it was murder, not suicide, but I see no evidence to support the speculation, and I have yet to hear anyone suggest a motive for such a murder.

Interesting perspective, but I don't see the evidence pointing to anything other than suicide.

The only "evidence" I've heard is that you have a dead body that was shot and in the water with a weight attached. How does one make the assumption that it was suicide? Simply because the family says he was being treated for depression?

I see lots of speculation on this thread that it was murder, not suicide, but I see no evidence to support the speculation, and I have yet to hear anyone suggest a motive for such a murder.

There is one other speculation. It's not him at all.