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Jennifer Sue Lessard

Case from Gray, ME dated May 19, 2008

Victim Details

Jennifer Sue Lessard

Female

White / Caucasian

Gray

ME

2008-05-19

40

Jennifer

Sue Lessard

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/09/2026

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Jennifer Sue Lessard, a 40-year-old female, had plans for an ordinary evening on May 19, 2008. With groceries in her car, she intended to run a few errands before picking up her two sons. However, her life was tragically cut short when she went to the Gray, Maine, residence of her estranged boyfriend to retrieve her belongings. There, she was fatally shot in the head by 48-year-old Albert Merrill.

The events of that day unfolded as a murder-suicide. After killing Lessard, Merrill turned t ...
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  • The Berlin Sun: Memorial fund set up for children of murdered woman
  • 2007 Annual Homicides | Maine State Police
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