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Co-workers, family remember Laurie Merritt on anniversary of her unsolved death

Beloved WB postal worker died in fire seven years ago; case remains unsolved

By Jerry Lynott
April 15, 2021
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Jeffrey Walkowiak, brother of Laurie Merritt, her daughter Kristin Merritt, and Deanna Herbinko, sister of Laurie, pose with a mother-daughter portrait in this file photo. Laurie Merritt, 51, died as a result of an intentionally set fire at her Wyoming Street house in the city’s North End seven years ago this week. Her death remains unsolved.

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