Melissa Merritt granted bail as she awaits third trial in death of ex-husband, in tragedy that now spans 15 years

After two murder trials, a woman has been granted bail as she awaits a potential third trial for the murder of her ex-husband.

After more than a decade in custody, Melissa Merritt was released from jail Tuesday on a string of strict conditions, including house arrest and being subject to GPS monitoring, in a ruling from Superior Court Justice Jennifer Woollcombe, who said that Merritt had “met her onus for release.”

Elizabeth Gallant, 80, whose brother, sister-in-law and nephew were killed years apart in their

The jury could not reach a verdict in the murder of Melissa Merritt’s ex-husband. Her former

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