Most Wanted Psychopath

Wanted by U.S. Marshals Service for Multiple 1st Degree Murders and Attempted Murders

December 11, 2009

U.S. NEWS -- A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of fugitive psychopath, Paul Michael Merhige, who is most wanted by both the U.S. Marshals and the FBI for allegedly slaying his relatives in Jupiter, Florida. Additionally, the U.S. Marshals Service has added Merhige to their "15 Most Wanted" list.

Most Wanted psychopath, Paul Michael Merhige

On the night of November 26, 2009, during a Thanksgiving gathering, Merhige allegedly shot and killed four family members:

• Raymonde Joseph, his 79-year-old aunt.
• His twin sisters, Carla Merhige and Lisa Knight, who was pregnant.
• A a six-year-old cousin Makayla Sitton.

Merhige also wounded his brother-in-law and another man during this domestic homicide. After the shootings, Merhige is believed to have fled the scene in his 2007 blue four-door Toyota Camry 4-door, bearing Florida license plate #W427JT.

Merhige is believed to have been invited to the family Thanksgiving dinner at 104 Via Veracruz in Jupiter, Florida. However, police investigation has revealed that Merhige had a strong resentment toward several of the family members. During the evening, Merhige left the residence and returned a short time later with a weapon. Upon his return, Merhige, proceeded to shoot the victims without warning or provocation, killing the four and wounding the two.

Merhige has since been survived off of cash withdrawn from his ATM bank account. He has not re-contacted any associates using any know phone numbers or e-mail. Further investigation revealed Merhige, staged his escape by means of avoiding law enforcement detection after the crime. Merhige is described as effeminate and possibly gay, and may frequent gay establishments. Therefore, the gay subculture should be especially watchful for this fugitive nutcase.

First of all, a staged domestic homicide is clearly perpetrated by a psychopathic person. Psychopaths are defined as a person with an antisocial personality disorder, manifested in aggressive, perverted, criminal, or amoral behavior without empathy or remorse.

However, Merhige was receiving medical treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), psychotic disorders, and hypertension. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is important to understand that about 40% of people in the general population who report symptoms of CFS have a serious, treatable, previously unrecognized medical or psychiatric condition (such as diabetes, thyroid disease, substance abuse).

Merhige is prescribed the following pharmaceutical drugs:

• Ativan - treatment of anxiety disorders
• Chronumet - treatment CFS, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Seroquel - treatment psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
• Atenolol - treatment hypertension.

Indeed, Merhige may suffer from anxiety, and schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. During a psychotic episode, schizophrenia patients have trouble thinking clearly, communicating effectively, behaving appropriately, and may lose their grip on reality. Hallucinations such as hearing voices or seeing things that are not there, delusions and confused thinking are some of the signs of psychosis. Nonetheless, this domestic homicide was not committed due to a psychotic episode caused by schizophrenia, especially, since violence is not a symptom of schizophrenia, particularly homicide. On the contrary, Merhige staged his escape and planned this multiple murder, and therefore, was cognitive and competent of his actions.

Furthermore, we mention Merhige medical and drug treatment to better understanding this fugitive's personality. Without proper medication and unless he seeks medical treatment, his mental state will deteriorate. He will also suffer from withdrawal symptoms, which will be physically apparent. Withdrawal symptoms include:

• Constipation
• Listlessness or Lethargy
• Insomnia
• Chest pain
• Restlessness
• Shortness of breath

Paul Michael Merhige is described as:

• Birth Date: September 10, 1974
• POB: Florida
• Height: 68 inches
• Weight: 200 pounds (He weighs more than that?)
• Eyes: Brown
• Hair: Black
• Sex: Male
• Race: White
• Warrant Number: W267742673

Paul Michael Merhige has aliases:

• Paul Mariage
• Carlo Ribisi
• Michael Manis

Paul Michael Merhige is further known to fake or display certain symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, including frequent bathing, shaving and difficulty making decisions. He is also known to fake or display certain symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome including insomnia. Paul Michael Merhige non-athletic, overweight and borderline obese. Merhige purchased four firearms in the month before the crime, including a Remington .308 rifle with a scope and bipod.

Finally, on November 27, 2009, Merhige was charged by the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Palm Beach County, Florida, with premeditated first degree murder with a firearm and attempted first degree murder with a firearm, and a state warrant was issued for his arrest. A federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, on December 4, 2009, after Merhige was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. We remind the general public that a $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to this most wanted psychopath's arrest. Merhige should be considered armed and extremely dangerous. He should not be approached or confronted. Anyone who has information or knows the whereabouts of Paul Michael Merhige, are asked to contact the Jupiter Police Department at (561) 746-6201, your local law enforcement agency or U.S. Marshal's 24-hour hotline at 1-800-336-0102.

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