John Donald Merrett, also known by the pseudonym Ronald Chesney, was a British murderer born on August 17, 1908. Notably, in 1926, he shot his mother after she discovered his check forgery. Initially ruled a suicide by forensic pathologist Bernard Spilsbury, he was acquitted. Changing his name to Ronald Chesney, he gained notoriety as an international black market dealer. In 1954, he murdered his wife and mother-in-law due to an affair and subsequently committed suicide before being arrested in Cologne.
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Meaning of the name - Donald
world ruler, brown warrior
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Donald Merrett belongs to the GI Generation group.
Cause of Death: suicide
Occupation: serial killer
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 17, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for August 17, 2024 |
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| Sun | 24 Leo 21 | 25 Leo 16 | 19 Sagittarius 17 |
| Moon | 9 Taurus 48 | 27 Capricorn 5 | 3 Leo 37 |
| Mercury | 21 Leo 18 | 27 Leo 46 | 12 Sagittarius 23 |
| Venus | 12 Cancer 29 | 15 Virgo 29 | 16 Scorpio 16 |
| Mars | 25 Leo 50 | 18 Gemini 40 | 10 Scorpio 34 |
| Jupiter | 24 Leo 16 | 17 Gemini 8 | 13 Virgo 44 |
| Saturn | 10 Aries 8 | 17 Pisces 31 | 3 Aries 54 |
| Uranus | 13 Capricorn 25 | 27 Taurus 11 | 15 Capricorn 24 |
| Neptune | 16 Cancer 3 | 29 Pisces 23 | 16 Cancer 25 |
| Pluto | 25 Gemini 34 | 0 Aquarius 16 | 24 Gemini 56 |
| Rahu | 2 Cancer 18 | 8 Aries 42 | 26 Gemini 10 |
| Ketu | 2 Capricorn 18 | 8 Libra 42 | 26 Sagittarius 10 |
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