I knew a person who went on some tours with Merle probably ten-fifteen years ago. He claims one night in the van Merle confirmed that GG and himself gave each other head when kids.

I have little doubt there was sexual abuse in the home. Their father was very strange. Isolated the family, would pile snow over the windows so you couldn't look in or our, made them dig graves, constantly talked about a coming apocalypse, and general abuse.

To be clear, I cannot confirm if the things I've been told are true, but it was a good source and someone who had evidence they indeed played gigs with the Merle in the Murder Junkies post GG's death.

I know this if fucked, but I don't think any amount of behavioral intervention could help GG, and I do wonder what would have happened if he did kill himself on Halloween as he said he would for years.