Meyer said he believes that stress contributed to the death of his mother, Joan Meyer, a day later Video of the raid on the home of publisher Eric Meyer shows how distraught his 98-year-old mother became as officers searched through their belongings.Police seized computers and cellphones during searches of the Marion County Record's office and the home of its publisher last month.11 searches of the Marion County Record’s office and the homes of its publisher and a City Council member have been sharply criticized, putting Marion at the center of a debate over the press protections offered by the First Amendment to the U.S.