By Michael Pearson
Source: CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/07/justice/mcstay-case/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews
In 2010, a family of four vanished from their homes. Almost
a year to the day after an off-road motorcyclist found the remains of the
family who authorities announced to be murdered. On Friday, a man was reported
to be arrested for the responsibility of their deaths. Charles “Chase Merritt”
was charged with four accounts of murder due to the killings of the entire
McStay family. Merrit also happened to be Joseph McStay’s business partner.
Police say they believe that the family was killed due to “blunt force trauma”
in their home, but they denied any other information to the public.
The McStay family consisted of Joseph and Summer McStay,
along with Gianni and Joseph Jr; 5 and 3 years old. The police who searched the
house post disappearance was confused to find eggs on the kitchen counter and
bowls of popcorn on the table, showing no signs of a struggle. Authorities had
no clue what happened to them until the discovery of their bodies on November
11, 2013. There was video surveillance that showed a family matching their
description that was found soon after their disappearance. A motorcyclist
biking past the area found the remains of the bodies in two shallow graves.
After extensive investigation, investigators concluded that Merritt acted alone
in killing the family and the video of the family by the border was unrelated
to their case. District Attorney Michael Ramos has not yet decided whether or
not Merritt will be sentenced to death penalty to what he called a “cold and
callous murder of an entire family” (1).
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