The McStays were a successful and seemingly happy family, until they vanished without a trace in 2010. Did the McStay family just take a vacation, or were they brutally murdered for financial gain? Join us as we “dig up” the deets on this unruly case.
Websites:
Flynn, Meagan. “'They Just Vanished': A Business Partner Murdered a Family of Four with a Sledgehammer, Jury Finds.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 11 June 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/11/chase-merritt-joseph-mcstay-summer-mcstay-sledgehammer-mojave-desert/.
Monica Garske, Artie Ojeda. “After 8-Hour Day in Court, Sentencing Delayed for Man Who Killed McStay Family.” NBC 7 San Diego, NBC San Diego, 17 Jan. 2020, www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/sentencing-day-charles-merritt-learn-fate-for-mcstay-family-killings/2245876/.
Moreno, John A. “Crosses Erected for McStays at Site Where Remains Were Found.” KTLA, KTLA, 21 Nov. 2013, ktla.com/news/memorial-planned-for-mcstay-family-at-site-where-remains-were-found/.
Robins, Becki. “Bizarre Things That Happened At The Grand Canyon.” Grunge.com, Grunge, 12 Dec. 2017, www.grunge.com/100358/bizarre-things-happened-grand-canyon/.
Robins, Becki. “The Tragic History Of Joshua Tree.” Grunge.com, Grunge, 13 Apr. 2020, www.grunge.com/201060/the-tragic-history-of-joshua-tree/.
Yates, Tucker. “McStay Family Murders.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 23 June 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McStay_family_murders.
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