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May 21, 2022 · Charles ‘Chase’ Merritt is currently on death row in California after his 2019 conviction for the murders of Joseph and Summer McStay and their two young sons. A new documentary series...
- Sheila Flynn
May 21, 2022 · Investigation Discovery’s ‘Two Shallow Graves’ follows the trial of Charles “Chase” Merritt, the man who was eventually convicted of killing the McStay family. So, if you’re wondering how the police built a case against him, we’ve got you covered.
A California businessman has been sentenced to death for brutally murdering a family of four and then dumping their bodies in shallow graves in the Mojave Desert. Charles “Chase” Merritt, 62...
All charges stemmed from the murder of 19-year-old Alex Rackley in the early hours of May 21, 1969. The trials became a rallying-point for the American Left, and marked a decline in public support, even among the black community, for the Black Panther Party.
Jun 10, 2019 · A jury has concluded that person is Charles “Chase” Merritt, a business partner whom they convicted of bludgeoning the family of four before burying their bodies in the desert roughly 100 miles...
- alene.tchekmedyian@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
Nov 8, 2023 · Charles “Chase” Merritt, convicted of the McStay family murders, is currently on death row at California’s San Quentin Prison until execution.
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- Nikita Mahato
Jan 21, 2020 · The 62-year-old welder convicted in the brutal beating deaths of a Fallbrook family of four — including two young children — was sentenced Tuesday to death. Charles “Chase” Merritt, 62, was...
