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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 re-examines...
- Sheila Flynn
Feb 15, 2021 · But the killer remained a mystery until investigators uncovered a disturbing clue they said pointed them toward Joseph McStay’s close friend and business associate, Charles “Chase” Merritt. The pair had met through Joseph’s successful decorative waterfall business, Earth Inspired Products.
- Jill Sederstrom
- 2 min
On May 22, 2022, the case was looked at again on the Investigation Discovery docuseries Two Shallow Graves. The show features new suspects, witnesses, evidence, and theories regarding the case, as well as the trial from both the defendant's and prosecutor's points of view.
May 21, 2022 · Prison records indicate that he awaits execution at the San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California. Since the Governor has placed a moratorium on the death penalty, Chase wouldn’t be executed anytime soon. As per the show, Chase is working on a book about the case.
Jun 10, 2019 · Charles Ray Merritt, 61, was found guilty on Monday in the murders of his 40-year-old business partner Joseph McStay, McStay’s 43-year-old wife Summer, and the couple’s sons, Gianni, 4, and, Joseph Jr., 3.
3 days ago · BALTIMORE — A gunman convicted of murdering his roommate over rent money will spend the next two decades behind bars. Markis Russell shot and killed 22-year-old Jeffrey Brooks Jr. in March 2023 over a couple hundred bucks in owed rent. During an interview with detectives, Russell claimed Brooks pulled a knife during an argument triggering the ...
