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  1. Jun 11, 2019 · Jurors in San Bernardino, California must now decide the fate of convicted murderer Charles McStay, 61. Should he get the death penalty for killing 40-year-old business partner Joseph McStay, McStay’s 43-year-old wife Summer, and the couple’s sons, 4-year-old Gianni and 3-year-old Joseph Jr.?

  2. 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...

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  3. Jan 21, 2020 · Alberto Luperon Jan 21st, 2020, 3:48 pm. Charles Merritt, 62, was sentenced to death for killing his business partner Joseph McStay’s wife Summer McStay, 43, and the couple’s sons, Gianni McStay, 4, and Joseph McStay Jr., 3. Merritt was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the murder of Joseph McStay Sr.

  4. Jun 10, 2019 · Prosecutor Britt Imes told jurors in closing arguments last Tuesday that the defendant killed the victims over money. Joseph McStay had billed Merritt for over $42,000. Prosecutors claim Merritt murdered the family, and buried them in two shallow graves in the Mojave Desert.

  5. Merritt was charged with four counts of murder, and the district attorney sought the death penalty. In July 2015, Merritt's defense attorney filed a request to have the case dismissed because of the wording used by the prosecution when the charges were filed.

  6. Jan 17, 2020 · Almost 10 years after the McStay family of Fallbrook disappeared, Charles ‘Chase’ Merritt will be sentenced for their deaths. A judge will decide on life in prison or the death penalty.

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  8. A man found guilty of bludgeoning to death his business partner’s family, which included two young children, has been sentenced to die almost a decade after the brutal murders.