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Nov 16, 2013 · The McStays’ former house on Avocado Vista Lane in Fallbrook. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times) Cobwebs and a “Final Notice” from a utility company hang on the front door of the McStays...
- James Rainey
- Staff Writer
- jim.rainey@latimes.com
Nov 15, 2013 · Feb. 19, 2010 – Homicide investigators searched the family’s home on Avocado Vista Lane in Fallbrook, Calif. They say there was no sign of struggle. Feb. 22, 2010 – Deputies say the...
Feb 2, 2013 · On Avocado Vista Lane, a new family lives in the McStays’ house, which went into foreclosure after they vanished. Neighbor Chris Southard said memories of the disappearance linger.
Jan 17, 2020 · Homicide investigators search the family's home on Avocado Vista Lane and found no sign of a struggle. After a lengthy, drawn-out day in court, the man who was set to be sentenced for the...
- Inside The Courtroom
- 'We Are Scarred For Life': Emotional Family Impact Statements
- 'I Did Not Do This Thing': Chase Merritt Maintains Innocence
- The Crime
NBC 7 was once again inside the courtroom Tuesday. The sentencing was supposed to begin at 8:30 a.m. but was delayed by about an hour because Merritt, for unknown reasons, wasn't transported to the courthouse. During the lull, NBC 7 spoke with prosecuting attorney Britt Imes about the continuing delays. "We don't run this circus. We're just the clo...
Summer McStay's sister spoke first. “I don’t know that I can ever explain the impact this man has had on my family,” she said. “We are scarred for life.” “It’s been almost 10 years and the pain hasn’t subsided,” she added. "Our family has already received a life sentence." Joseph McStay's mother, Susan Blake, followed. She talked about how the slay...
Voice shaking, it was Merrit's turn to speak to the courtroom and to the McStay family's loved ones. He maintained his innocence, saying something has always been "amiss" in this case. “The thing that is bringing you this solace, is ending my life. Ending my life for a crime that I did not commit," Merritt said. "I loved Joseph. He was a big part o...
The McStay family disappeared from their Fallbrook home in San Diego's North County in 2010. Immediately, the mysterious case gripped the community. Where were they? Why were they gone? In the family's home, investigators found bowls of uneaten popcorn, as if the family had just been there, and planned to return. The home had no signs of forced ent...
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Jun 7, 2019 · Homicide investigators search the family's home on Avocado Vista Lane and found no sign of a struggle. A guilty verdict was handed down Monday in the trial of a Southern California man charged...
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May 30, 2011 · Weeds grow knee-high in the frontyard of the McStays’ home on Avocado Vista Lane. On the welcome mat by the front door recently was a letter: a foreclosure specialist offering his services.
