Husband's business partner arrested for murder of McStay family who vanished for three years - befor

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 11/7/14 | Kieran Corcoran for MailOnline and AP

[ColdOne]

full title..Husband's business partner arrested for murder of McStay family who vanished for three years - before parents and two young sons were found executed and buried in shallow desert graves

A close friend and business associate of the murdered McStay family has been arrested after the victims were found buried in the desert.

Charles 'Chase' Merritt, 57, has been arrested for the murders of businessman Joseph Chase, his wife Summer, and their children Gianni and Joseph Jr, aged three and four.

He was taken into custody two days ago in Chatsworth, California, less than two hours' drive from the shallow graves where the bodies were found.

[SevenofNine]

Yeah they think might be home invasion that SO CAL media saying

The neighbors and immediate family were wondering were they taken by force sound like they did

Family dogs were left behind

[DoughtyOne]

I don't know how some people live with themselves after the things they do.


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[peeps36]

I remember seeing this case on TV. They had video of what they thought was the family crossing the Mexican border. It’s a terrible ending for a young family to suffer through. I hope the lowlife murderer is tormented for eternity.

[11th_VA]

Chatsworth, California

- I think that's where Charles Manson did his dirty work ...

[SevenofNine]

Right now on SO CAL media they looking it was business deal that went bad the dude just kill the family

[PghBaldy]

Is the last name of the murdered family McStay or Chase?

[ColdOne]

Charles ‘Chase’ Merritt...the perp who killed the family.

[PghBaldy]

Thank you. The article goofed. I remember the case. My feeling at the time was something horrible happened, and the police did not care. Not sure why I hd that feeling.