The mcstay family disappearance update

Crying for Mommy and Daddy? Chase, you are a low-life baby killer. The family went missing in , four months after they moved into a new house in the San Diego suburb of Fallbrook, California.

However, three years later, in November , the remains of the McStay family were discovered in two shallow graves in the Mojave Desert, near Victorville. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? I would never have hurt him in any way. As of February , he had reportedly gone through five attorneys and attempted to represent himself in court twice. Merritt, who has pleaded not guilty to the four counts of murder he faces, is eligible for the death penalty should he be convicted.

He remains in jail without bond and will stand trial for the killings in early His attorney, who could not be reached for comment by PEOPLE this week, has previously told reporters there is no evidence that links his client to the slayings.

Charles Merritt will stand trial in for allegedly murdering the family of four. FB Tweet More. It is shocking that we're in this position today," Maline told CNN by phone. Merritt's daughter Taylor Jarvis said she is focused on proving that her dad is innocent. We're going to stay behind him," Jarvis said. The judge has rejected Maline's motions for a new trial. Business associate found guilty of killing McStay family.

The family went missing in February Their bodies were found in a shallow grave in the Mojave Desert in , about miles north of their San Diego home.