Two Shallow Graves- The Mcstay Family Murders May 2026
In 2019, Merritt was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder. The prosecution argued he killed the family in a fit of rage over a $21,000 dispute. He beat Joseph and Summer to death with a sledgehammer. The boys, likely woken by the noise, were then killed to eliminate witnesses. While the conviction brought legal closure, the psychic wound remains.
If you were following true crime in 2010, you remember the photos. The untouched bowls of popcorn. The abandoned SUV in a strip mall parking lot. The lingering question: How does a family of four simply vanish into thin air? Two Shallow Graves- The McStay Family Murders
The break came from a shocking source:
On February 4, 2010, they simply evaporated. In 2019, Merritt was convicted of four counts
