Jury recommends death for man convicted in McStay family murders
by Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times
Jun 24, 2019
2 minutes
LOS ANGELES - A jury Monday recommended death for a man convicted of killing Joseph and Summer McStay and their two children before burying their bodies in the Mojave Desert.
Jurors deliberated for several hours over three days before reaching a verdict in the penalty phase of the five-month trial of Charles "Chase" Merritt.
The same panel earlier this month found Merritt,
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