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Didn't realize this was going on.
Any new info on whatever illness he had? Thought this guy was supposed to die soon?
I think the guy did it, but still don't see how ripping off the company = murder beyond a reasonable doubt. Seems ALL they have is the business connection. They have a motive and absolutely nothing else from all i've read.
~@JackBurton~ Oh it's going on .... and on .... and on ....
http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/2...pect-charles-chase-merritt-gets-new-attorneys
As to the money, according to the first search warrant, McStay loaned Merritt $30,000 to pay a gambling debt. It was also reported that McStay was going to fire Merritt as the company was losing many thousands due to Merritt's shoddy welding work and company complaints about his half assed work ethic. Also investigators testified about suspicious activity on a McStay business account around the time the family went missing, including backdated checks being written, some of which were deposited in Merritt’s bank account. Their was evidence given that Merritt had cashed thousands of dollars in checks on the account at casinos all across Southern California.
Prosecutors don't have absolutely nothing. Merritt told investigators and gave interviews stating rather emphatically that he had never been in the McStay family vehicle. He lied, his fingerprints were found on the steering wheel.
Merritt has claimed to be dying from a non disclosed heart condition with only months to live for years now.
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http://abc7.com/news/4-year-old-mcstay-boy-was-struck-7-times-on-head/786226/
Merritt has said there is no direct evidence linking him to the crime scene.
There is reportedly a DNA match that links Merritt to the McStay vehicle, which was found in San Ysidro near the U.S.-Mexico border. Merritt's DNA was found on the steering wheel and gearshift, even though Merritt told detectives he had never driven that vehicle.
Detectives said when they interviewed Merritt about the missing family, he referred to them in the past tense, saying Joseph McStay "was my best friend."
Witnesses also testified that Merritt cashed checks written from Joseph McStay's business account days after McStay and his family vanished. Witnesses say those checks were backdated to the last day the family was seen.
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