Did You Think This Was Over?

There has been some things that have bothered me that I don't think I've ever touched on. Yesterday I again reflected on some of those anomalies. I thought it would make for a good new posting. Then today, a long time reader here emailed me regarding the blog. Me: Well that's weird. Maybe that's a …

Rape and the State’s Case: Rebuttal

***DISCLAIMER*** This is a very touchy and heated subject. As much as I don't take murder lightly, especially children, I feel equally disgusted with the subject of Rape. If you have personal issue with this or offended by the subject matter, you might consider not reading here. The murders happened. Rape may have also been a …

Inventory: Inside The State’s Case Against Chase Merritt

While waiting for the trial - which has now been postponed again - let's look at the physical evidence observed, collected and/or seized in the case regarding Charles "Chase" Ray Merritt and the McStay family. Where it all began.     From Merritt or those related to him 1999 Chevrolet 3500 White Utility truck Buccal …

You’ve Got Money 2: Dan Kavanaugh Enterprises

In the middle of your isolation, do you shoot sorrow in your veins? Take a look at yourself Alexander, living like a no-man's-lander. -  The Angels, Alexander Dan The Entrepreneur   "I didn't just do the web site," he said. "I created all of the traffic to the site. Joe did very little. He just answered …

You’ve Got Money

Dear Readers It is human nature to be quick to judge. I’m guilty of it. But mostly I don’t as I try to see the broader picture of situations. And people. I do try to be gracious here to posters that feel they have to attack my observations or opinions. I know their perception is […]

You’ve Got Money, Part I

Dear Readers It is human nature to be quick to judge. I'm guilty of it. But mostly I don't as I try to see the broader picture of situations. And people. I do try to be gracious here to posters that feel they have to attack my observations or opinions. I know their perception is …

Field Work: A Visit To Ground Zero

I had the opportunity this past week to visit Victorville and the McStay family graves site. That sounds quite chilling as I write that - family graves site. The first thing you should know is just how confusing it is to get to the location. I'm pretty good at direction and finding my way around. …

Postmortem: Summer McStay

We explored in detail about what may have occurred in Joseph McStay's brutal attack, and lightly touched upon how Summer and the children could have been murdered. Murder, it's an ugly word I know. This is a pretty ugly case. These people were not just killed, they were pummeled until death. That's a cold hard …

Charles Ray Merritt: Timeline of Evidence in the McStay Family Murders

This is compiled from the preliminary hearing, warrants, phone records and various witness accounts.  "A. Using this scale here of 1 to 4 miles, I would say approximately 2, 2 to 5 miles is the distance between these two. Q. Technically, if someone has a cell phone, cell phone is on, not in airplane mode, they're driving up …

Postmortem: Joseph McStay

I know. Do people know their history? There are a lot of people who really don't. It's a shame. Sometimes you just want to take someone aside and literally shake the truth into them, because, it's so obvious.  There are actually some out there who will take everything they see and hear at face value. …