Two Shallow Graves- The Mcstay Family Murders Apr 2026

Chase was Joseph McStay’s business partner and, most heartbreakingly, the godfather to one of the murdered boys. He was the one who had "discovered" the family missing. He was the one who talked to the media, wiping away tears.

Cell phone data was the final nail in the coffin. Merritt’s phone pinged near the McStay home on the night of the murders. The next morning, his phone pinged near the gravesite in the desert. Two Shallow Graves- The McStay Family Murders

The break came from a shocking source:

For three years and eight months, investigators, journalists, and amateur sleuths chased ghosts. They chased theories of Mexican getaways, cartel connections, and voluntary disappearances. Chase was Joseph McStay’s business partner and, most

It suggests a chilling sequence: a frantic, exhausting night of digging in the dark. Perhaps the killer ran out of time, energy, or humanity. Cell phone data was the final nail in the coffin

Two Shallow Graves: The Unsettling Final Chapter of the McStay Family