State of California VS Charles Ray Merritt: Tweets for Preliminary Hearing - June 15

‏@GigiGraciette

Joseph McStay's brother + family arrive for prelim hearing of Chase Merritt, accused of killing McStay, wife + sons.

‏@DP_Shea

Merritt has walked into room, dressed in grayish shirt and tie. Conferring with his attorneys. Prelim to start any minute now. #mcstay

Fox 5 Sharon Chen ‏@sharonchenfox5 4m4 minutes ago

#McStay court just began, both sides agree they are ready to proceed. 1st witness investigating officer taking stand.

‏@pkruegernbcsd

Detective says 45 bones, at least 2 from children, were found in desert grave were McStay family bodies found. #NBC7

‏@DavidCBS8

Second witness on stand in #Mcstay prelim is Sgt. Jose Armando Avila. He responded to Mcstay grave sites.

‏@sharonchenfox5

#McStay Investigator called to scene says they found bones in gravesite, ribs, parts of legs and several pieces... http://fb.me/1OgVCTAzy

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‏@DP_Shea

3-pound sledgehammer found in Grave B. Oddly, Avila is testifying about rust on tool, but said no word about paint. #mcstay

Teri Figueroa ‏@TeriFigueroaUT 1h1 hour ago

Detective: Adult bones and female clothes in one grave with childs bones, clothes and diaper. #McStay

Teri Figueroa ‏@TeriFigueroaUT 1h1 hour ago

Detective: tire tracks leading to #mcstay graves. But tire tracks to two graves differ in width. One 73 inches other 76

‏@SBcountyNow

Vehicles appeared to have been backed up to graves, Avila said. #McStay #ChaseMerritt

Shea Johnson ‏@DP_Shea 1h1 hour ago

Two graves were ID'd by authorities as Grave A and Grave B. A child and adult skull were found in Grave B, southeast of 'A'. #mcstay

Joe Nelson ‏@SBcountyNow 1h1 hour ago

Also found in one grave was 3-lb Stanley brand sledgehammer, adult & child clothing, and a Body Glove cell phone case, Avila said. #McStay

Teri Figueroa ‏@TeriFigueroaUT 1h1 hour ago

Detective: childs backpack also found. #McStay

Shea Johnson ‏@DP_Shea 1h1 hour ago

Both skulls found in Grave B were fractured, Avila said. Distance between two graves approx. 20-25 feet apart. #mcstay

Beatriz Valenzuela @BeatrizVNews

Among items, including a child's blue pants with diapers in them, was a 3-pound sledgehammer, Avila said.

‏@SBcountyNow

Bachman said skeletal remains of adult male pulled from other grave, wrapped in woven blanket & secured by red tie-down. #McStay

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‏@sharonchenfox5

#McStay 3rd Investigator found remains of male victim with extension cord wrapped around neck, skull had hole in back of skull

‏@angiecbs8

Detective: white electrical cord wrapped around neck of male found in gravesite #A @CBS8 #McStay

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‏@pkruegernbcsd

Detective says one #McStay family body had extension cord wrapped around neck, also wrapped in blanket. Apparent body of Josp McStay.#NBC7

‏@PE_GailWesson

#McStay 2sets of tire tracks led to the two grave sites, about 20-25 feet apart closer to a gas line access road, nearby Quarry Rd, I15

‏@SBcountyNow

Bachman said male adult remains had white extension cord wrapped around neck & tied in knot. #McStay

Teri Figueroa ‏@TeriFigueroaUT 1h1 hour ago

Joseph #Mcstay remains had extension cord tied around neck. Body wrapped in white woven blanket, with red strap around blanket.

‏@SBcountyNow

Adult male remains were identified as those of Joseph #McStY, Bachman said. #McStay

Joe Nelson ‏@SBcountyNow 1h1 hour ago

Remains of Summer #McStay had multiple fractures, including multiple fractures to jaw, head & other areas of body, Bachman said. #McStay

‏@sharonchenfox5

#McStay 3rd Investigator says Forensics id'd Summer McStay thru DNA, she had multiple fractures to jaw, injuries... http://fb.me/7haNHa9To

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‏@TeriFigueroaUT

Joseph #Mcstay suffered broken leg, rib and four blows to his head before he died, homicide detective says.

‏@SBcountyNow

Skeletal remains of Joseph McStay Jr. were so minimal a cause of death was not determined, Bachman said. #McStay

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‏@angiecbs8

Detective: 4 yr old Gianni suffered at least 7 blows to the head before he died :( @CBS8 #McStay

Shea Johnson ‏@DP_Shea 1h1 hour ago

Joseph McStay: Fractures incl. base of skull, right tibia, rib. At least 4 impacts to skull. Gianni: At least 7 blows to head. #mcstay

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‏@SBcountyNow

Sledgehammer was consistent with injuries suffered by victims, Bachman said. #McStay

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‏@KFIAM640

Charles Merritt's face turns red, puts head in hands as detective describes beating death of young Joe McStay, Jr. Merritt's prelim underway

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David Gotfredson @DavidCBS8

Det. Bachman says Joey, Jr. body found outside grave. Cause of death undetermined because bones were scattered by animal activity.

Sharon Chen Fox 5 San Diego

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‪#‎McStay‬ Brother of Joseph McStay met with accused killer Merritt at McStay home to check on family. Merritt didn't want to walk around home.

‏@SBcountyNow

Joseph McStay's brother, Mike #McStay, told detectives he was contacted by his father, Patrick McStay, on Feb. 8, 2010, Bachman said

‏@SBcountyNow

Patrick McStay told son Mike he couldn't reach Joseph McStay, so Mike tried calling his brother following day, Bachman said. #ChaseMerritt

Joe Nelson ‏@SBcountyNow 1h1 hour ago

Mike #McStay also went to brother Joseph McStay's Fallbrook home on Feb. 9, 2010, but no one was there, Bachman said. #ChaseMerritt

Joe Nelson ‏@SBcountyNow 1h1 hour ago

Mike #McStay & #ChaseMerritt went to Joseph McStay's home on Feb. 13, 2010. Mike went through open window and let Merritt in, Bachman said.

‏@SBcountyNow

Mike #McStay thought his brother and his family were on vacation, Bachman said. #ChaseMerritt

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‏@DavidCBS8

#Mcstay prelim: MIchael Mcstay climbed in unlocked back window of Fallbrook home on Feb. 15, and then let Merritt in front door.

‏@SBcountyNow

Mike #McStay and #ChaseMerritt agreed that if they didn't hear from Joseph McStay and his family by Feb. 15, 2010, Mike would file . .

‏@SBcountyNow

When San Diego County sheriff's detectives were searching house, Mike #McStay noted a missing cover from a Futon couch, Bachman said.

‏@DavidCBS8

#Mcstay prelim: Mike told cops he though Merritt acted suspicious when they checked out the home Feb 15, Merritt did not touch anything.

‏@DavidCBS8

#Mcstay prelim: 4th witness sworn is homicide Det. Joseph Steers. No cross examination of first three witnesses.

‏@SBcountyNow

Steers said #McStay family were repainting their home a tan color and off white for kitchen. Blue pInter's tape.

‏@DP_Shea

Here we go: Steers says there was "small paint transfer" near sledgehammer handle. Off-white in color. #mcstay

Joe Nelson ‏@SBcountyNow 1h1 hour ago

Steers said there was blue painter's tape wrapped in towel in one of graves and paint on Summer McStay's brassiere. #McStay

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‏@DP_Shea

Paint also found on bra belonging to Summer McStay located at graves, and Joseph McStay's pants. #mcstay

Joe Nelson @SBcountyNow 29s30 seconds ago
Joseph #McStay was wrapped in a tan, heavy woven material matching that of the missing Futon cover from #McStay home, Steers said.

‏@SBcountyNow

White shop towel & bath towel w/ imprinted black nose & whiskers, found in graves. Consistent with those from #McStay home, Steers said.

‏@TeriFigueroaUT

Troy DuGal, the San Diego sheriff's homicide detective who first investigated #McStay disappearance now testifying.

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‏@DavidCBS8

#Mcstay prelim: no footwear belonging to victims found in graves. Paint on sledgehammer matched paint spot found on Summer's bra.

‏@DP_Shea

Evident the home Feb. 15, 2010 was undergoing renovations, or restoration, DuGal said. Furniture lacking, fresh paint on walls. #mcstay

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‏@pkruegernbcsd

Detective: murder suspect Chas Merritt talked about #McStay family in "past tense" when questioned, which made detectives suspicious. #NBC7

Joe Nelson ‏@SBcountyNow 1h1 hour ago

#ChaseMerritt said he last saw Joseph #McStay on Feb. 4, 2010, when they met at a Chik-fil-A restaurant to discuss business, Dugal said.

‏@SBcountyNow

Merritt consented to a DNA swab when asked, Dugal said.#McStay

Joe Nelson ‏@SBcountyNow 1h1 hour ago

Dugal said #ChaseMerritt told him he also met with Joseph #McStay at Chik-fil-A to pick up some checks.

‏@DavidCBS8

#Mcstay prelim: In Feb 2010 Merritt drove a 1999 Chevy 3500 pickup truck. Duval took DNA from Merritt on Feb 17, 2010 to compare to Isuzu.

‏@DavidCBS8

#Mcstay prelim: no cross examination of Duval. Prosecution recalls Det. Bachman.

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‏@DP_Shea

Prosecutors focus now on Isuzu Trooper found in San Ysidro lot. Merritt reportedly said he never drove it, but had rode in it b4. #mcstay

‏@DavidCBS8

#Mcstay prelim: SD sheriff took DNA swabs from Trooper, from steering wheel, radio controls, gear shifter and heater controls in vehicle

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‏@TeriFigueroaUT

SB Detective says Chase Merritt's DNA found on steering wheel of #McStay trooper

‏@SBcountyNow

Trace DNA from gearshift handle of #McStay Isuzu Trooper also matched that of #ChaseMerritt, Bachman said.

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‏@DP_Shea

Bachman says DNA found on Trooper's steering wheel, gear shift, radio control match w/ Merritts. #mcstay

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‏@DavidCBS8

#Mcstay prelim: Merritt told cops he had never driven the Mcstay trooper, but he had ridden in the vehicle many times.

‏@DP_Shea

Now we're on to phone records. #mcstay

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‏@SBcountyNow

#FBI Special Agent Kevin Boles now testifying. #McStay #ChaseMerritt

Shea Johnson ‏@DP_Shea 1h1 hour ago

Merritt and Joseph McStay spoke on the phone 27 times Feb. 4, 2010, last time family was heard from, Boles said. #mcstay

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‏@TeriFigueroaUT

FBI agent says Chase Merritts cell phone pinged off nearest towers to #McStay grave sites two days after family disappeared.

‏@angiecbs8

#McStay: FBI agent says Merritt's cell phone pinged near where the McStay's remains were found in the Mojave Desert @CBS8

Shea Johnson ‏@DP_Shea 2h2 hours ago

Reviewing records since 2009, Boles said Merritt only one time before Feb. 6, 2010 had made call from Victorville/Oro Grande area. #mcstay

Shea Johnson ‏@DP_Shea 1h1 hour ago

Michael #McStay walks by me in courthouse, says under breath: "That's about as open and shut as you're going to get."

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Fox 5 Sharon Chen ‏@sharonchenfox5 1h1 hour ago

#McStay Court in recess, time to grab lunch! I'll be back on at 1:30!

‏@SBcountyNow

Boles just excused. San Bernardino County sheriff's Detective Daniel Hanke now testifying. #McStay #ChaseMerritt

Shea Johnson ‏@DP_Shea 1h1 hour ago

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Det. Daniel Hanke on the stand now, talking Quickbooks. #mcstay

‏@SBcountyNow

Hanke testifying about Joseph McStay's QuickBooks online computer software account, and checks written on the account. #McStay

‏@DavidCBS8

#Mcstay preliim: Det. Daniel Hanke of SB homicide testifies about Joseph Mcstay's use of Quickbooks to manage his business financials

‏@DP_Shea

Charles Merritt was added as a vendor to Joseph McStay's Quickbooks account three days before family last heard from. #McStay

‏@TeriFigueroaUT

Three days before #McStay family vanished, Chase Merritt's name added to JM's quickbooks account -- but not from JM's computer.

‏@sharonchenfox5

#McStay detective now testifying someone wrote checks from Joseph McStay's QuickBook account to Charles Merritt then deleted it.

‏@TeriFigueroaUT

Chase Merritt cashed $2,495 from #Mcstay's quickbooks account -- but that check NOT written off of Mcstay computers, detective says

‏@DP_Shea

Between Feb. 1-4, more than $11K in checks were written to Merritt from Joseph McStay's Quickbook account, Hanke says. #mcstay

Shea Johnson ‏@DP_Shea 1h1 hour ago

Checks later written from Joseph's account to Merritt on Feb. 5 were edited to be backdated Feb. 4. # mcstay

‏@pkruegernbcsd

Detectives found suspicious activity on #McStay bank account, including back-dated checks written to suspect Charles Merritt. #NBC7

Shea Johnson ‏@DP_Shea 1h1 hour ago

Hanke: Merritt tied directly to phone call Feb. 8 canceling Joseph McStay's online Quickbooks account. #mcstay

‏@pkruegernbcsd

Detective: Suspicious checks for large amounts were deposited to accused killer's bank account after #McStay victims disappeared #NBC7

Teri Figueroa ‏@TeriFigueroaUT 1h1 hour ago

On Feb. 9, someone called quickbooks from Merritts cell phone, id'ed self as Joey #McStay and tried to delete the account, cop says

‏@sharonchenfox5

#McStay Investigator testifying 5 checks totaling $18K were written and deleted, cashed from McStay's business account.

‏@DP_Shea

Hanke on Merritt's cell pinging in Victorville on Feb. 6: "He told me he was not in the High Desert on that day." #McStay

‏@DP_Shea

Hanke on confronting Merritt about deleting Quickbooks: ..."There were multiple stories." #mcstay

‏@websleuths

#McStay interview on CNN before he was arrested. Chilling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD8iPEoj4eg …

‏@SBcountyNow

Between Feb. 1 and Feb. 8, 2010, multiple checks were written, then deleted, on Joseph McStay's QuickBooks account, Hanke said. #McStay

Paul Krueger
@pkruegernbcsd
In #McStay murder hearing: evidence that accused killer, Charles Merritt, looted McStay bank acct and used $$ for casino gambling. #NBC7

‏@SBcountyNow

On Feb. 1, 2010, a vendor named "charlesmerritt" was added onto one of two QuickBooks accounts Joseph #McStay had, Henke said. #ChaseMerritt

Joe Nelson ‏@SBcountyNow 1h1 hour ago

But #Merritt was already a listed vendor on the other QuickBooks account, Henke said. #McStay

David Gotfredson ‏@DavidCBS8 1h1 hour ago

#Mcstay preliim:SB homicide Det. Ryan Smith testified in Feb 2010 Merritt cashed several checks written with Quickbooks

‏@SBcountyNow

All the checks written on McStay's QuickBooks account after Feb. 4, 2010 were backdated to that date, Hanke said. #McStay #ChaseMerritt

Shea Johnson ‏@DP_Shea 1h1 hour ago

Merritt's sister, who lived in Oro Grande, told detectives her brother did not visit her Feb. 6. #mcstay

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‏@SBcountyNow

When interviewed, Merritt did not deny backdating the checks written on QuickBooks account, but offered no explanation, Hanke said. #McStay

Joe Nelson ‏@SBcountyNow 5h5 hours ago

Bachman said Merritt's ex-girlfriend, Catherine Jarvis, told him #ChaseMerritt would often spend days at a time at the casinos. #McStay

Joe Nelson ‏@SBcountyNow 5h5 hours ago

Smith said Merritt's sister, Juanita Merritt, was living in Oro Grande, near Victorville, when McStays were killed. #McStay #ChaseMerritt

Joe Nelson ‏@SBcountyNow 5h5 hours ago

But Juanita Merritt told investigators she was not visited by her brother on or around the time the McStays were killed, Smith said. #McStay

Angie Lee ‏@angiecbs8 5h5 hours ago

Judge Michael Smith says the evidence in #McStay is sufficient to stand trial for Chase Merritt @CBS8

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‏@DavidCBS8

#Mcstay preliim: Judge orders Merritt to stand trial on four counts of murder; cites Quickbook checks, DNA on trooper, cell phone pings.

‏@ArtieNBCSD

Mike McStay; I'm not opposed to he death penalty. "Use a rusty needle for all I care". #nbc7 #mcstay

‏@ArtieNBCSD

McStay mother: "it's been a hard day for me. It's not happy, and it's not sad. It's everything." #nbc7 #mcstay

Angie Lee ‏@angiecbs8 3h3 hours ago

#mcstay brother Mike McStay he's ready to fight for justice after judge orders Chase Merritt to stand trial @CBS8

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