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Down to the Bone: A Missing Familys Murder and the Elusive Quest for Justice (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780806542621)
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xIn this twisting, deeply researched true-crime mystery, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and bestselling author Caitlin Rother hunts for answers into the disappearance and subsequent murders of the McStay family to find the truth behind a heinous crime that became a nation's obsession, the controversial trial in its wake, and for answers to lingering questions of justice. On February 15, 2010, Joseph McStay, his wife Summer, and their two young sons were reported missing from their new home in San Diego County. They left eggs and fruit rotting on the counter. Their Dodge truck sat in the driveway. Their dogs were abandoned outside without food. But investigators found no blood, signs of a struggle, or clues to their whereabouts. Did the family take an unannounced vacation? Were they running away from personal problems? Or were they victims of foul play? Nearly four years later, a motorcyclist found the McStays' remains in and around two shallow graves, one hundred miles away in the Mojave Desert. Their skulls showed signs of blunt-force trauma, likely due to the sledgehammer buried with them. Authorities focused on Charles "Chase" Merritt, a close friend and subcontractor for Joseph's company. Despite a lack of physical evidence, scenarios that defied logic, and numerous unanswered questions, prosecutors convinced a jury of Merritt's guilt. After an emotional sentencing hearing, the judge imposed the death penalty. But did another possible suspect, who was ignored by investigators and ducked a subpoena to testify, get away with murder? In this twisting, deeply researched true-crime mystery, New York Times bestselling investigative journalist Caitlin Rother hunts for answers to reveal the truth behind a heinous crime that became a nation's obsession, with a controversial trial in its wake, and lingering questions of justice.
Author: Caitlin Rother
ISBN-10: 0806542624
ISBN-13: 9780806542621
Publisher: Citadel Press
Language: English
Published: 03/25/2025
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Author: Caitlin Rother
ISBN-10: 0806542624
ISBN-13: 9780806542621
Publisher: Citadel Press
Language: English
Published: 03/25/2025
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
By Caitlin Rother
xCaitlin Rother is a New York Times bestselling true crime author and Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist. She worked for nearly two decades as an investigative reporter and has had work published in Cosmopolitan, The Los Angeles Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, among others. As a TV crime commentator, she has done more than 200 media appearances on episodes of 20/20, People Magazine Investigates, Crime Watch Daily, Australia's World News, Nancy Grace, Snapped, and numerous shows on Netflix, Investigation Discovery, HLN, REELZ, Oxygen, E!, A&E, C-SPAN and various PBS affiliates. Rother also works as a writing/research coach and consultant, and plays piano and sings in an acoustic band. She lives in Southern California and can be found online at CaitlinRother.com.
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