01-23-2015, 10:33 PM
SAN DIEGO PD Search Warrants Released
Most of what is contained in them is already well known to the public in regards to the McStay home when they were first reported missing -- the dogs were out back, there were raw eggs on the kitchen counter, there were two bowls of popcorn on the futon, there were clothes strewn about, etc...
The warrants also indicate that there was a tall lamp lying on the floor and there were open suitcases with folded clothes in the master bedroom closet.
In a search warrant dated February 19, 2010, Detective Troy DuGal of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, wrote, "...It is my opinion the McStay family is the victim of foul play." "...I believe that some or all of the McStay family has been kidnapped and killed," he added.
But despite that initial belief detailed by DuGal, investigators apparently reached the conclusion that the family likely fled voluntarily to Mexico and the disappearance was investigated as a missing-persons case for more than three years.
The early warrants don't include anything about suspects. But, media organizations are also seeking access to search warrants filed later in the investigation, when it was in the hands of San Bernardino County. Those are likely be more enlightening. A hearing on that matter is scheduled for next week.
Chase Merritt is also scheduled in court for a hearing next Friday, 1/30.
Ref: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/search-warra...rder-case/
Most of what is contained in them is already well known to the public in regards to the McStay home when they were first reported missing -- the dogs were out back, there were raw eggs on the kitchen counter, there were two bowls of popcorn on the futon, there were clothes strewn about, etc...
The warrants also indicate that there was a tall lamp lying on the floor and there were open suitcases with folded clothes in the master bedroom closet.
In a search warrant dated February 19, 2010, Detective Troy DuGal of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, wrote, "...It is my opinion the McStay family is the victim of foul play." "...I believe that some or all of the McStay family has been kidnapped and killed," he added.
But despite that initial belief detailed by DuGal, investigators apparently reached the conclusion that the family likely fled voluntarily to Mexico and the disappearance was investigated as a missing-persons case for more than three years.
The early warrants don't include anything about suspects. But, media organizations are also seeking access to search warrants filed later in the investigation, when it was in the hands of San Bernardino County. Those are likely be more enlightening. A hearing on that matter is scheduled for next week.
Chase Merritt is also scheduled in court for a hearing next Friday, 1/30.
Ref: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/search-warra...rder-case/