Opening Statements: Prosecution
January 8, 2019
Law & Crime Commentary: 1/8/2019
Cathy Russon Discusses the McStay Family Murder Trial: 1/8/2019
January 9, 2019
Jennifer Mitchley: Part 2 of 5
January 10, 2019
David Jackson; Kathy Conwell; Sgt. Tingley Part 3 of 4
Cathy Russen: Report From the McStay Gravesite
Defense Attorney Katie Cherkasky: Timeline Crucial for Both Sides in McStay Trial
Trial Attorney Anne Bremner: Impact of Charles Merritt’s Prior Criminal History
Highlights from Week: Starts at 1:30 Mark
January 14, 2019
Analysis of 3rd Party Culpability
Cathy Russen: Discussion of visit to graves
Day 5: Part 1 McGyver McCarger
Day 5: Part 2 McGyver McCarger & Detective Troy Dugal
Day Five: Part 3 Detective Troy Dugal
January 15, 2019
Death Investigator Joseph Scott Morgan
Criminal Investigator Charles Mittelstadt
Law & Crime’s Cathy Russon on What to Expect from Day 6
January 16, 2019
Day 7: Part 4 Det. Troy Dugal & Denys Williams
Linda Kenney Baden: “Some Other Dude Did It” Defense
January 17, 2019
Jonna Spilbor: Lack of evidence tying Merritt to McStay Murder
Day 8: Part 4 David Joe Sequeida
Arguments Outside of the Jury’s Presence
January 22, 2019
Day 9: Part 1 David Sequeida John Bluth & Sgt Gary Hart
Day 9: Part 2 Sgt Gary Hart & Sgt Armando Avila
Day 9: Part 3 Sgt Armando Avila
January 23, 2019
Day 10 Part 3 Dr Alexis Gray Testifies Police Interview is Played
Day 10 Part 4 Police Interview is Played
Defense Attorney Sylvia Smith weighs in on Circumstantial Evidence & its Reliability
January 24, 2019
Day 11 Part 1 Police Interview
Day 11 Part 2 Police Interview is Played
Day 11 Part 3 CSI Specialist Heatherly Radeleff
Day 11 Part 4 CSI Specialist Heatherly Radeleff
January 28, 2019
Day 12 Part 1 Susan Heckaman Jeffrey Martin
Day 12 Part 2 Dr Chanikarn Changsri
Day 12 Part 3 Dr Chanikarn Changsri
Day 12 Part 4 Dr Chanikarn Changsri
January 29, 2019
Day 13 Part 1 Elva Fonseca Sgt Joseph Steers
Day 13 Part 2 Sgt Joseph Steers, Dr Diana Wright
Trial Day 13 Part 4 Sgt Ryan Smith
January 31, 2019
Day 14 Part 2 Sgt Ryan Smith & Carmen Garcia
Day 14 Part 4 Michael Bosillo & David Lipnitzky
February 05, 2019
Day 15 Part 1 Hearing Regarding QuickBooks Witness
February 06, 2019
Day 16 Part 2 CSI Michael Russ
Day 16 Part 3 Arguments After The Jury Is Sent Home
Attorney Eric Johnson: QuickBooks Account in the McStay Family Murder Trial
February 07, 2019
Day 17 Part 1 Sgt Ryan Smith Det Jason Schroeder
Day 17 Part 2 Det Jason Schroeder
February 13, 2019
Trial Day 18 Part 1 Det Jason Schroeder
Day 18 Part 2 Det Dan Schroeder & Michael West
Day 18 Part 3 Michael West & Sgt Ryan Smith
February 14, 2019
Day 19 Part 1 Motion Hearing to Allow Phone Evidence
Trial Day 19 Part 2 Det Dan Hanke
February 19, 2019
Trial Day 20 Part 1 Sgt Ryan Smith & Ret Criminalist Donald Jones
Trial Day 20 Part 2 Ret Criminalist Donald Jones
Trial Day 20 Part 3 Ret Criminalist Donald Jones
Trial Day 20 Part 4 Ret Criminalist Donald Jones
February 20, 2019
rial Day 21 Part 1 Ret Criminalist Donald Jones
Trial Day 21 Part 2 Ret Criminalist Donald Jones
Trial Day 21 Part 3 April Coronado & Scott Weitzman
Trial Day 21 Part 4 Scott Weitzman
February 21, 2019
Trial Day 22 Part 1 Scott Weitzman
Trial Day 22 Part 2 Scott Weitzman
Trial Day 22 Part 3 Hearing on the Phone Records
Trial Day 22 Part 4 Sgt Ryan Smith & Agt Kevin Boles
Trial Day 22 Part 5 Agt Kevin Boles
February 25, 2019
February 26, 2019
Trial Day 24 Part 4 Audio Only
February 27, 2019
Trial Day 25 Hearing on Jailhouse Recordings Audio Only
February 28, 2019
Trial Day 26 Part 1 Det Ryan Smith Det Jason Schroeder
Trial Day 26 Part 2 Sgt Edward Bachman Juanita Merritt & Sgt Ryan Smith
March 4, 2019
Trial Day 27 Part 1 Sgt Ryan Smith
Trial Day 27 Part 2 Sgt Ryan Smith Testifies& Motions Hearing
March 12, 2019
Trial Day 28 Part 1 Hearing Outside of Jurors Presence Audio Only
Trial Day 28 Part 2 Eugene Liscio
Trial Day 28 Part 3 Eugene Liscio
Trial Day 28 Part 4 Eugene Liscio
Trial Day 28 Part 5 Eugene Liscio
March 13, 2019
Trial Day 29 Part 2 Taylor Jarvis Testifies Audio Only
Trial Day 29 Part 3 Taylor Jarvis & Catherine Jarvis Testify
Trial Day 29 Part 4 Catherine Jarvis Testifies
March 14, 2019
Trial Day 30 Part 1 Catherine Jarvis Cross Exam
Trial Day 30 Part 2 Catherine Jarvis Cross Exam
Trial Day 30 Part 3 Catherine Jarvis Cross & Redirect
Trial Day 30 Part 4 Catherine Jarvis End of Testimony
March 18, 2019
Trial Day 31 Part 1 Susan Blake Called by Defense
Trial Day 31 Part 2 Susan Blake Called by Defense
March 19, 2019
Trial Day 32 Part 1 Sgt Joseph Steers Testifies Audio Only
Trial Day 32 Part 2 Sgt Joseph Steers Testifies Audio Only
Trial Day 32 Part 3 Hearing Outside of Jury Presence
March 26, 2019
April 3, 2019
Trial Day 34 Part 1-Michael McStay
Trial Day 34 Part 2-Michael McStay
April 4, 2019
Trial Day 35 Part 1 Suzanna Ryan
Trial Day 35 Part 2 Suzanna Ryan
Trial Day 35 Part 3 Suzanna Ryan
April 8, 2019
Trial Day 36 Part 1 Suzanna Ryan
April 9 , 2019
Trial Day 37 Part 1 Cathy Sanchez
Trial Day 37 Part 2 Ryan Smith
Trial Day 37 Part 3 Bode-Christina Nash
Trial Day 37 Part 4 Bode-Christina Nash
April 10 , 2019
Trial Day 38 Part 2 Mark Perlin
Trial Day 38 Part 4 Mark Perlin
April 11 , 2019
April 16 , 2019
Trial Day 40 Part 1 Quickbooks
Trial Day 40 Sarah Kane Part 2 PayPal
Trial Day 40 Sarah Kane Part 3 Pay Pal
Trial Day 40 Part 4 Bryan Charles La Rock/Elluma
April 17, 2019
Trial Day 41 Bryan Charles La Rock/Elluma Part 1
Trial Day 41 Bryan Charles La Rock/Elluma Part 2
Trial Day 41 Bryan Charles La Rock/EllumaPart 3
Trial Day 41 Bryan Charles La Rock/Elluma Part 4
April 18, 2019
Trial Day 42 Bryan Charles La Rock/Elluma Part 1
Trial Day 42 Bryan Charles La Rock/Elluma Part 2
Trial Day 42 Bryan Charles La Rock/Elluma Part 3
Trial Day 42 Bryan Charles La Rock/Elluma Part 4
April 22, 2019
April 23, 2019
April 24, 2019
Trial Day 45 Gregg Stuchman Part 1
Trial Day 45 Gregg Stuchman Part 2
Trial Day 45 Gregg Stuchman Part 3
April 25, 2019
Trial Day 46 Cancelled Due to Illness
April 29, 2019
Trial Day 47 Dennis Shogren Part 1
Trial Day 47 Dennis Shogren Part 2
Trial Day 47 Dennis Shogren Part 3
Gene Rossi & Jeffrey Paul Discuss the Police Tactics in the McStay Trial 04/29/19
April 30, 2019
Attorney Anne Bremner Discusses the Mcstay Family Murder Trial
May 1, 2019
May 2, 2019
May 7, 2019
The Daily Debrief Aaron Keller
May 8, 2019
McStay Family Murder Trial Footage of Charles Merritts Truck
May 13, 2019
May 21, 2019
May 22, 2019
May 23, 2019
May 28, 2019
Closing Statements Prosecution Part 1
Closing Statements Prosecution Part 2
Closing Statements Prosecution Part 3
May 29, 2019
Closing Statements The Defense Part 1
Closing Statements The Defense Part 2
Closing Statements The Defense Part 3
Closing Statements The Defense Part 4 & Prosecution Rebuttal Part 1
May 30, 2019
June 10, 2019
Penalty Phase Attorney Questions
Penalty Phase Prosecutor Opening
Penalty Phase Prosecution Closing Part 1
Justice Delayed: Will the McStay murders ever be solved? Is Chase Merritt a killer or an innocent man on California's Death Row? 
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