VERDICT WATCH Closing Arguments- Chase Merritt Charged W/Murder of Joseph, Summer, Gianni and Joe Jr McStay

[KALI]

The evidence is in a 4 year olds laptop? Huh.

 

[KALI]

Absolutely. There are so many holes already that my head is spinning.

I thought McGee wanted to stick to facts? He is creating a fantasy.

 

[Chelly]

I’m guessing they see desperation! IMHO

Yes. Feeling a bit sad for Mr McGee. Perhaps one of his team will have a sit-down with him tonight.

 

[Mony Mony]

The evidence is in a 4 year olds laptop? Huh.

That is apparently missing, yet McGee somehow knows it holds the evidence of the alternative accounting? Huh?

 

[geevee]

Yes. Feeling a bit sad for Mr McGee. Perhaps one of his team will have a sit-down with him tonight.

Or an intervention.

 

[oceanblueeyes]

Anyone liking the defense closing so far?

I'm not watching or wasting my time.

I'm sure posters will have comments on it so I will rely on those instead.

Imo

 

[Sillybilly]

This post lands at random.

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NOTE: Do NOT post a message saying you are doing so, that's a TOS violation by you. Put them on the list and be happy.

 

[UndiscoveredTruth]

Hi everyone, I'm just going to post tweets of Cathy's regarding closing statements for those who've been unable to view the live streaming! *Sorry they're late*

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 7h7 hours ago
#McStay - Local media has shown up for closing arguments. They were there for openings but haven't been back since week 1. The length of this trial and it's crazy schedule has made it nearly impossible to cover like other trials. @LawCrimeNetwork has made every effort to cover.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 7h7 hours ago
#McStay - Judge still instructing jurors. They can consider 1st-degree murder, 2nd-degree murder or not guilty. https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/charles-merritt/watch-live-mcstay-family-murder-trial/ …

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 6h6 hours ago
#McStay - Prosecutor Imes: "In 2010 a family of four disappears..." Watch closing arguments now: https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/charles-merritt/watch-live-mcstay-family-murder-trial/ …

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 6h6 hours ago
Cathy Russon Retweeted Richard K. De Atley

#McStay - Prosecution closing argument.
Richard K. De Atley‏Verified account @RKDeAtley 6h6 hours ago
Says there is no other reasonable conclusion than first-degree murder, Reminds jurors prosecution does not need to prove where, when, or how.


Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 6h6 hours ago
#McStay - Imes: "You don't need to kill those two kids unless they can identify who the killer is."

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 6h6 hours ago
#McStay - Noteworthy: Imes tells the jury the state doesn't have to prove where the murders happened.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 6h6 hours ago
#McStay - Imes slams the sledgehammer on the table, "It was blow after blow after blow to a child's skull. A 3-year-old, a 4-year-old. THAT is premeditated murder."

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 5h5 hours ago
#McStay - Imes going over the neighbor's video. Prosecutors say it's Merritt's truck. Defense says doesn't match.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 5h5 hours ago
Cathy Russon Retweeted Richard K. De Atley

#McStay - Prosecution closing argument.
Richard K. De Atley‏Verified account @RKDeAtley 5h5 hours ago
Now Feb. 5: A series of checks written -- not on McStay computer --- created edited, printed,and deleted, Imes says. Checks backdated to Feb. 4 and were negotiated by Merritt, using the lowercase name matching the Feb. 4 name added to custom account.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 5h5 hours ago
Cathy Russon Retweeted Richard K. De Atley

#McStay - Prosecution closing argument.
Richard K. De Atley‏Verified account @RKDeAtley 5h5 hours ago
Backdated, Imes says, because Merritt knows Joseph McStay's last contact with anyone was Feb. 4.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 5h5 hours ago
#McStay - Imes telling jury Merritt has no alibi for Feb 6 - the date the state says Merritt buried the bodies.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 5h5 hours ago
#McStay - Charles Merritt looks up at screen where Prosecutor Imes displays his cell phone activity.

 

[smr]

Boy his sound affects I can’t stand either.

rsbm

Compared to Melissa Rodriguez and Imes? Ouch.

 

[Plumeria5]

I'm not watching or wasting my time.

I'm sure posters will have comments on it so I will rely on those instead.

Imo

I scrolled through towards the end and saw the defense attorney cross his hands over each other and say, "There was no motive". The end....

 

[missy1974]

Defense atty is becoming frightening in his words and actions. Repeatedly yelling, slapping hands together. I think he actually slapped a table a time or too. Juries find this behavior alarming.

Imes yelled his closing argument for 4 hours today JMO

 

[UndiscoveredTruth]

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 5h5 hours ago
#McStay - Imes shows almost 13 hours of inactivity on Merritt's phone. "A long time to move evidence, clean evidence, hide evidence." He points out this is when the family Trooper is discovered in the parking lot next to the Mexico border.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 5h5 hours ago
#McStay - Imes: Feb 9 - Call to QuickBooks from Merritt's phone number asking them to delete the account. "Why would Joseph McStay or someone with innocent intent need to delete the business records from a business that's been around for years?"

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 5h5 hours ago
#McStay - Lunch recess until 1:30pm PDT/4:30 EDT. We are still in prosecution opening.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 3h3 hours ago
Closing arguments continue in the #McStay family murder trial. Watch Live: https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/charles-merritt/watch-live-mcstay-family-murder-trial/ …

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 3h3 hours ago
#McStay - Imes: "If there was a dispute over money or a dispute over how much the defendant was to be paid, it would make sense there's a calculator on the table."

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 3h3 hours ago
#McStay - Imes says this looks like "life interrupted".

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 3h3 hours ago
McStay - Imes is playing the 911 call when the remains were found in the desert.

 

[missy1974]

Hmmm he mocked the state for talking about witnesses not called by defense, now accusing the state of hiding Sequida Sr.

But the State has to PROVE guilt. The defense doesn't have to prove anything, right? What did McGee say? They could sit over there and play cards all day if they wanted to? LOL

 

[travelbug]

Anyone liking the defense closing so far?

I believe they are doing an excellent job and focusing the attention on the lack of PT evidence connecting CM to murder.

 

[smr]

The two timed felon never mentioned they were hiding QB from Dan

Well clearly McGee is representing Merritt.

 

[missy1974]

I am really hoping that L&C uploads the jury instructions, I wanted to hear them and we were without sound for the first little bit, I hope they have sound on their recording. Probably not... lol

 

[UndiscoveredTruth]

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 2h2 hours ago
#McStay - Imes shows a photo of paint can found in the home and talks about pain on the sledgehammer and paint on Summer's bra.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 2h2 hours ago
#McStay - Imes shows this photo of Joseph Jr. holding a paintbrush and compares to paintbrush found in the in the shallow grave.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 2h2 hours ago
#McStay - Imes says the way the paint spot on Summer's bra "ran" is consistent with her being on her right side when the paint ended up there, consistent with Summer being "disabled, rendered unable to defend herself, someone uses paint in that house."

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 2h2 hours ago
#McStay - Imes: "Why would someone after disabling the mother of two children in that house need to use pain other than to cover their tracks."

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 2h2 hours ago
#McStay - Imes now talking about Merritt's DNA found in the family's Trooper.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 2h2 hours ago
Cathy Russon Retweeted Richard K. De Atley

#McStay prosecution closing arguments.
Richard K. De Atley‏Verified account @RKDeAtley 2h2 hours ago
Also challenged any defense touch DNA evidence from items at graves. Defense expert was "selling a product," Imes said. "All of his validation studies were done by himself, not outside researchers," Imes notes.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 2h2 hours ago
#McStay - On the projection screen: THE DEFENSE CASE WAS NOTHIN MORE THAN SMOKE & MIRRORS.

 

[UndiscoveredTruth]

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 2h2 hours ago
#McStay - Imes: "Dan Kavanaugh was in Hawaii. There's no evidence to contradict that. .....smoke and mirrors."

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 2h2 hours ago
#McStay - Judge Smith calls for the afternoon break. He says 15 mins, we know better.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 2h2 hours ago
#McStay - Prosecutor Imes has taken most of the day with closing arguments and still going. It's safe to say we'll have closings tomorrow, likely most of the day. Jurors have already informed judge they can't deliberate Friday this week - they can following weeks, if necessary.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 1h1 hour ago
#McStay - Imes plays this portion of Merritt's police interview: "..if Joseph doesn't get back pretty soon and uh my rent won't get paid at the end of this month so that's not gonna be fun." He points to financial problems/motive.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 1h1 hour ago
#McStay - Imes played the portion of CNN's interview of Merritt saying he was definitely the last person to see Joseph McStay alive.

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 1h1 hour ago
#McStay - Imes: "You have a truck that can not be excluded. It can't be excluded from the Mitchley video or from the tracks in the desert."

Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 1h1 hour ago
#McStay - Imes ends his closing argument. "..render the one true and just verdict in this case. Guilty of first-degree murder for Joseph. Summer. Guilty of first-degree murder for Gianni. Guilty of first-degree murder for Joseph Jr. "

 

[citygirl]

Imes yelled his closing argument for 4 hours today JMO

I never saw this Missy! Have only tapped into the afternoon. Was he yelling this morning?

 

[MissJames]

Yes, like don't become a two timed felon in the first place, and don't embezzle from your business partner.

.....and had a current felony warrant hanging over over his head.