The McStay case has
been interesting to me since I first came across it on the internet about a
year ago, and I can't seem to wonder about a few things. If you're not familiar
with the McStay's, please read the following story about it.
At 7:47 that same
night, a neighbor catches on surveillance tape, what appears to be the McStay's
White Isuzu Trooper passing by.
At 8:28 PM on
February 4, 2010 Joseph McStay made a cell phone call to an employee, Charles Merritt, to follow up
on a meeting earlier that day. This to, would be the last phone call he would make.
Sometime after
February 4, Just north of San Diego in a
small town called Fallbrook, neighbors of the McStay's, became concerned about
the McStay's dogs, Bear and Digger, next door barking continuously. The
neighbor called animal control officers, who gave the dogs water from a spigot.
No one was home so the neighbors fed the dogs until Joseph McStay's brother
came to collect the animals.
On February 10, Dan Kavanaugh , who ran Earth
Inspired Products, Joseph McStay's business website, had been unable to contact
Joseph so he called the police to do what is called a 'welfare check'. Not
seeing anything out of the ordinary, other then no one being home, The San
Diego Sherriff's leave. A few days later , Michael McStay, having become
increasingly worried, breaks in through a window to find the house empty. There
was some mess in the house, but Michael believed it was from remodeling that
was going on in the home. On February 15, Michael calls the police and reports the family missing.
Detective Troy DuGal is sent to the Fallbrook home.DuGal comes to the conclusion that there are no
signs of a struggle but that the family appears to have left in somewhat of a
hurry. Besides the two dogs being left unattended, two bowls of uneaten popcorn
are in the living room and there are some eggs and a banana still on the
kitchen counter. The family had vanished. Joseph, Summer and there two
children, Gianni, 5, and Joseph Mateo,3.
Dugal drew his attention to the family vehicles. There green truck was still
parked in the driveway but there White Isuzu Trooper was missing. The detective
immediately tracked it down. It had been towed on February 8,it was originally
found a couple blocks away from the U.S. Mexico border, in a
town called San Ysidro. The
vehicle was parked illegally in a strip mall parking lot. The only fingerprints
found in the car are those of the McStay family.
Dugal drew his attention to the family vehicles. There green truck was still
parked in the driveway but there White Isuzu Trooper was missing. The detective
immediately tracked it down. It had been towed on February 8,it was originally
found a couple blocks away from the U.S. Mexico border, in a
town called San Ysidro. The
vehicle was parked illegally in a strip mall parking lot. The only fingerprints
found in the car are those of the McStay family. |
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This case is still
as mysterious as the day they vanished.
Many people are suspicious of Summer. I read on a different blog that Joseph's mother claimed that the border footage looked like Summer and the two boys, but that the man with them was NOT Joseph. She could be mistaken, but she is his mother. I would buy a mother's opinion over anyone else's. So if that is not Joseph on the bridge with them, who is it? Could Summer have another man? Also, the many name changes of Summer McStay are weird, and the demeanor of Summer's sister on the Disappeared episode is also bizarre. She laughs, she almost cries, she says this whole thing "suck," but she never looks panic- or grief-stricken. For God's sake, someone could be torturing your sister in Mexico right now! Unless she knows exactly where her sister is because her sister planned this. If Joseph was the one who took possession of the Spanish-learning software, however, then it makes sense he was also planning to go to Mexico. So maybe that was him on the bridge with his family.
ReplyDeleteI cant see how anyone can see anything on those surveillance tapes. I agree with you that someone knows and isn't talking and its most likely the sister. Thanks for the feedback, you've given me reason to continue with my blog. I was just about to give up on it.
ReplyDeleteI think it's possible someone knows something but they aren't sure what it means - like maybe Summer was talking to her sister and made an offhand remark that didn't make sense or to another family member - it may have not been an obvious offhand remark - but I hope that the police and other investigators have interviewed the family for any clues as to anything that Summer may have said or how she was acting in the time span before they disappeared - also - I would like to know what the texts that were sent to Summer's phone said - did that provide the IR3 search and recovery any legitimate information as to what was going on with the McStay's? Dan Kavanaugh was a business associate that texted summer's cell phone more than once after they disappeared - he may have done that because Joseph's cell phone battery had died - checking out the restaurants along the roads that were travelled and any surveillance around that area - what about any buses that went along the route near there house as the McStay's were going in the direction they were headed - public buses many times have cameras - or does anyone know the last time the tank was filled with gas and how it was paid for and on what day - a gas station may also have surveillance and/or receipts for any items purchased in addition to the gas - what about the side of the border where the cars are entering - maybe the photos there have a different angle and are less grainy - was the food that was in the car that they found analyzed for forensics on the wrappers and was the restaurant called to look at surveillance for the week after and day that they disappeared? I don't think they just vanished for no good reason - I don't know what happened and there are many pieces to the puzzle but nothing fits together to give the solution to the puzzle - were there any planes in the area that had traffic pattern on video that may have caught the car on tape without realizing it? what about the cameras leaving Mexico? I think if the McStay's knew that they were going to be gone a long time they would have made arrangements for a neighbor to watch the dogs - were there any investments that Joseph McStay was against with the company that angered a client that suddenly became investments after Joseph McStay went missing - there could be clues in the office that appear to be normal every day routine but they are actually clues to what happened to them - I think the business needs to be investigated thoroughly and the ISBN numbers on the craigslist and if possible dump the phone lines for the landline if they had one to see what calls they received there - also - did they check the emails that the McStay's received? Mail? were they doing anything different in their routine such as groceries with what they bought and when and where, supplies - maybe someone does know something but they aren't aware of the importance it has to the case and didn't think it meant anything - I saw the show on I think it was the discovery channel and have checked back from time to time to see if they were found
ReplyDeleteWow this is all just to weird an entire family dropping everything and just disappearing, this is really weird. I agree with Anonymous comment Jun 23,2012 What did the texts from the husband's business associate to his wife say, it's hard to even speculate what happened to this family without all of the information, such as what the texts said, or what the business call was about when the husband called a business associate before disappearing, I also agree that the surveillance footage from EVERY business from the home to where the family SUV was found should be reviewed and that footage may shed some light on the entire situation. I am curious to find out if they were running from something, especially the wife having changed her name several times. Or were they all kidnapped? Wow this is a conundrum.. I hope they located them safely the brother seems floored by the disappearances and is extremely concerned, but as someone mentioned in a comment I read on one of the sites about the family, it seems more likely that someone involved and close to the family knows the answer to all of these questions, I would start looking toward the wife's sister because of her lackadaisical attitude towards all her sisters' name changes and the reasons "Summer" changed her name multiple times, and the disappearances in general. Her seeming disinterest leads one to believe she knows more than she is letting out..
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