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September 1, 2025 10 mins

In 2010, an everyday family vanished from their Southern California home without a trace. Their SUV was found near the border, and many believed they had fled to Mexico. But years later, a shocking discovery in the Mojave Desert revealed the truth—the family had been brutally murdered. Who would want an entire family dead, and why? Join Olivia Cornu and John Conner as they dive deep into the dark to discuss the murder of the McStay family. Will this case be enough to make you check the locks?

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This episode of Check the Locks is dedicated, with love, to the memory of our friend Mathew Scott Halliday. 

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McStay murders: A man is on death row for the brutal killings of a young family found in shallow graves in the desert – but did he really do it? | The Independent

California man sentenced to death in killings of McStay family members in 2010

The McStay Family Murders And The 'Monster' Behind Them



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