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California man sentenced to death for killing family of 4

By JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2013, file photo, residents of Victorville, Calif., and surrounding communities place crosses near the graves where the McStay family was found in Victorville, Calif. A jury verdict will be read in the case of a Southern California man charged with killing a family of four and burying their bodies in the desert. The verdict will be read Monday, June 10, 2019, in court in San Bernardino in the quadruple murder case against 62-year-old Charles &quot;Chase&quot; Merritt. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP, File)

California man guilty of killing family of 4 found in desert

By AMY TAXIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2019, file photo, murder defendant Charles Ray Merritt sits in San Bernardino County Court prior to opening statements in San Bernardino, Calif. A jury verdict will be read in the case of a Southern California man charged with killing a family of four and burying their bodies in the desert. The verdict will be read Monday, June 10, 2019, in court in San Bernardino in the quadruple murder case against 62-year-old Charles &quot;Chase&quot; Merritt. (Will Lester/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool, File)

The Latest: Man convicted of killing family found in desert

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In this Nov. 20, 2013, file photo, people place crosses near the graves where the McStay family was found in Victorville, Calif. Opening statements are expected on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in the trial of Charles “Chase” Merritt for the murders of Joseph McStay, McStay’s wife Summer and their 3- and 4-year-old sons. The family disappeared from their San Diego County home in 2010. Three years later, their bodies were found in the remote desert location. (James Quigg/The Victor Valley Daily Press via AP, File)

Charles Merritt, California man, accused in deaths of McStay family of 4, now on trial

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FILE - In this May 19, 2015, file photo,, Charles &quot;Chase&quot; Merritt, who is charged in the deaths of a family of four whose bodies were found three years after their disappearance, waits for his preliminary hearing in San Bernardino, Calif. Opening statements are expected Monday, Jan. 7, 2018, in the trial of Merritt for the murders of Joseph McStay, McStay’s wife Summer and their 3- and 4-year-old sons. The family disappeared from their San Diego County home in 2010. Three years later, their bodies were found in a remote desert location. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)

The Latest: ID of family’s killer contested in murder trial

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Forensic anthropologists and San Bernardino County Sheriff Department officials investigate two shallow graves where human remains were found in a remote area of Southern California's Mojave Desert in Victorville, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Deputies and coroner's investigators digging through the graves found the remains of four people whose identities remain a mystery. (AP Photo/The Victor Valley Daily Press, Sarah Alvarado)

Sheriff: Bodies found in desert are missing couple

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