Name: Summer, Joseph, Gianni & Joseph McStay Jr.
Season 3 Episode 1: “Mystery at the Border”
Original air date: January 3, 2011
Status: Found deceased
The disappearance of Summer, Joseph, Gianni and Joseph McStay Jr. from Fallbrook, California on February 4, 2010.
On November 13, 2013 the McStay family was found murdered in the desert near Victorville, California.
Charles Merritt, Joseph McStay’s business partner, was arrested in November of 2014 and charged with their murders. Merritt owed Joseph McStay more than $40,000, and began forging checks to himself from Joseph’s account after the family’s disappearance.
On November 13 2017 the trial was waived until February 13, 2018. Jury selection for the case began on October 29, 2018.
Charles Merritt was found guilty on four counts of first degree murder on June 10, 2019. The verdict came after jurors deliberated for a week after a trial that lasted nearly five months. On January 21, 2020 Merritt was sentenced to death.
Name: Patricia “Patti” Adkins
Season 3 Episode 2: “Secret Rendezvous”
Original air date: January 10, 2011
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Patricia “Patti” Adkins from Marysville, Ohio on June 29, 2001.
Name: Molly Bish
Season 3 Episode 3: “Murky Waters”
Original air date: January 17, 2011
Status: Found deceased
The disappearance of Molly Bish from Warren, Massachusetts on June 27, 2000.
On June 9, 2003 Molly’s body was found five miles from her family home. Her murder remains unsolved.
Name: Brian Barton
Season 3 Episode 4: “The Final Chord”
Original air date: January 24, 2011
Status: Found deceased
The disappearance of Brian Barton from Federal Way, Washington on March 10, 2005.
Brian Barton’s remains were identified on August 1, 2017. His remains were found by volunteers doing cleanup in Federal Way.
Name: Roxanne Paltauf
Season 3 Episode 5: “Gone of the 4th of July”
Original air date: January 31, 2011
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Roxanne Paltauf from Austin, Texas on July 7, 2006.
Name: Jeremy Alex
Season 3 Episode 6: “Into the Woods”
Original air date: February 7, 2011
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Jeremy Alex from Northport, Maine on April 24, 2004.
Name: Toni Lee Sharpless
Season 3 Episode 7: “The Darkest Night”
Original air date: February 14, 2011
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Toni Lee Sharpless from West Brandywine Township, Pennsylvania on August 23, 2009.
Name: Leah Roberts
Season 3 Episode 8: “Soul Searcher”
Original air date: February 21, 2011
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Leah Roberts near Bellingham, Washington on March 9, 2000.
Name: Ray Gricar
Season 3 Episode 9: “A Family’s Curse”
Original air date: February 28, 2011
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Ray Gricar from State College, Pennsylvania on April 15, 2005.
Name: Sherill Levitt, Suzanne Streeter & Stacy McCall
Season 3 Episode 10: “The Springfield Three”
Original air date: March 7, 2011
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Sherrill Levitt, Suzanne Streeter and Stacy McCall from Springfield, Missouri on June 7, 1992.
Name: Samantha Bonnell
Season 3 Episode 11: “A Mother’s Mission”
Original air date: March 14, 2011
Status: Found deceased
The disappearance of Samantha Bonnell near Montclair, California on September 24, 2005.
Samantha was struck and killed as she ran across the Freeway 10 on September 24, 2005. She was listed as a Jane Doe for 19 months before being identified.
Name: Brandy Hall
Season 3 Episode 12: “Lost Hero”
Original air date: March 21, 2011
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Brandy Hall from Malabar, Florida on August 17, 2006.
Name: Patty Inez Brightwell
Season 3 Episode 13: “Silent Night”
Original air date: March 28, 2011
Status: Still missing
The disappearance of Patty Inez Brightwell Vaughan from La Vernia, Texas on December 25, 1996.
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