20/20

McStays, Bonus: The Call

September 23, 2026·19 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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The final episode of What Happened to the Mixed Days reflects on the decade-long mystery of the McStay family’s disappearance and murder, exploring how two separate investigations—first a missing persons case, then a murder probe—converged to convict Chase Merritt. Host Ashan Singh and

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Ashan Singh

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People

Ashan SinghBrad MielkeChase MerrittGina WatsonKathy JarvisPatrick McStayDan Kavanaugh

Books

The book Chase Merritt is writing

Companies

ABC

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismMissing PersonsTrue Crime

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