Trial of alleged McStay family murderer postponed again

According to court records, one of the attorneys for Charles “Chase” Merritt, the man accused of murdering Joseph McStay, McStay’s wife and their two preschool-age sons, asked for and received a postponement to the start of the trial.

It was just another delay in the high-profile trial of Merritt who, according to prosecutors, bludgeoned to death the young Fallbrook family during the time of their disappearance in February 2010.

Now, a pretrial hearing will happen Aug. 10; jury selection will start Oct. 29 and testimony and evidence presentation will begin Jan. 7, 2019. Merritt remains in jail...