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CA v. Charles Merritt Trial - PROSECUTION OPENING STATEMENT

SAN BERNADINO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 7: trooper was processed. swabs. for DNA. from all over. did that as procation. only had known about the fam for a few days. learn joseph had someone by name of merritt that did work. was at house w mike mcstay two days before missing person reprot. also learn merritt was one that alerted joseph mother on feb 9th. went to interview him. this is approx 48 hours after dan diego detectives first learn thte fam exists. so, go to defendant residence. lvied at complex in ranchopukamunga. he made clear that joseph was earch inspired products. he was i design. he did most of the custom fountains. says: "one of my best friend.s business associate. not something i wanna live iwth, so. " they asked baout joseph and summer relationship: "he definitely loved her. he was pussy whipped. violence? no. never." next asked about basic questions of height and weight :"shorter than me. i can actually tell you what he weighed because i read an article. it was 175. he was 5'8 i would guess. thats about 5'8 right? he was definitely shorter than me. " next they asked about condition of house, if he had seen it, in particular the lamp :" i can tell you beyond doubt that that light ive never seen off. always left it on. kids get up in night. go downstairs and get water. he always left that light ona nd door open so they wouldnt fall downstairs." they asked about kids: "always. you dont understnad the kids. his boys would get up on kitchen. they were corporal punishment. she didnt believe in any kind of- i swear. she would go stop it. stop it. and she would do that. for a half an hour. until they lost interest. it was. oh godm (Footage by Law&Crime via Getty Images)
SAN BERNADINO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 7: trooper was processed. swabs. for DNA. from all over. did that as procation. only had known about the fam for a few days. learn joseph had someone by name of merritt that did work. was at house w mike mcstay two days before missing person reprot. also learn merritt was one that alerted joseph mother on feb 9th. went to interview him. this is approx 48 hours after dan diego detectives first learn thte fam exists. so, go to defendant residence. lvied at complex in ranchopukamunga. he made clear that joseph was earch inspired products. he was i design. he did most of the custom fountains. says: "one of my best friend.s business associate. not something i wanna live iwth, so. " they asked baout joseph and summer relationship: "he definitely loved her. he was pussy whipped. violence? no. never." next asked about basic questions of height and weight :"shorter than me. i can actually tell you what he weighed because i read an article. it was 175. he was 5'8 i would guess. thats about 5'8 right? he was definitely shorter than me. " next they asked about condition of house, if he had seen it, in particular the lamp :" i can tell you beyond doubt that that light ive never seen off. always left it on. kids get up in night. go downstairs and get water. he always left that light ona nd door open so they wouldnt fall downstairs." they asked about kids: "always. you dont understnad the kids. his boys would get up on kitchen. they were corporal punishment. she didnt believe in any kind of- i swear. she would go stop it. stop it. and she would do that. for a half an hour. until they lost interest. it was. oh godm (Footage by Law&Crime via Getty Images)
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