People Magazine Investigates Shallow Grave (Season 2, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

People Magazine Investigates

Shallow Grave (Season 2, Episode 3)

TV-14

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

When a young family vanishes from their Southern California dream home, friends and family are left with dozens of unanswered questions; authorities suspect they fled the country, until an unlikely source uncovers the truth.

Director

Stephen Schuster

Producer

Richard B. Hassen

Cinematographer

Zebediah Smith

Editors

Ramsey Denison | Benjamin Haslup

Casting Directors

Desiree Mandelbaum | Natalie Terrell

Production Designer

Bradd Fillmann (as Bradd Wesley Fillmann)

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 20, 2017

Release date

Nov 20, 2017 (United States)

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Jerry Rector Charles 'Chase' Merritt Charles 'Chase' Merritt See fewer	Ghost World (2001)
Joseph McStay Self - Victim (archive footage) Self - Victim (archive footage) See fewer	E! Investigates (2008)
Summer McStay Self - Victim (archive footage) Self - Victim (archive footage) See fewer	E! Investigates (2008)
Gianni McStay Self - Victim (archive footage) Self - Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Joseph McStay Jr. Self - Victim (archive footage) Self - Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Chase Merritt Self - Suspect (archive footage) Self - Suspect (archive footage) See fewer	Two Shallow Graves: The McStay Family Murders (2022)
Elaine Aradillas Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	People Magazine Investigates (2016)
Malika Bradford Self - Summer's Friend Self - Summer's Friend See fewer	People Magazine Investigates (2016)
Jess Cagle Self - Producer, People Magazine Self - Producer, People Magazine See fewer	People Magazine Investigates (2016)
Alicia Dennis Self - senior editor People Magazine Self - senior editor People Magazine See fewer	Killing Gucci: People Magazine Investigates (2021)
Sarah Haruko Summer McStay Summer McStay See fewer	Magnum P.I. (2018)
Steve Helling Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Murder Made Me Famous (2015)
Mark Krenik Lead Fireman Lead Fireman See fewer	Halo: The Rebellion
Lucus Taiyo Taiyo See fewer	People Magazine Investigates (2016)
McGyver McCargar Self - Joseph's Friend Self - Joseph's Friend See fewer	Disappeared (2009)
Patrick McStay Self - Joseph's Father Self - Joseph's Father See fewer	People Magazine Investigates (2016)
Keith J. Obit Joseph McStay Joseph McStay See fewer	The Soundguy (2018)
Jordan Saria Oram Dan Cavanaugh Dan Cavanaugh See fewer	Hollywoodland (2018)
Britt Riggin Gina Watson Gina Watson See fewer	Chelsea Lately (2007)
Lucus Taiyo Little Joey Little Joey See fewer	People Magazine Investigates (2016)
Brandon Van Vliet McGyver McCarger McGyver McCarger See fewer	Play Dirty (2018)
Gina Watson Self Self See fewer	The Executive Empress (2020)
Michael Worden Mike McStay Mike McStay See fewer	Drive-Away Dolls (2024)