Charles ` ` ' '' never appears in court . Merritt is charged with four counts of involvement in the couple 's 2010 deaths . Their bodies were found in the Mojave Desert in November 2010 . There were no signs of a struggle . Merritt was a business partner of the McStay 's , police department .
Charles ` ` ' '' never appears in court . Merritt is charged with four counts of involvement in the couple 's 2010 deaths . Their bodies were found in the Mojave Desert in November 2010 . Merritt was a business partner of the McStay 's , police department .