What Happened to the McStays?
ABC News
True crime · Limited series · 8 episodes · ~30 min · 2026
Taste attributes: crimedetectivedocumentarymysteryunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: an unsavoury true-crime podcast, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
In a quiet suburb of San Diego County, a family of four seemingly vanishes into thin air. When investigators search their home, they find the family’s two beloved dogs unattended outside, rotting food left around the house and clothes strewn across the floor. Did the McStays leave of their own ac…
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- Publisher
- ABC News
- Format
- Limited series
- Episodes
- 8
- Typical episode
- About 30 minutes
- Latest episode
- 22 September 2026
- Categories
- True Crime
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- How we score
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