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5 min readIn February 2010, a family of four living in a new Spanish-style home on Avocado Vista Lane in Fallbrook, California, simply stopped communicating. Joseph and Summer McStay, along with their two young sons Gianni and Joseph Jr., had moved into the house just two months earlier. Home videos from that period show the boys swinging at the beach, running through the first floor, and laughing with their parents. Then the house went quiet. Neighbors noticed a carton of eggs left out on the counter, Summer’s prescription sunglasses left behind, and the family’s two dogs—a large Akita named Bear and a golden retriever puppy named Digger—abandoned outside in the California sun. There had been no activity on their phones. It was as if the McStays had vanished into thin air.
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- 1 What Happened to the McStays? – Episode 1 Outline
- 2 (00:00) **Podcast Introduction** - Brad from ABC News introduces a new true crime podcast about a family that vanished from their suburban California home in 2010
- 3 (01:27) **The McStay Family Portrait** - Joseph and Summer McStay move into a new Spanish-style home in Fallbrook, San Diego County with their two young sons in November 2009
- 4 (02:57) **The Silence Begins** - In February 2010, the house goes quiet; the family simply vanishes
- 5 (04:08) **The Missing Friday Call** - Joseph's brother Michael notices something is wrong when their weekly Friday phone ritual is broken
- 6 (04:52) **Work Goes Silent Too** - Joseph's colleagues at his fountain business notice he has gone completely silent, missing customer emails and failing to respond
- 7 (05:37) **Piecing Together the Last Day** - Michael posts on Facebook and gathers information from family and friends about when Joseph was last seen
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Show Notes
Today, we're sharing something a little different. This is the first episode of the latest true crime podcast from 20/20 and ABC Audio, "What Happened to the McStays?", hosted by Ashan Singh.
The McStay family home is found frozen in time — and spurs a yearslong mystery.
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