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Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP40 "Raising The Temperature On A Cold Case"The jury listens to the defendant venting and ranting to her lover as the murder investigation heats up around her; detectives had tapped Melanie McGuire's phone for several weeks.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP39 "Incriminating Phone Conversations"The Defense had more questions for the officer who specialized in wiretaps; Detective John Pizzuro had intercepted Melanie's phone calls that she made more than a year after Bill was killed; investigators were looking for clues.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP23 "Detectives At Work"For the first time cellphone data made its way to the jury. On the stand was a digital forensics examiner who extracted Jade Janks's phone at the time prosecutors alleged she killed Tom Merriman. A detective in the district attorney's office took the stand. He was involved in interviewing one of three men Janks allegedly tried to get to help her kill her stepfather, who lived next door to her.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP24 "Following The Deadly Clues"In her murder trial, Jade Janks's lead attorney had questions for the detective who conducted interviews during the murder investigation of Tom Merriman. Detective Scott Stallman interviewed one of the guys Janks allegedly recruited to help her kill her stepfather. Next, the lead detective, Matthew Gibson, testified to his work in this case. This would be the state's final witness to jurors in their case-in-chief.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP25 "The Work Of The Lead Detective"The prescription medication that Tom Merriman was taking was on display for jurors. On the stand was lead detective, Matthew Gibson. His team collected numerous items in Merriman's home during their search warrant conducted after he died. Jurors were then shown crime scene photos and cellphone data revealing incriminating text messages.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP26 "Revealing Texts"Jurors were presented text messages of Jade Janks in the hours leading up to Tom Merriman's death. Prosecutors were using these texts as circumstantial evidence proving that she plotted the murder of her stepdad. These incriminating text messages dominated the courtroom Elmo. The State was using her communication with people she tried to hire as hitman to take out her ailing stepfather.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Alex's Friends Chime In"With the death of Alex Woodworth, a young community of artists, writers, and musicians knew all too well Alex Woodworth and Ezra McCandless's story.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Baristas Testify"Several people testified that they remembered Ezra McCandless's demeanor when she came into Racy's coffee lounge on the day Alex Woodworth was killed. They were part of the state's case as prosecutors brought in a lineup of baristas to testify.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP18 "Bill's Abandoned Car In Atlantic City"The jury listen to details about Bill McGuire's car that was found in a motel parking lot in Atlantic City days after he went missing; in her first interview with police, Melanie claimed Bill may have been in Atlantic City.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP17 "Hearing From The Boss"Prosecutors call Bill McGuire's boss to the stand; Thomas Terry tells the jury that Bill was an excellent worker and was well-respected among his co-workers; according to Terry, Bill's job performance was excellent and was well-respected at work.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP11 "Documenting The Crime Scene"Jurors saw more crime scene photos showing how the body of Tom Merriman was found. He was covered in clothing and dumped in a pile of trash in his driveway. Photos that law enforcement collected in their investigation into Merriman's death showed a timeline of events. On the stand, was the investigator who pieced together all the photos taken in the days before the homicide and then in the days afterward.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP12 "Exposing The Murder Plot"The cross-examination began on the detective who interrogated Jade Janks after her stepfather, Tom Merriman, was found dead. The defense critiqued the police's work in this case, especially on how they seemed to zero in on the defendant. Next, the former girlfriend of an alleged fixer linked testified. The defense was intent on discrediting Brian Salomon who testified that Janks asked him to help her kill her stepfather.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP13 "DNA Evidence"A DNA expert who worked on crime scene evidence testified for the state. Prosecutors wanted to prove that there was a physical link to the defendant found on the remains of her stepfather, who was in a pile of trash in a driveway. The jury's attention was shifted to this physical evidence that was analyzed in a crime lab. On the stand was a criminalist who examined crime scene evidence. Prosecutors wanted to eliminate any other suspects in this case.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP14 "Breaking Down The Incriminating Evidence"Prosecutors tried to show that only Jade Janks had concocted and carried out the murder of her stepfather, Tom Merriman. On the stand was the criminalist who examined crime scene evidence for DNA. The Defense wanted to raise all possibilities about the DNA in this case. According to her attorney, this wasn't even a murder since the cause of death was an overdose. And, if it was a murder then more people should be implicated.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Family Speaks Of Alex Woodworth"Ezra McCandless fatally stabbed Alex Woodworth multiple times in the neck, head, torso, and groin area. But she says it was all in self-defense.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Stabbed To Death"The medical examiner concluded that Alex Woodworth was killed by multiple sharp force wounds. She was testifying about her autopsy report in Wisconsin versus Ezra McCandless. Alex was stabbed to death in the back seat of Ezra's car.