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Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP51 "There's No Secrets Between Us"Almost a year after Bill McGuire was killed police wiretapped the phone calls of her wife, Melanie; they were zeroing in on her for his murder; they secretly recorded audio of the conversations she had with friends and family members.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP31 "Timeline Of Events Cleared Up""Blame the victim" was the theme of Jade Janks's defense as she testified on the stand to jurors. According to her, Tom Merriman, her stepfather, was an alcoholic, drug abuser whose out of control addiction led to his death. For a second day jurors heard from the defendant on the witness stand. She testified on the events that led up to Merriman's death which she contended was filled with routine alcohol and drug abuse.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP32 "Discovering The Naked Photos"Jurors were told of the very moment Jade Janks came across naked pictures of herself on her stepdad Tom Merriman's computer. According to the defendant, she feared Merriman's reaction after she came across nude photos of herself on his computer. So, instead of confronting him, Jade Janks sought the services of a security guard, the same guy prosecutors claimed she tried to recruit in her murder plot.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP33 "In The Eight Days To Murder"Jade Janks was emotional as she told the jury that she saw more than 100 nude photos of herself on her stepdad's computer. She claimed that Tom Merriman even cropped some of the pictures of her and divided them up into different folders based on her different body parts. Eight days after she discovered the nude photos on her stepdad's computer, Merriman died. During her long testimony to jurors, Janks' defense team wanted her to narrate the days and hours leading up to Tom Merriman's death.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP34 "Dead In Her Car"Jade Janks had more to say on the stand. During a long direct examination, she told jurors her side of the story of events that led to Tom Merriman's overdose. Was he asleep or was he dead? That's what the defendant recalled when she came across the body of Tom Merriman lying there in her car. Janks tried to convince the jury with her side of the story on what led to her stepdad's death.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Sefl-Defense Or Rage?"The Defense got to cross-examine the police officer who discovered Alex Woodworth's body. The focus was on the details about the bloody crime scene. Alex was only 24 years old when he was stabbed 16 times.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"The Sexual Assault Exam"The jury learned more about the details of Ezra McCandless's hospital visit following the fatal stabbing of Alex Woodworth. Hours after the killing, a nurse gave Ezra a sexual assault exam. She told the nurse that she didn't remember being raped.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"I Think I Was Raped"The sexual assault exam on Ezra McCandless took four hours. It included flossing for DNA collection, a vaginal swab and even fingernail evidence. And all of this went into the police report for this murder case.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP41 "James Finn Under Cross Examination"The defendant's close friend testifies under cross-examination about his secretly recorded phone calls; New Jersey State Police convinces James Finn to have his phone tapped in order to help them in their investigation.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP27 "The Alleged Fixer"What began as inquiries in Facebook messages led to incriminating texts. The state alleged that Jade Janks reached out to a so-called fixer to help kill her stepdad, Tom Merriman, and make it look like he died of an overdose. Finally, the state of California rested its case against her after stipulating to the jury that both the prosecution and defense teams tried to locate Jade Janks's fixer in this murder plot.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP28 "Defense Begins Their Case"The first witness for Jade Janks's defense was a medical toxicologist. Emergency room physician Dr. Charles O'Connell reviewed both the autopsy and toxicology reports of Tom Merriman. Here's where the jury learned more about his poor health and the different kinds of medications he was on at the time he died. As a medical toxicologist Dr. O'Connell explained to the jury why Merriman shouldn't have been on the drugs.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP29 "Defendant Takes The Stand"Medical toxicologist, Dr. Charles O'Connell gave a summary on Tom Merriman's poor health in the lead up to his death. It included an enlarged liver, congestive heart failure and underlying lung problems. This was in conjunction to his alleged alcohol and prescription drug abuse. Next up, Jade Janks took the stand in her own murder trial. It was her attempt to clear herself from the first-degree murder in the death of her stepfather.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP30 "Drugs, Nude Photos, And Murder"Jurors learned more about Jade Janks's relationship with Tom Merriman in the years leading up to his death. Janks told jurors that he had no issues with her stepdad and the two had a close relationship. She would often call him Dad. Both defendant and victim in this case were on a number of different prescription medications. This would be an important aspect to Merriman's demise since he died of an apparent overdose of a sleeping drug.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Dazed And Confused"The officer who responded to the 911 call showed up to the farmhouse where the defendant went after the fatal confrontation with Alex Woodworth. Ezra McCandless told the officer she had been assaulted and a knife was involved.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Officers Respond To A Traumatized Victim"Officers first treated Ezra McCandless as a traumatized victim when they arrived at the farmhouse where she had gone after killing Alex Woodworth. She was covered in his blood and barefoot in a stranger's home.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Computer Examiner Testiies"Investigators did a digital forensic examination of Ezra McCandless's phone and computer. She was accused of luring Alex Woodworth, in a premeditated plot to kill him so she could get back with her ex-boyfriend.