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Jurors listened to the expert testimony of the deputy medical examiner. Dr. Greg Pizarro did the autopsy on Tom Merriman and made his conclusion about the cause and manner of his death. The cause of Merriman's death was an overdose from a drug typically used for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Jurors would learn later what medications Merriman was on and what he was allegedly abusing.
Jurors listened to the expert testimony of the deputy medical examiner. Dr. Greg Pizarro did the autopsy on Tom Merriman and made his conclusion about the cause and manner of his death. The cause of Merriman's death was an overdose from a drug typically used for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Jurors would learn later what medications Merriman was on and what he was allegedly abusing.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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