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Staging the murder to look like a drug overdose. The State claimed that was Jade Janks' plan for the death of her stepfather, Tom Merriman. During opening statements, the State wanted to lay out what they believed was Jade Janks' elaborate murder plot to kill Thomas Merriman. It included allegations that she sought out the help of a fixer to help her drug, suffocate, and strangle her stepfather.
Staging the murder to look like a drug overdose. The State claimed that was Jade Janks' plan for the death of her stepfather, Tom Merriman. During opening statements, the State wanted to lay out what they believed was Jade Janks' elaborate murder plot to kill Thomas Merriman. It included allegations that she sought out the help of a fixer to help her drug, suffocate, and strangle her stepfather.
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S1, EP10 "Crime Scene Photos"Jurors listened intently to the testimony of Tom Merriman's neighbor. He recalled his last interactions with Tom before he died. According to this neighbor, he was slurring his words and struggling to walk. The jury then saw more crime scene photos in court. They included interior and exterior shots of both the defendant's home and that of the victim, Tom Merriman's house. They were stepfather and stepdaughter but they were also next-door neighbors.
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, EP9 "Tools For The Murder"A detective who worked the investigation into Tom Merriman's death collected a number of items linked to this case which included a black glove, nylon cords, a towel and ropes. Jade Janks told detectives that she bought the items at a nearby pharmacy for a project. But authorities believed she had a more sinister use for them, murder. Next, a neighbor of the victim told the jury that the last time he saw Merriman alive was the day before police say he was killed.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP8 "Putting Together The Murder Timeline"Jurors listened to more testimony from an investigator who worked the homicide of Tom Merriman. His body was found in his driveway in a pile of trash. This was the same driveway where police arrested the defendant for first-degree murder. What did Jade Janks allegedly buy just hours before police say she killed her stepdad, Tom Merriman? This was part of the state's timeline of events presented during her murder trial.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP7 "Homicide Detective Explains"The deputy on the stand claimed police got a tip that Tom Merriman had been killed. So, they decided to do a welfare check but couldn't find him. After a search warrant was executed, they found his body in the driveway of his home in a pile of trash. Another investigator who looked into Merriman's overdose death was next to the stand. Prosecutors played back jailhouse phone calls after Jade Janks was arrested for murder.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP6 "The Welfare Check"The man who found himself in the middle of an alleged murder plot wrapped up his testimony. Nex, the deputy who received the initial call about Merriman took the stand. He told jurors how police did a welfare check to look for him, but they did not find him. Jurors in the taboo photos murder trial heard about the initial stages of the investigation into Tom Merriman's death. It began with claims that Jade Janks was responsible for drugging and suffocating him.
