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Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP30 "Drugs, Nude Photos, And Murder"Jurors learned more about Jade Janks 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 was on a number of different prescription medication. This would be an important aspect to Merriman's demise since he died of an apparent overdose of a sleeping drug.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP161 "Challenging The Digital Evidence"Jurors learned more about John O'Keefe's movements in his last hours alive. Cross examination began on Trooper Nicholas Guarino who specialized in digital forensics. Karen Read's defense zeroed in on the work that Guarino did in this case. During his testimony, he made clear to the jury that he did not handwrite any notes as part of his report.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP162 "Results Of Cellebrite Data"Karen Read's defense stirred things up with the state trooper on the witness stand. Trooper Nicholas Guarino testified about the cell phone data that was collected which he believed implicated the defendant in the death of John O'Keefe. Guarino also was able to pinpoint the time and the locations of the defendant and the victim, John O'Keefe, before he was found in the snow. Guarino's team did acknowledge that his team did not find any deleted phone calls on the defendant's phone.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP163 "The Neuropathologist Explains"Prosecutors accusing Karen read of murdering her boyfriend called in a neuropathologist to testify. Dr. Renee Stonebridge broke down her findings from her examination of the brain of John O'Keefe. The medical evidence that proved John O'Keefe sustained blunt force trauma to the head was critical to both sides. The state contended he hit his head on the ground, possibly on a curb, after being hit by Karen Read's SUV.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP164 "Undetermined Manner Of Death"Jurors listened to testimony from the medical doctor who performed the autopsy on John O'Keefe. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello found that he sustained blunt force trauma to the head and suffered from hypothermia. Dr. Bello went into the categories of causes and manners of death for the jury. She admitted that his death was undetermined and could've occurred by accident or homicide.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP165 "Alcohol And Hypothermia"The medical examiner on the stand said the manner of John O'Keefe's death was undetermined. Jurors learned that the cause of death involved multiple wounds, including skull fractures consistent with blunt-force trauma, along with hypothermia. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello went into the alcohol levels in O'Keefe's system when he passed away. According to Dr. Bello, his high alcohol level exacerbated the hypothermia as he was lying in the snow for hours during blizzard conditions.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP166 "Accident Or Homicide"Jurors saw autopsy photos as part of the state's case. On the stand was the medical examiner who did the full external body examination on John O'Keefe. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello's conclusion was that the manner of death was undetermined caused either by an accident or a homicide. During cross-examination, Karen Read's defense zeroed in on Dr. Bello's conclusion that one of O'Keefe's injuries was blunt force trauma. She admitted to jurors that a punch could explain the wounds found on his head.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP167 "State Rests Case"The State's final witness was still under cross-examination. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello testified that the injuries she examined on John O'Keefe's body could be consistent with both a hit-and-run as well as a severe beating involving blows to his head. Prosecutors finally rested their case against Karen read after two months of testimony. The spotlight now turned to her defense who tried to cast doubt on the State's case that she intentionally killed her boyfriend with her car.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP18 "Two Forensic Pathologists Testify"The cause of death in this case was a drug overdose but the manner of death was homicide. According to deputy medical examiner, Dr. Greg Pizarro was on the stand breaking down the conclusions he made in his autopsy report. Prosecutors then brought in another forensic pathologist to testify. This time it was about the explanation of a strangulation. Dr. Steven Campman testified: Fatal strangulation can be caused and not leave an injury that we can see.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP19 "Claims Of Strangulation"Prosecutors brought in two different medical examiners to help explain to the jury how Tom Merriman lost his life. The first doctor claimed he overdosed on a drug. The second doctor said he was strangled. Prosecutors claimed that Merriman died of a drug overdose and strangulation. Under cross examination, her defense pushed back claiming there was no physical or medical evidence of him being strangled.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP20 "Possibility Of Death By Asphyxiation"The defense kept reminding jurors that there was no evidence of Tom Merriman dying of asphyxiation. Jade Janks was accused of killing him after she found nude photos of herself on his computer. Back on the stand was the medical examiner who concluded that the manner of death was homicide. The cross examination began Dr. Greg Pizarro. He already told the jury that even though Merriman died of a drug overdose, it is still possible he could have been strangled to death.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP21 "No Proof Of Suffocation"Under cross-examination Dr. Greg Pizarro answered questions about exactly how Tom Merriman died - a drug overdose but by homicide. However, this deputy medical examiner concluded that there is no proof of strangulation nor suffocation. A pivotal question that would most likely be raised with these jurors would be how exactly did Merriman lose his life? The cause of his death was a drug overdose but the state alleged he was suffocated by a plastic bag and strangled with a rope.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP22 "The Toxicology Report"The State's toxicologist took the stand. Ray Gary explained in more detail the medication Tom Merriman was on at the time of his death and whether they contributed to his demise. Gary performed the toxicology exam on the victim. He told jurors that high levels of a sleeping drug was found in Merriman's system when he died. It was central for Jade Janks' legal team to challenge the autopsy and toxicology reports in this case. Her defense team argued that she did not kill her stepdad.
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 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 the interviewing one of three men Janks allegeldy 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.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Investigators Go To Work"Police had two big tasks on their hands after they heard Ezra McCandless's story. The first was to find Alex Woodworth's body and identify the crime scene.
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