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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, 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.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP141 "Forensic DNA Lab Results Return"Jurors listened to more testimony about cell phone information. On the stand was the state police lieutenant who was in charge of tracking the movements of John O'Keefe in the lead-up to his death. Next, the topic of forensic DNA was brought back into the courtroom. An analyst from a private company took the stand to give his test results about John O'Keefe's DNA found on crime scene evidence.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP142 "Corroborating John O'keefe's DNA"Prosecutors accusing Karen Read of killing her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, wanted to show jurors physical evidence that they say linked her to his death. On the stand was a DNA analyst who said the victim's DNA was found on broken pieces from her SUV. The lab test results of forensic DNA analysis dominated this portion of the trial. The State wanted to show beyond a reasonable doubt that Karen Read violently hit her boyfriend with her large SUV and left him in the snow during a blizzard.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP143 "John O'keefe's DNA Profile"A forensic scientist working for the Massachusetts state crime lab took the stand. During the murder investigation into the death of John O'Keefe, analysts from the State and a private lab examined crime scene evidence looking for his DNA. A key detail in the prosecution's case against Karen Read was where the DNA of John O'Keefe was found at the crime scene. These analysts who took the stand referenced their laboratory test results during their elaborate testimony.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP144 "The Crash Reconstructionist"A crash reconstruction expert testified for the State. Massachusetts State Trooper Joseph Paul was tasked to analyze the condition of her car during the investigation into the death of John O'Keefe. Jurors would decide later whether his conclusions proved the defendant caused her boyfriend's death. This crime scene reconstruction included a series of images and crime scene photos to help in his analysis of what happened to the victim.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP145 "Recreating The Fatal Hit-And-Run"The jury heard about the examination into her SUV. Prosecutors considered this the murder weapon in the death of John O'Keefe. On the stand was a crash reconstruction expert because the State alleged she killed him in a hit and run. State Trooper Joseph Paul told the jury that the Karen Read's car accelerated to over 20 miles-per-hour in the snow right before it allegedly hit her boyfriend.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP146 "Reversing At High Speed"Jurors learned the ranges of how fast Karen Read's SUV may have been going when prosecutors said it hit John O'Keefe. On the stand was Joseph Paul, a crash reconstructionist, who examined the defendant's car and performed road tests. Jurors listened intently to this expert's testimony. According to Trooper Paul's data, Karen Read's car moved forward slightly, shifted to reverse and accelerated more than 20 miles-per-hour into John O'Keefe.
CA vs Menendez
S1 "This Was Parental Warefare"Defense attorney Leslie Abramson compared Jose Menendez to a mad scientist trying to produce perfect sons. She said he and Kitty tormented Lyle and Erik their whole life.
CA vs Menendez
S1 "Put Yourself In Erik's Shoes"Leslie Abramson's closing argument was unrelelenting in her insults to the prosecutors. She even said that they were not half as bad as Jose and Kitty Menendez. She told jurors - the real tragedy in this story was that Kitty and Jose became parents.
CA vs Menendez
S1 "Erik's Jury Comes To A Deadlock"Both juries in the Menendez brothers' murder trial had been deliberating. But after three weeks, jurors in Erik's case were deadlocked. Prosecutors had been pushing for felony murder convictions for Erik and Lyle in the deaths of their parents.
CA vs Menendez
S1 "Mistrial Declared"Lyle Menendez's jury was deadlocked after five weeks of deliberations. Testimony in this case had lasted five months, as prosecutors fought for a first-degree murder conviction for the deaths of Jose and Kitty Menenedez.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP1 "Murder Over Explicit Photos"Opening statements began with graphic details of how the victim, Tom Merriman, lost his life. The lead prosecutor told jurors that Jade Janks ambushed, drugged, suffocated and strangled her stepfather. The state alleged it began with the defendant buying supplies which included gloves, towels and nylon cords all for the purposes of murder.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP2 "Staging An Overdose Death"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.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP3 "Reasonable Doubt To A Murder"The Defense gave its opening statement to jurors. Jade Janks lead attorney dismissed the State's assertion that she plotted the murder of her stepfather, Tom Merriman. Instead, the Defense argued that he died of drug abuse. No evidence of strangulation and plenty of evidence of drug abuse. The Defense wanted to raise doubt in the prosecution's case against her.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP4 "Brian Salomon"Prosecutors wanted to show how far they believed the former interior designer went to kill her stepfather, Tom Merriman, and dispose of his body. They called to the stand one of the men she was accused of asking to help her. Brian Salomon claimed that Jade Janks wanted to put a pillowcase over her stepfather's head and a rope around his neck. Salomon testified that he ran away from her at one point on the day prosecutors said she killed her stepfather.
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