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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.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
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.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
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.
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 their case against her after stipulating to the jury that both the prosecution and defense teams tried to locate Jade Janks fixer in this murder plot.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP28 "Defense Begins Their Case"The first witness for Jade Janks 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. Connell explained to the jury on why Merriman shouldn't have been on the drugs.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Doctor Under Cross-Examination"The ER doctor who treated Ezra McCandless had more questions to answer during cross-examination. He examined her wounds and came with a diagnosis on the injuries she sustained the night Alex Woodworth was killed.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Examining At The Bruises And Cuts"Jurors saw photos of Ezra McCandless taken by police after her fatal encounter with Alex Woodworth. She had claimed she was dazed for hours afterward. The State focused on the cuts that Ezra had on her body.
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, EP14 "Breaking Down The Incriminating Evidence"Prosecutors tried to show that only Jade Janks had concocted and carried out the murder of her stepfather, Tom Merriman. On the stand was the criminalist who examined crime scene evidence for DNA. The Defense wanted to raise all possibilities about the DNA in this case. According to her attorney, this wasn't even a murder since the cause of death was an overdose. And, if it was a murder than more people should be implicated.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP15 "Hearing From The Criminalists"Jurors heard more testimony from a criminalist who worked this case. Investigators say they found overwhelming DNA evidence that linked the defendant to the death of her stepdad, Tom Merriman. Next, another criminalist who examined evidence linked to Merriman's death explained to the jury how much of the defendant's DNA profile they uncovered. More likely than not was how DNA test results came back, claiming to show Jade Janks' involvement in her stepdad's death.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP16 "Cause Of Death"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.
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 digitial 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.
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