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Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP32 "Discovering The Naked Photos"Jurors was told of the very moment Jade Janks came across naked pictures of herself on her stepdad Tom Merriman's computer. According to the defendant, she feared Merriman's reaction after she came across nude photos of herself on his computer. So, instead of confronting him, Jade Janks instead sought the services of a security guard the same guy prosecutors claimed she tried to recruit in her murder plot.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP33 "In The Eight Days To Murder"Jade Janks was emotional as she told the jury that she saw more than 100 nude photos of herself on her stepdad's computer. She claimed that Tom Merriman even cropped some of the pictures of her and divided them up into different folders based on her different body parts. Eight days after she discovered the nude photos on her stepdad's computer Merriman died. During her long testimony to jurors, Janks' defense team wanted her to narrate the days and hours leading up to Tom Merriman's death.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP34 "Dead In Her Car"Jade Janks had more to say on the stand. During a long direct examination, she told jurors her side of the story of events that led to Tom Merriman's overdose. Was he asleep or was he dead? That's what the defendant recalled when she came across the body of Tom Merriman lying there in her car. Janks tried to convince the jury on her side story on what led to her stepdad's death.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP35 "Jade Janks Under Cross-Examination"Jade Janks faced cross-examination on the witness stand. She admitted that she didn't tell any close friends or relatives about finding those nude photos on her stepdad, Tom Merriman's computer. Instead, she reached out to a complete stranger she met on Facebook about the whole ordeal. Janks recalled her emotional and mental state in the eight days of the discovery of the nude photos and the victim's death.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP36 "Walk Us Through On What Happened"The lead prosecutor was not done probing Jade Janks on the stand. She was testifying for her own defense. She admitted to the jury that she did cover up stepfather's remains after he died. After going over the timeline of events leading up to Tom Merriman's death, the state had Janks go through and explain her text messages. Jurors listened to the defendant while weighing her credibility.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Torn Clothing"A sergeant presented torn clothing to jurors during the killer girlfriend murder trial. They had been worn by Ezra McCandless and Alex Woodworth when the knife fight broke out in a back of her car and left Alex bleeding to death.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Fatal Stabbing, No Defensive Wounds"Like in all fatal stabbings, the crime scene in the case against Ezra McCandless was graphic. Alex Woodworth had been stabbed 16 times. Investigators processed numerous blood stains inside Ezra's car where she left him for dead.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"DNA Analyst Testifies"Police came across mud and murder when they discovered the crime scene where Alex Woodworth had been killed. And it seemed to disprove Ezra McCandless' story of assault.
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.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
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 conjuction 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.
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.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP31 "Timeline Of Events Cleared Up"Blame the victim was the theme of Jade Janks defense as she testified on the stand to jurors. According to her, Tom Merriman, her stepfather, was an alcoholic, drug abuser who's out of control addiction led to his death. For a second day jurors heard from the defendant on the witness stand. She testified on the events that led up to Merriman's death which she contended was filled with routine alcohol and drug abuse.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP32 "Discovering The Naked Photos"Jurors was told of the very moment Jade Janks came across naked pictures of herself on her stepdad Tom Merriman's computer. According to the defendant, she feared Merriman's reaction after she came across nude photos of herself on his computer. So, instead of confronting him, Jade Janks instead sought the services of a security guard the same guy prosecutors claimed she tried to recruit in her murder plot.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Finding The Murder Weapon"The officer who found the murder weapon took the stand in the killer girlfriend murder trial. He searched the snowy, muddy area near the crime scene where Alex Woodworth's body was found. He spotted the knife near a farm house.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Investigating Everywhere Necessary"Prosecutors hoped by tracking the movements of Ezra McCandless on the day she kiled Alex Woodworth, it would give jurors a sense of what was on her mind. Police put together a crime scene reconstruction of where Ezra fatally stabbed Alex.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Debating The Evidence"Investigators collected dozens of items to help figure out what happened when Ezra McCandless killed Alex Woodworth. She claimed from the beginning she was a victim, defending her life.
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