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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.
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.
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.
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.
