Episode 255: She Found Nude Photos Of Herself On Her Stepdad’s Computer - So She Killed Him (Case of Jade Janks)
Jade had always been a good stepdaughter. Ever since she was 12, she had respected, loved, and admired her stepfather. Even now, at 37 years old, she was his primary caretaker.
Her stepdad struggled with his health and every time he was hospitalized, Jade wanted to do something nice for him. She would clean his entire house so that he wouldn’t have to come home to a messy place.
She didn’t have to, but she wanted to. One fateful day in December 2020, she was cleaning his office when his computer screen came alive. She looked up to see the desktop photo was a picture of a woman’s nude breasts. She stumbled backward. She was shocked.
Not because it was a nude photo - but because it was her nude photo. She searched his computer and found hundreds and hundreds of meticulously organized nude photos of herself.
Some dating as far back as when she was 16 years old. This discovery would lead her down a path of destruction that would end in murder.
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
https://www.sandiego.org/articles/north-county/solana-beach.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/CAROLE.ALHADEFMARKS
https://www.courttv.com/title/taboo-photos-murder-trial-jade-janks-testifies-in-her-own-defense/
https://youtu.be/hO5wz6kWirY?t=215
https://meaww.com/san-diego-interior-designer-stands-trial-for-murdering-ex-stepdad-thomas-merriman 6
https://www.facebook.com/steven.janks/photos
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/encinitas-ca/thomas-merriman-10009274
https://youtu.be/hO5wz6kWirY?t=2327
https://youtu.be/hO5wz6kWirY?t=1239
https://www.courttv.com/title/taboo-photos-murder-trial-jade-janks-testifies-in-her-own-defense/
https://www.courttv.com/title/taboo-photos-murder-trial-jade-janks-testifies-in-her-own-defense/
https://www.calculator.net/age- calculator.html?today=10%2F14%2F1983&ageat=10%2F11%2F1996&x=58&y=32
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21274611-petition-reveals-jade-janks-has-half-brother-who- is-son-of-alleged-victim
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/jade-jenks-murder-thomas-merriman-stepfather/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadejanksinteriors?original_referer=
https://www.yelp.com/biz/janks-construction-san-diego
https://interiorsjade.com/about
https://m.facebook.com/jadejanksinteriors/photos/happy-fathers-day/580999716178028/
https://www.courttv.com/title/taboo-photos-murder-trial-jade-janks-testifies-in-her-own-defense/
https://youtu.be/hO5wz6kWirY?t=251
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadejanksinteriors?original_referer=
https://lik.com/pages/lik-la-jolla
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3003402/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/stepdaughter-found-guilty-of-killing-butterfly-farms-co-founder- after-finding-nude- photos/3126683/#:~:text=Thomas%20Merriman%20co%2Dfounded%20Butterfly,a%20business%20partner%2 0in%202013
https://youtu.be/hO5wz6kWirY?t=754 26 https://youtu.be/hO5wz6kWirY?t=834
https://landmnursery.com/
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/07/us/monarch-butterflies-decline-trnd/index.html
https://www.saveourmonarchs.org/why-milkweed.html
https://www.10news.com/news/butterfly-farms-founder-mourned-by-family-and-friends
https://www.daytrippen.com/butterfly-farm-encinitas-california/
https://aleidalaw.com/did-jade-janks-kill-her-stepfather-after-finding-nude-photos-of-herself-on-his- computer/
https://www.courttv.com/title/taboo-photos-murder-trial-prosecution-opening-statement/
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2938515919498421&set=p.2938515919498421
https://www.courttv.com/title/taboo-photos-murder-trial-defense-opening-statement/
https://aleidalaw.com/did-jade-janks-kill-her-stepfather-after-finding-nude-photos-of-herself-on-his- computer/
https://www.courttv.com/title/taboo-photos-murder-trial-jade-janks-sobs-on-the-stand/
https://www.courttv.com/title/jade-janks-tries-to-explain-away-weekend-at-bernies-commment/
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/jade-jenks-murder-thomas-merriman-stepfather/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadejanksinteriors/
https://meaww.com/san-diego-interior-designer-stands-trial-for-murdering-ex-stepdad-thomas-merriman
https://www.butterflyfarms.org/about-us/
https://www.courttv.com/news/ca-v-jade-janks-racy-photos-murder-trial/
https://www.insideedition.com/jade-jenks-stepfather-murder-nude-photos-computer-ambien
https://nypost.com/2022/12/10/jade-janks-killed-stepdad-for-keeping-nude-photos-of-her-prosecutors/
https://thecoastnews.com/janks-takes-stand-in-murder-trial-i-wasnt-trying-to-dump-his-body/
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