A California woman was convicted Wednesday of killing her stepfather after finding nude photos of her on her computer.
A San Diego County jury found Jade Janks, 39, an interior designer, guilty of first-degree murder after a day of deliberations. Prosecutors said Janks drugged her stepfather, Tom Merriman, and strangled him on Dec. 31, 2020.
Janks looked stunned as the verdict was read as she looked at her defense attorney.
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Prosecutors argued that Janks planned Merriman’s murder after finding hundreds of nude photos of her on her computer.
A San Diego County courthouse. A San Diego County jury found Jade Janks, 39, guilty of first-degree murder after a day of deliberations in the murder of her stepfather, Tom Merriman.
(San Diego County Superior Court)
His attorney said the images were organized by body part and were taken while Janks was in the shower and in other locations. The footage dates back to when Janks was just 16 years old, CBS8 reported.
Janks allegedly texted his friends the day Merriman died. One said, “I just gave him a tremendous dose,” while another said, “It’s done.”
Janks testified about the time he found the images.
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“It was the most violent, horrible, heartbreaking feeling I’ve ever had. I felt sick, I felt like I couldn’t… not even touch my own skin. I don’t know if there’s [are] words, not even in a movie have I seen something so sick”,
Janks faces 25 years to life in prison. A hearing is scheduled for April 3.
