Jade Janks is an interior designer infamous for being found guilty of murdering her stepdad Thomas Merriman.
According to a report by The Daily Mail, Janks killed her stepfather after she found out that he was using her naked photos as a screensaver on his laptop.
The report further indicated that the photos had been taken over a decade ago by a former boyfriend, and it is unclear how Merriman, who struggled with alcohol abuse and addictions, came to possess them.
Janks told most of her that friends her stepfather had died from cancer, but in text messages to others, she confessed to killing him with an overdose of pills.
Does Jade Janks Have Kids?
We are yet to fully explore the personal life of Jade Janks and as a result, we do not know for a fact if Jade Janks has children.
Who Is Jade Janks?
As mentioned earlier, Jade Janks is an interior designer who has been found guilty of killing her stepfather.
Deputy District Attorney Jorge Del Portillo told jurors that the death of Merriman was not accidental and claimed:
Janks, however, claimed that she was innocent and said that she did not kill her stepfather, further explaining that he died of a longtime illness.
Officials previously revealed that Merriman died from an overdose from sleeping pills and his cause of death was acute intoxication of zolpidem.
Jade Janks, 39, faces life in prison after the jury in Vista took less than a day to find her guilty of killing Thomas Merriman, 64, on New Year’s Eve in 2020.