Oct 14, 2023 · The trial for Jade Janks began on December 7, 2022, almost two years after his death. After a few weeks of the legal process, Janks was found guilty on December 22, 202, something she seemingly was shocked by. She and her legal team claimed that they were ready to appeal the conviction.

Jade Janks, 39, a onetime in-demand interior designer, says she panicked when she left Thomas Merriman, 64, a butterfly sanctuary nonprofit co-founder, under a pile of trash in their shared driveway.

Apr 8, 2025 · On December 21, 2022, Jade Janks was found guilty of the first degree murder of her stepfather and received a sentence of 25 years to life. She will be eligible for parole when she is 64 years old — the same age Tom Merriman was at the time of his brutal murder. After reading about Jade Janks, dive into the story of Alissa Turney, the young ...

Dec 23, 2022 · Jade Janks, a 39-year-old interior designer from Solana Beach, was convicted of first-degree murder after the jury deliberated for just over one day, CBS affiliate KFMB-TV reported....

Dec 21, 2022 · Interior designer Jade Janks was found guilty Wednesday of drugging and strangling her former stepdad after finding naked pictures of herself on his computer. Janks, 39, was convicted of the...

Jun 24, 2024 · Janks was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. She is currently serving her sentence in the Central California Women's...

Jun 23, 2024 · Jade Janks, 39, and Tom Merriman, 64, were stepdaughter and stepfather living in Solana Beach, California. Janks worked as an interior designer and Merriman was the CEO of a nonprofit called...

Jun 23, 2024 · It was Dec. 15, 2020, when Jade Janks' stepfather, Tom Merriman, was admitted to Scripps Hospital in Encinitas, California, after a bad fall in his home.

Mar 7, 2023 · SAN DIEGO — Jade Janks, the 39-year-old Solana Beach woman convicted of murdering her stepfather, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Monday. The judge says Janks will be eligible...

Mar 7, 2023 · Jade Janks of Solana Beach, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years in 2023 for the first-degree murder of her former stepfather Thomas Merriman.