BREAKING: A woman was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of the co-founder of Encinitas' Butterfly Farms. Prosecutors said Jade Janks killed her stepfather after she found nude photos of herself on his computer.
The defense argued there was no evidence Merriman was strangled to death and instead focused on Merriman’s alleged drug and alcohol problems. Merriman’s official cause of death was acute intoxication by the sedative zolpidem.
“I just dosed the hell out of him. Stopping for whiskey then at Dixieland to stall. LMK," one text allegedly sent by Janks read. It was sent at 11:30 a.m. on the day she picked Meeriman up from the hospital, according to prosecutors, which is also the day Merriman died.
Janks was the only person who cared for Merriman, and while his betrayal was hurtful, it did not lead to her killing him, according to Carlos.
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