Jade Janks and the Secret Photos | Sneak peek | Forensic Files

[Music] Sheriff's communication dispatcher 5538 well I've got a situation Last Night A
friend of mine asked me to come over she said that she had possibly killed her stepdad I don't know if she really did
this what exactly are trying to reports it sounds like she killed this guy it was the first day of a new year
the sheriff's department received a call from a guy that said she confessed to drugging him suffocating him and
strangling him to death Jade was very cool very popular I could not believe what they were saying
that Jade did Tom marman is Jade's stepdad and 100% she loved Tom she took care of him they lived next door to each
other she made him dinner she was always there for [Music] him detectives knew they had a phone
call from her good friend that she confessed to murdering Tom marman so they got a search warrant
[Music] we don't have to prove motive but we want to show a motive the photos the
photos she accidentally bumped his computer and the screen saver came out the screen saver is a nude photograph of
her in the shower she was able to find a lot more nude photos of her hundreds hundreds it was the most violating just
awful gut-wrenching feeling ever I felt sick I I couldn't even touch my own skin she was beyond freaked out she's
sleeping with a knife she is scared for her life did you love Tom Tom love you yes I mean did you want
your stepfather dead did you stand over him with a plastic bag and pull tight to keep from
breathing no you wrap a cord around his neck and did you strangle him no so you have this supposed confession
of her saying she she strangled him but no evidence of strangulation your own strangulation expert said it's not
strangulation that's right so your big bomb fizzled it was gone

A woman discovers explicit photos of herself on her stepfather’s computer. Soon after, he’s found dead. Jade is a likely suspect, but did she do it? "48 Hours" correspondent Tracy Smith reports Saturday, Oct. 14 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Jade is accused of murdering her stepdad, but evidence contradicts the confession.

Key points

Confession to Murder. A friend reveals that Jade confessed to killing her stepdad, Tom.
Discovery of Nude Photos. Detectives find nude photos of Jade on Tom's computer, leading to feelings of violation.
Questioning Jade. Detectives interrogate Jade about her stepfather's death, revealing inconsistencies in her confession.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I couldn't even touch my own skin.

Describing the violation felt after discovering nude photos.

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