Jade Janks Married Husband and Children: Her Boyfriend, Kids, Family, Parents, Siblings, Mother, Fat

Interior designer Jade Janks, who was jailed for the murder of her stepfather, was born into an adorable family. Details about her parents, kids, and relationship life explored.

In 2022, 39-year-old Jade Janks, an interior designer, was accused of killing her stepfather, Thomas Merriman, after discovering he had a stolen nude photo of her as his computer desktop wallpaper.

Merriman’s death was due to a combination of strangulation, suffocation, and lethal doses of prescription pills.

Janks was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 25 years for killing her stepdad but claimed he had abused her years before that.

Following this murder case gaining worldwide attention, many want to know more about Jade’s personal life, like, who she was dating or married to, if she has any kids, her family, and her parents.

Who is Jade Janks?

Jade Janks is an entrepreneur whose name and career have now been associated with murder.

Professionally, Janks is an interior designer based in Solana Beach, California.

Janks worked in various design firms before opening her own in 2018.

Her business, Jade Janks Interiors, promises to “see to it you have all the tools to help you create a one-of-a-kind space you are proud to call home.”

She was born Jade Sasha Janks on October 14, 1983. This puts her current age at 39.

Per her LinkedIn page, she studied at both San Diego Mesa College and MiraCosta College.

Who are Jade Janks’ parents?

Convicted murderer Jade Janks’ biological parents are Steve Janks (father) and Jeni Janks (mother).

Her family was involved in a construction business and that’s where she learned to be an interior designer.

Her mother and father’s marriage hit the rock and the pair separated and she lived with her mom.

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Jeni then moved on to marry her second husband Thomas “Tom” Merriman, a non-profit organisation founder, in 1995. This made the then-14-year-old Jade have a new father figure in her life.

Janks first met Merriman when he married her mother when Janks was 14, and Janks says they stayed close, even after his divorce from her mom.

MailOnline reports that Janks’ mother divorced Merriman in 2008 after multiple instances of domestic abuse.

At trial, Jade was supported by family and friends, including her biological father, Steve Janks, and her longtime friend, Heather Pearce.

Does Jade Janks have any siblings? While it is not known if Jade’s biological parents had any other child aside from her, her stepfather had a son named Cash Merriman.

Who is Jade Janks married to or dating?

Jade Janks’ present relationship and marital status remain undisclosed as she stays tight-lipped about that side of her personal life.

Even on her social media accounts, she shared no romantic posts with anyone.

However, she had been in several relationships.

She had reportedly sent some of her ex-boyfriends her nudes which her father got hold of and stored on his laptop.

A 911 call a friend of Janks made to the emergency services on January 1, 2021, has been released in a new documentary on CBS and Paramount+.

An interviewee in the documentary said: “She accidentally bumped his computer and the screen saver came up.

“The screensaver is a nude photograph of her in the shower. 

“She was able to find a lot more nude photos of her, hundreds.”

Jurors accepted the photos as a motive for Janks to supposedly “pick Merriman up from a medical facility, ply him with whisky, and then wringing his neck and cutting off his oxygen supply,” according to Law and Crime.

Does Jade Janks have any children?

There are no records of Jade Janks being a mother. This means she has no kids.

Since her murder case gained worldwide attention, there haven’t been any confirmed reports of her having welcomed a son or a daughter in the past.

What did Jade Janks do to her stepfather?

Jade Janks murdered her stepfather, Tom Merriman, after finding out that he had her intimate photos.

In December 2020, when Merriman was in a rehab center and Janks was cleaning his home, she chanced upon his computer which contained the photos, per CBS News.

“I look, and I’m like, those are my breasts,” she said.

Upon further investigation, she found more of those photos in his computer, all of which were never shared with Merriman.

She had reportedly sent them to her former partners in the past and had no idea how Merriman had gotten ahold of them.

“It was the most violating, just awful, gut-wrenching feeling ever. I remember I felt sick. I felt I couldn’t even touch my skin.” 

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On New Year’s Day of 2021, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department received a call from Janks’ friend who claimed that Janks “might have possibly killed her stepdad.”

Janks initially cooperated during the investigation, but soon asked for a lawyer.

Authorities found Merriman’s remains outside his home a day later.

He was reportedly wrapped in a blanket and covered with garbage.

Janks was arrested for his murder, and during the murder trial, she pleaded not guilty.

She claimed that Merriman overdosed on pills and let him sleep in her car after picking him up from the rehab center.

She said she found him dead the next morning and panicked, as she did not want to be blamed for his death.

She admitted to being the one wrapping him in a blanket and surrounding him with trash to try and hide him.

However, per the investigators, Janks sent a text to someone after picking up Merriman. It read: “I just dosed the hell out of him.” 

Where is Jade Janks now?

In December 2022, Jade Janks was found guilty of first-degree murder. She was found responsible for the death of her stepfather, Tom Merriman.

According to the prosecutors, Janks murdered Tom Merriman through strangulation, suffocation, and lethal doses of pills.

Jade Janks was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

She is currently serving her sentence at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, California.

She will be available for parole in 2038.

She is also appealing her conviction.

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