Coffee & Crime Time: Thomas Merriman and Jade Janks

''i cant, im in the desert rn'' is officially my new excuse for any situation

Every new episode my daughter (she’s an adult) and I will text each other: “New Stephanie Harlowe. Allegedly, Don’t come for me.”

I realize when I click your videos I say to myself "lets get to know these people/this person"... just dawned on me, you really give these victims often short life another chance to briefly exist and give them a voice again... make them people, not just salacious news stories. I find that admirable. Now off to make my coffee 🎄☕.

Man, I think I even had a missed call from Jade that day 😅

I really feel bad for her little brother. The poor boy never had a chance. His family was nuts. His mother had mental issues, his father was an alcoholic and drug user. His sister murdered his father. He lost his sister and his father.

Please look into the disappearance of Nicole Baldwin. My sister in law's brother was recently arrested for charges of 30 videos of children... On his phone. His wife went missing in November. She left her phone, keys, and purse at home. He quit his job a week after her disapearance, dropped their kids off with his mom and was planning to move out of state. However he was arrested before leaving state. Police found the videos on his phone when they took it for the investigation. Nicole told my sister in law, in 2021 that if she ever went missing to speak justice.... She still hasn't been found and her husband hasn't been charged with her disappearance yet.

That showering thing is real. I was hospitalized for 3 months. People I didn’t know were touching me, bathing me. I had no control but I was conscious. Once out, I didn’t want to undress or shower for some reason . I was 40 and had to have my mom stand in the bathroom. I don’t completely understand why but that feeling is real.

It seems appropriate here to mention my precious Gimma, who passed 3 weeks shy of her 107th birthday back in 2018, was called the Butterfly 🦋 Lady, as she pinned tiny butterfly clips to random strangers, telling them, "smile, God loves you and so do I." Her church now has a Butterfly Garden in her name. 🦋❤️✝️

Not Stephanie telling us not to murder someone IF we can’t commit and cover up without any help 😂😂 Love you Stephanie, that cracked me up! 🫶🏼🤭

I’m not even 20mins in, & even though I’ve heard about this case many times, & thought I knew most everything that was needed to be known. I have NEVER heard of any of what you’re talking about. This is why we love you, Stephanie, thank you for all your hard work! Hope you & your family have a Very Merry Christmas!

As soon as I heard of when she drugged him , I was all why??? Should of waited till home. Plus, she had an out! All she had to do was let the drugs wear off, and then separate herself from him completely. It baffles me how some people think.

I heard about this case from like 4 different true crime channels, but by far, as always, your coverage is beyond anyone else’s. Keeping the bar always a thousand kilometers higher each upload ❤

Stephanie you said Alan& Brian where fixers so I think maybe Brian thought he was there to help clean up a dead body and when he realized he'd actually would have to partake in the murder he changed his mind. I'm thinking maybe it could have gone down that way.

I listen to a lot of podcasts and true crime videos but I always come back to you. Your voice and your compassion for the victims is always so refreshing and personable. Thank you for always joining me when I need to do housework and chores. ❤

I always thought it was so funny that she went over her plan with her “hitman”, and then all of a sudden he just ghosted her. Literally everything went wrong, and the whole thing is crazy. I don’t know how in the world she thought she could get away with this. It’s over the top messy. You also made me laugh at the part where she said she didn’t want to involve someone else, and you pointed out that she had already called everyone and their mother, but ok. lol

this case is nuts. I actually laughed in disbelief when Stephanie said "she sent Roach one final text," like GIRL. I also had the thought of "damn none of these men are coming through for Jade" too. This is such a sad strange case. My heart goes out to the son/brother really, he's going to grow up and learn about this. What the hell. From every angle, sincerely, what the hell.

as soon as i heard “she was 14 when he married her mom” alarm bells immediately went off haha idk why

It's interesting that Jade and her friend were even having a discussion about Roach and how he could "fix" anything...

I'm glad you mentioned the possibility of them being a couple since she was 18 because that was. I thought that pops into my head but I wanted to hear someone else validate it before I voiced it because I was afraid of not being understanding for her position but it is sketchy.

Stephanie leaves no stone unturned. Best true crime gal!