Gigi Jordan : ` ` I made the decision I was going to end my life and Jude 's life '' Jude Mirra , 17 , who was autistic , died from painkillers , other causes , prosecutors say . She may have put on a movie for him . The defense says the desperate mother aimed to protect her son from a sexually abusive father . Jordan , charged with second - degree murder , faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted .
Gigi Jordan : ` ` I made the decision I was going to end my life and Jude 's life '' Jude Mirra , 17 , who was autistic , died from painkillers , other causes , prosecutors say . The defense says the desperate mother aimed to protect her son from a sexually abusive father . Jordan , charged with second - degree murder , faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted .