Jodi Arias Trial: New Witnesses May Reveal Defense Strategy- Prosecution Omissions
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Phoenix, AZ- In a terse exchange prior to the hiatus in the Arias trial, the defense repeated their contention that they want The Honorable Sherry Stephens to order a directed verdict or a mistrial in the State’s case against Jodi Arias.
As reported exclusively by BOC it does seem the prosecution missed quite a bit of potential evidence including a possible motive- the duct tape around Travis’s right arm. Was it the final straw that made Jodi Arias snap as she was allegedly taking photos of Travis in the shower without his knowledge?
There was also an exparte hearing held in Judge Stephen’s chambers, however, the contents of those minutes have not yet been filed- although the docket suggests they have. The defense is now testing Jodi Arias’s canon camera for some undisclosed reason.
With the defense preparing to start its case next week in spite of the outstanding motions before the court- have the prosecution’s actions harmed their case?
The issue at the forefront seems to hinge on something that the prosecution never introduced- On Purpose, says Prosecutor Juan Martinez.
The prosecution’s very first witness, Maria Hall, who was the female friend attending the Cancun trip with Alexander on June 10th, told the court that Travis told her he had been stalked while on a date with another girl and had his tires slashed. The intimation before the court was clear regardless of the defense attempts to point out that Travis never said it was Jodi who was responsible.
Nancy Grace and Jane Velez Mitchell lit up their HLN evening roster discussing Arias’s stalker behavior with several associates of Alexander. Dr. Karl Hiatt said one Sunday he was told that he had his tires slashed and that it was possible that something might escalate and he may not show up for dinner as a result.
Outside the presence of the jury Juan Martinez argued that they did not call the witness who Travis was on that particular date with because he did not want to create “an inflammatory” situation for the jury causing an appellate issue.
However, Martinez also lets it slip that Lisa Andrews Daidone does not want to testify and the defense tells the judge the prosecution has withheld her contact information from them and THEY intend to call her. Daidone recently deleted her FB profile and other social media sites in her name.
Does it make any sense to anyone why a prosecutor would not call a witness who could place a dangerous weapon in the hands of a person committing a destructive and openly violent act who they allege is guilty of doing exactly that for exactly the same reasons in the instant case?
From Daidone’s bog entry in 2008:
”…So because Heavenly Father allowed this to happen, I have grown in such a way that I couldn’t have otherwise, or at least not as quickly. While if you asked me a few months from now if I could go back would I change it, I would say “Absolutely,” I’m not sure how much I would actually change about it. Of course I wouldn’t want Travis to be taken. I might even opt for Jodi to be popped instead. But who am I to decide the fate of the hundreds of people that have been effected by this? It’s hard
to say which way is better. Travis always talked about Opportunity Cost. He spoke of how his time could be used best, to benefit the maximum amount of people. I’m sure he wishes he could have done more while he was here, but I don’t think he regrets leaving. He is doing something amazing up in the Spirit World. I know it. I can feel it. He is continuing to learn and progress. He’s helping others to do the same. He is the same wonderful, creative, spontaneous, caring, gentle, driven, foe- paint-loving, show-tune-singing man that I fell in love with…”
Is it because in the 48 Hours Mystery program so frequently noted by the defense Detective Flores openly states there was no evidence whatsoever that Jodi was involved in that incident after he repeats his theory that Travis was shot first? Both these statements made by the lead detective in the case on national television directly conflict with the prosecution’s case as testified by Esteban Flores.
NO.
Is it because they already know who was responsible for the multiple tire slashing incidents and presenting that information might corroborate a story told to them by Arias in the past?
In her own words, Lisa Andrews Daidone began dating Travis Alexander in July 2007. According to the minutes filed from trial January 16th, the tire slashing incident was in December 2007, both Alexander and Andrew’s tires were slashed and the individual came to the front door . Martinez states Andrews will testify to these facts. Prior to dating Alexander, Daidone was dating a common friend and member of their Mormon ward- Steve Bell. Arias claims she and Travis began dating February 2, 2007.
Daidone will not go into how she and Travis began dating, or why, but there is a Steve Bell connected to this group that has had some serious troubles with the law immediately preceding the break up, and many following.
Could the mystery stalker have been on her end and NOT Arias? If so, you can bet the defense will be bringing that issue into court next week and providing the jury with this eye opening gem- expected to cause further problems with the State’s theory.
That’s not all, unfortunately.
Thomas Brown, a former roommate of Travis Alexander in the home of his murder, was interviewed up to three times by Detective Flores whereby he told them that Jodi had open access to the home when he was around and the Arias he knew was completely shy and somewhat awkwardly withdrawn. He was having a hard time picturing her do this without help and he told cops that.
He also told them something about Travis being shocked to get the call that Jodi Arias was standing outside the home the early morning hours of June 4, 2008 and that he had been up all night performing some sort of protection rite. Brown’s information was not included in any information given to the defense and he was not even aware his name came up in the investigation by Jodi Arias herself. I would expect that issue to surface promptly as well.
Gus Searcy, $100K ring earner for Prepaid Legal Services and now Legal Shield was noticed to be available this week for interview. Travis was scheduled to be on the conference call with Searcy at 6:45PM the evening of his murder.
Artful Dodging
While the trial is in hiatus, one are of Jodi Arias’s life is quite active and well, pecuniary.
Arias, through her family, has taken to EBay to sell her personally rendered offerings the macabre set is snatching up for a few hundred clams a piece during the trial.
It is believed to be managed by Arias’s mother Sandy, who uploaded images to Arias’s MySpace after her incarceration to include one of Gary Alexander- Travis’s older brother.
The defense portion of the Jodi Arias trial for the murder of Travis Alexander led by Kirk Nurmi and Jennifer Willmott will begin its case January 29th.
Check back to blinkoncrime.com for updates.
Jacqueline Beaufort, contributing editor
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Mom3.0,
I do think she may be making head way with any juror who is looking for a reason to let her off..
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I don’t think jurors are supposed to look for reason to get someone off. They’re supposed to analyze the evidence and go with that. Right? I know sometimes they can’t shake a gut feeling, but they’re supposed to discuss that in deliberations. I’ve always thought jurors did a pretty good job analyzing the evidence, but it’s true that in some of the high profile cases we’ve seen in the past, that didn’t happen. Maybe it’s the judges fault for not giving them good instructions? I don’t know.
But I don’t think this will happen in the JA case because she hasn’t given them any reason to let her off, even if they feel sorry for her and want to. I know her self defense story won’t wash because she took the stand, and the prosecutor will take her story apart. It may be true that she had a bad childhood and was attracted to guys who didn’t treat her well, but there’s no way that will translate into 27 stabs, a slit throat and a gun shot, and then running off to Utah for a date.
With CA, she plead not guilty to all charges. Jurors might have really believed that it was an accident. They were told by the defense that Cayley drowned in the pool. The cadaver sniffer dog had a hit by the pool. If the jurors were looking for reason to let her off, felt sorry for her sitting there looking like she was twelve in her low chair and her Lands End clothes that her lawyers bought for her to wear instead of the garish clothes she would have chosen, well the jurors were given reason to go that way. And SHE NEVER TOOK THE STAND.
In the OJ case, OJ plead absolutely 100% not guilty. The jurors were told that the police planted the evidence. They were told if the glove didn’t fit, they must acquit as though it was a judge’s instruction. And OJ NEVER TOOK THE STAND.
In the Amanda Knox case the reverse happened. Despite all the evidence, the jurors were given reason to convict if they wanted to. The DA gave the guy who really committed the murder (alone) HALF the time off his sentence to say that she and her boyfriend were accomplices. Amanda K.’s false confession didn’t help, even though she almost immediately retracted it. (I really don’t understand that phenomenon, but I firmly believe it happens.) Nevertheless, after wading through all the rumors and lies and looking at the evidence (not one spec of evidence that she was guilty), except of course for the killer’s plea deal testimony, the jurors still should have said not guilty, but it seems that the jurors were looking for a reason to convict. The girl had been dehumanized in so many European newspapers, magazines, and TV, and right there in the courtroom, and she was a young, pretty American and there was real prejudice at work there, IMO. Being beautiful can work FOR a defendant but I think on the other side of the coin it can work against them too. What a nightmare that girl went through and she’s still going through it.
But the thing with the Jodi Arias trial is that even if one or two jurors are looking for a reason to let her off, they can’t. The judge, I think, will first of all strongly encourage them to reach a unanimous decision to not have a hung jury. Suppose it’s not just one or two, suppose the ENTIRE jury is looking for a reason to let her off which is just doubtful, they still can’t because SHE DID IT and there’s no denying it. She sat there today and said so. If they believe that her childhood was bad and all that, it’s still going to be very hard I think, for them to believe that Travis was that bad to her, never mind to believe he wanted to kill her. I mean, he didn’t get mad at all when his BMW was ruined, but he got furious when she dropped his camera? That’s just one of a hundred examples. And the murder itself was SO VIOLENT I can’t see them saying it was self defense in any way. Plus, she TOOK THE STAND. Juan Martinez will make it CLEAR what she did and that it WAS NOT self defense.
I do agree that it being a death penalty case might put the jurors under A LOT of pressure, but I suspect they’d ask the judge if they could go with the alternate charge.
Mom3.0, too, I really do feel sorry for Jodi Arias. I felt sorry for her long before she took the stand. I know I’m in the minority on that. But if I were on the jury, there would be no way I could release her out into society with a clear conscience. She’s dangerous. I wouldn’t worry about the jury feeling sorry for her. I suspect they’ll still do the right thing.
I don’t know Mom3.0. I hope I’m right. I’ll be very interested to read what you think. I know Blink and a lot of others on this site are worried too. The poem is beautiful, by the way.
Thanks for reading my book of a post.
This murder happened about 4 years ago and she has not been abused since as far as I can understand
So why does she look like this It is a bit much
In my opinion
He is surely betting on the misconduct thing working out.
B
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Twas my first thought.
I am not seeing a pattern of abuse that would explain her reaction to him even coming at her. Would your first reaction not be to run? I have no idea how this happened but in my mind I am thinking she had to have shot him first to gain the upper hand. Thoughts?
A mental defense without mounting a mental defense. Who is not watching her and thinking she is utterly batshit. I believe they had to use what they were stuck with, and they are.
Crazy is not going to get her out of this, no way.
B
I wonder if her testimony is playing the same way to the jury as it is to informed observers.
When she is viewed as a homicidal sociopath, her history seems to document her sociopathic history. However, without this prejudice, she can be seen as a rebelious, but reasonably normal, girl looking for love in all the wrong places.
The hard part for JA will be coming up with a plausible explanation of why she shot, stabbed, and sliced TA in self defense. If the jury doesn’t accept that explanation, nothing the experts will say will change the outcome.
Jury make up:
Per JVM transcript: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1212/21/ijvm.01.html
a panel of 12 jurors plus 6 alternates Seven are women, but 11 of them are men. So very heavily male, all white as for ethnicity, also an Hispanic male. These jurors range from their mid-20s to retirement age.
OMG! What kind of trial is that please?
JA talking of boy friend… ” he looked at me then i looked at him …he was dressed like this and we did this…” what is that??? Is it a soap? Sorry but i had to laugh. I can just shake my head. How can one follow that seriously if not for Travis. Poor Travis…poor family… no words
Seriously, it has only been missing that her awyer asks her what skirt or pants blouse she had worn at what date! and I’ll bet she would not know it … the woman has nerves like tightrope. she thinks she is acting in a Hollywood movie. Lead naturally!
Sorry typo in my Last Post: “and i’ll bet she would know it!”
I’m surprised with all the unflattering comments JA has made re her past beaus that none stepped forward for the prosecution. If nothing else, just to defend their honor and shed a little light on the “real” JA. Did she take tasteless photos of them and use them against these guys? Also, I heard in her testimony she took her cat with her when she moved from parents. Wonder what happened to that kitty. What a weird unit…
I didn’t see it all yet but i had to stop because of the direspectful spectacle i am witnessing by her demeanor.
“Yes I did,” Arias said when asked if she killed Alexander in court on Monday. When questioned why, she said, “the simple reason is he attacked me.” – Radaronline
If her counsel coached her on these words, I am not impressed. There is no “simple reason” for murdering someone in such a heinous manner, and to reduce the death of this precious young man with a whole life ahead of him to a “simple reason” is not sound, lacks emotion and remorse. I bet she lost jury points with that statement.
We must be careful not to judge Arias’ childhood. Not one of us can say how much abuse is acceptable. We have varying levels of tolerance to abuse and resistance to pain. But pain is pain and abuse is abuse, in any form. Her mother (and aunt? looks identical to mother) have either been coached or are emotionless. The type of verbal abuse/sarcasm to which Arias testified being subjected, are weapons. Please don’t misunderstand. I love sarcasm and a good sense of humor… but when it’s used at someone else’s expense, over and over, to put someone down it is reprehensible. Words do hurt. They leave scars. scars that no one sees and many don’t believe. Arias is scarred.
That being said, I do feel that at some point in her life Arias compartmentalized all feelings to protect herself which was the birth of a narcissist. She is devoid of feelings now for anyone but herself and the only time she shows emotion is during times of self-preservation and protection.
I am absolutely sure that in her sociopathic mind she feels justified for the murder of Travis, hence, “no jury will convict me because I’m innocent.”
Children suffer the scars of their parents, however, none of this rationalizes killing another human being. We all make decisions each morning as we step into our shoes and have the power to engage, or not… be happy, or not. Arias made a decision on June 4, a horrendous one. I hope she lives to regret that, which is something CA will never do.
I will not watch her acting no more. It bores me. I only want to see the cross examination,that could be interesting to see what Mr. Martinez makes out of it and if he can control his temper.hm…i hope she bores the Jury like she bores me and that they will be able to dicern what does matter and what does not!!!!
Jodi Arias had half a chance of walking away from this, as insane as that sounds i`m certain she had a chance. Now I can say she has safely removed all doubt from the jury, if she doesn`t come across as sincere in the description of her life background then she hasn`t got a hope in hell of sounding sincere explaining why she cut Travis Alexander`s throat. She is obviously “not right in the head” and to my mind is guilty. I feel sympathy for her predicament but I can also see in the faces of the Alexander family just exactly what they want for her.
She is more than likely going to death row….
Oh. Dear. GOD…I just had a minute to turn on the live feed. I just can’t…her voice and her ‘details’ are maddening.
SIMPLE REASON JODI??
Nothing in your head is simple, well…YOU are simple, but jesus, who told her these ‘details’ were needed?
She offers no details about how she murdered Travis 3 ways, but details on her job as a ‘waitress/wedding planner’ are important?
I think everyone sitting through this trial gets a gold star.
K..carry on you guys.
I was wondering if she was going to play the “I was out of my mind” card. How long can you lose your mind for? I mean I could see if he was coming at her and there was a knife that just happened to be in the room that you would be scared and jump on his back and stab him but I would expect to see marks on her because he had actually struck her. Even on time that he actually hit her. Not that many stab wounds and then a gun shot wound. She could have gotten away especially sense he appears to be “down” in the shower! She could have gotten to a phone to call 911 for help! I also wonder how a jury of people that are unbiased people are seeing this.
Blink, what are your thoughts on the chances of this misconduct ruling? Do they have a real shot?
A shot, yes. This judge has been very resistant to disposing this case and a circumlocutory appeal already designated no jurisdiction, however.
B
So, the point of this is that when other guys cheated she didn’t kill them?
OMG this is so painful to watch. If I were a juror, I would totally be nodding off right now. “and then there was this one time at band camp”..she is just droning on and on. I don’t see that this is a way to connect with the jury, I think after a while they are going to get aggravated by having to hear her give them a step by step account of her entire life.
Ok, I probably should not admit this as a professional, but I could not help but crack up when I read this.
I literally Im’d a BOC editor that phrase last week. I asked if they could picture that being her opening response to a question. We study and analyze the heinous of the heinous all day everyday- it is necessary.
Phew this woman.
B
I think she is accustomed to adding these details to bluster the holes in her stories where the fabrications and missing information exists. I don’t believe she can speak in any other fashion- it has been years. Distort and distract is her modus operandi imo.-lol.
At least Jodi looks better today but it is a bore
I have to miss this afternoon so I wish she would move this story along to Travis
This woman is telling the tale of her whole life from her perspective. We have to remember that few can remember the type of details that she is presenting. Some people have great memories that can be called upon to help them when needed. She can obviously think visually which helps her verbalize the story.
She obviously has something in her makeup that helps her to overcome common sense regarding relationships with men. We only have her side of the story regarding these relationships. I hope that the prosecution is taking the proper notes and will find a way to give the other side. The one that makes her look like a constant troublemaker.
What we are seeing is the result of young people reacting to the current mores of the “Hook-up” culture. She travels around to “Hook-up” with men seemingly without regard to anything other than having a good time. When the good times don’t happen or end, she is off on another adventure.
Different Jodi than yesterday. We’re now seeing the cutesy, I love to hear myself talk and provide details Jodi. Oh dear… make her stop.
SHE KILLED A MAN~!!!!!!!!!!!! and listen to her~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“circumlocutory appeal already designated no jurisdiction”.
them there are law school woids…:)
Lol, I get around- to the shagrin of a peer or two
Tell me about that next big milestone when your ready, chief.
B
(snipped) “”What we are seeing is the result of young people reacting to the current mores of the “Hook-up” culture. She travels around to “Hook-up” with men seemingly without regard to anything other than having a good time. When the good times don’t happen or end, she is off on another adventure.”
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Not uncommon for people her age. The problem lies with her “state of mind”. She belongs in the ‘”looney bin” moo. Unfortunately, she being tried for premeditated murder, or the alternative First Degree Class 1 Felony Murder.
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/109828551/Jodi-Arias-Court-Documents
I’m sorry but she is sooo full of shat!! I REFUSE to accept she was anything but an eager and more than willing participant in any sexual activity with Travis second date or twentieth date…she had absolutely zero apprehension about getting down and dirty with him….ever!
I love how she can remember how many times she picked her nose in a week back in 92 but the closer to the present we get the more her memory fails and the details just aren’t there….how convenient no?
I wonder if they went into chambers so the judge could BEG them to move this along at a speedier pace for fear the jury will start trying to off themselves by paper cuts from their tablets… sorry, kidding!!
She just likes to hear herself talk.
But let her say all she wants to say to the public, because she is going to only be talking to her fellow inmates come soon.
And they arenot going to want to hear it.
Can you say Fatal Attraction?
Been thinking about this case…
We have two people. We have two people that obviously had a sexual attraction to each other.
Nothing wrong with that, at all.
But SEX in this equation is a very STRONG variable.
There is no telling what actually transpired between the two of them.
And she went off. And not in self defense, either
Is Jodi STILL killing Travis?…
After the rage of 20plus stab wounds, bullet to brain, knife to throat….minimizing her and Travis by driving straight to another fellows arms…no remorse, lurid sex tales, pictures…oh yes the pictures….hmmmm
Seriously. You got that right. It is painful for ME to listen to, I really don’t know how his family is maintaining their composure.
B
I just don’t get why all these details…did her defense not think she would tangle herself up with her own weaving of words?
Why they told her to speak to the jury directly like she is and be that quick to answer was out of their mind.
Question….pause…THEN answer.
(allow for objection, etc) she is craaazzzyy y’all.
If I were a juror, I would be annoyed as hell.
I started my college education in court reporting and I can tell todays reporter had all sorts of ‘thought bubbles’ happening. Mine would all say “God shut upppp, shut up”
So, don’t they say *The devil is in the details* or something?
And really, I kinda feel sorry for her parents, she’s totally thrown them under a bus and that woman is spending all this time with the trial and not with her husband, who’s ill, right??
brb, getting a wooden spoon.
Seriously. You got that right. It is painful for ME to listen to, I really don’t know how his family is maintaining their composure.
B
Personally, I am lifting up prayer for Travis’s siblings. Their faces tell a painful tale. I hope they can survive this. My thoughts and prayers are with them.
In regards to “this one time at bandcamp”, I’m sure this freak has had plenty experience sticking flutes where the sun don’t shine. Right now I just wish someone would shove one down her throat!:D
6 weeks….and 14lbs (ugh)
Woot.
Pretend the lbs. are the years you added. So pumped for you- for real.
B
“I was born a poor, black sharecropper’s son”… Y A W N. This moused-down sex kitten is so self-absorbed, it should be a crime against human intelligence. We’ve all seen plenty of shallow, narcissistic girls whose existence doesn’t rise above the next boyfriend. Pretty harmless (if not irritating)until a pent-up rage turns them into Edward Scissorhands on steroids. Just the fact she was arrested in possession of two knives and a 9 mm gun should be presented to the jury to prevent her from reintegrating into society and stalking the next guy into his grave.
I’m counting on Martinez to bring the poor, verbally assaulted jury back to the fundamentals–she killed Travis three times over in a matter of a couple of minutes with a conveniently stowed gun and knife while he was naked and vulnerable in the shower. The crime she punished him for was his determination to end her sick, possessive stalking and eliminate her from his life. Her defense team is trying to condemn Travis posthumously for indulging in sex (using his conflict between Mormon chastity and his sexuality as the crime). I don’t think I can continue listening to the monotony of her agonizingly detailed sexual history or the hierarchy of which guys she loved (and how much) before they did her wrong. I do, however, want to witness Martinez taking his turn with her. I’m betting the judge has warned him against excessive objections; I’ve seen him wince a number of times while she droned on.
I agree he was warned on the objections.
Not forming an opinion yet on what martinez’s strategy will be until they get through the actual murder.
B
Good morning Blink and blinksters. From a tactical point of wiew do you think it is necessary for the defense to go on those specifics graphics details about the sexual relationship Jodi had with her boy friends as for Travis? They are talking about that all as if they were talking about a holiday Trip a book a movie or about a sightseiing she did. Where is the sense of this. What are they really expecting through this? Are they triing to prevent for embarrassing questions from mr. Martinez ?
Hello Joan T-
Thank you for your well thought out response. Jury nullification happens- youre right.
I agree I dont think there is a chance of it happening in this case as one or two would have to hold out against the majority not the other way around- I dont think these hold outs would have the fortitude to go against the facts etc not-over just sympathizing with Jod-i she is the killer afterall.
However this may save Jodis life- sympathy may be enough to save her from the death penalty.
Honestly to me right now she sounds like anyones friend, sister, niece, daughter, cousin. Youre not the only one who feels sorry for her Joan T. I do too- and someone on the jury may also-
I cant imagine a self defense reason for murdering Travis the way she did- but if I am honest- I have to say I am open to hearing hers(as the jury should be)
There is a slight chance that she may convince someone with her side of the story.
This becomes less likely when one remembers we still have Martinez on cross. I think he will be able to make her testimony work in the prosecutions favor.
As I opined early on the prosecution has to be able to take all sympathy and turn it toward Travis- Jodi right now IMO has succeeded in gaining some sympathy. Will it be enough? I do not know.
Nomatter what happens- I will always feel sorry for her as I can see what she might have been, what she could have been, what she hoped to be-
The same way I can grieve for the life of Travis and what he might have been, could have been – what he hoped to be.
She must pay for murdering him- I just dont know if the jury will decide she has to forfeit her life as that payment.
AJMO Peace.
I suspect today id the big day when JA explains why she was forced to kill TA in self-defense.
In a Hollywood movie there would be a dramatic twist in the case, but in this case the “big reveal” will most likely be either a massive letdown (I flipped out and don’t remember what happened, and woke up covered in blood), or a bizarre fantasy (TA was infected with a zombie virus, and a GSW to the head and decapitation were required to stop him).
I am afraid that no matter what happens today, or in the penalty phase, or in the books that will follow, that we will never really know what happened. It still feels to me that the near-decapitation and blood-letting has some religious/cultic component, but only JA knows for sure.
Agreed, sadly.
B
Well I broke my promise to myself never to watch a trial again…sigh.
I wanted to see what JA’s demeanor was on the stand. Yes, I’d have to say she looks and sounds fairly low-key. But that’s what’s so creepy.
She’s blandly describing in detail her most intimate moments with Travis, sometimes even smiling to the jury as she bombinates.
There’s such a lack of emotion in her voice/face. Is that a defense strategy?
Yes, I believe it is. I can see this building into what they undoubtedly hope will be the nexus to the murder.
They will not pull it off, imo.
Nurmi’s clear and distinct goal in this order:
1. Mistrial
2. Hung jury
Either of those happen she will plead to murder 2nd with credit for time served.
If that does not make own lose their lunch I don’t know what would.
B
OMG! Does anyone else feel like they need to shower after listening to her drone on and on about her and Travis’ sex life?
She could have walked away ANYTIME. That’s the bottom line. She wanted to possess Travis and when her sexual manipulation didn’t hook him, she killed him.
Poor Travis.
Blink raises hand.
B
ugh this is nauseating. i guess now i’m worried that a juror or two might have a similar relationship in their past as the one jodi is describing as having with travis (even though we all know she is lying through her teeth!) i just pray to god the jury sees this monster for the evil, conniving, murderer that she is and that we don’t have to hear nancy grace’s words “the devil is dancing tonight” again.
Are any jurors of the Mormon faith?
So far today (I’m up to noon recess) she hasn’t said that he held her down and forced her to do anything..she admittedly did NOT say NO at any time and willingly went along with whatever he wanted to do.
She was an adult and she had the ability to say no and ask him to stop at anytime…but nope she did not.
You can’t indicate that you were controlled when you willingly participate.
I don’t see where this is making her look abused….this makes her look like a willing party who made stupid decisions and ALLOWED him to do what he wanted with her with zero resistance.
No one MADE her continue to see him, no one MADE her call or text him continously. SHE COULD HAVE WALKED AWAY AT ANY TIME…no one put a gun to her head or a knife to her chest, back, or throat to make her stay!!!
Btw…you go to the effort to actually take real eastate classes to learn more about the subject before you buy a house but you don’t take the time to really research and learn more about a religion you rush to join in order to try to keep a man interested!?! Really!?!
She is seriously making me physically ill with her lies, manipulations, and general BS. SHE NEVER DID ANYTHING SHE DIDN’T WANT!!!
Oh My Goodness. This is too much. Days on the stand and still not to the point. Did they reherse this? I am watching with my 24 year old son and I am getting embarrassed!
Defense strategy: have your client dress up as Andrea Yates. Brilliant.
LOL
B
@Twitch
(snipped) “She is seriously making me physically ill with her lies, manipulations, and general BS. SHE NEVER DID ANYTHING SHE DIDN’T WANT!!!”
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Including savagely and methodically MURDER him.
I’m thinking a predominately male jury is favorable to the prosecution…so far.
JA does not ask Travis is he in a relationship with anyone,when according to her they were starting to becoming involved in one.
Why would he call her “Skank and Pornstar”.I have never been called
that by any guy I went out with,it kind of defies this little sweet
girl profile.I saw a few holes today in her testimony and I am sure there will be more to come.I have never seen someone so calm on stand.
Blink i understand now the defense strategy : they try to defend her and make simultaneously a therapy with her:-) Day 15 Part One
After a traumatic incident some people write a book and work in such to heal and JA does it parallel on the stand at trial and her attorney is playing the psychiatrist. ( just a Joke )Oh Blink i hope you don’ t mind and judge me wrong if i admit that i had to laugh one more time today as i tried to watch her talking. Travis forgive me then after all, the Situation is so sad and crazy…
Futureman says:
February 6, 2013 at 4:17 pm
Defense strategy: have your client dress up as Andrea Yates. Brilliant.
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I was having thoughts about the defense strategy today as well….
Defense Strategy: Filibuster
On the other side JA seems to be a little more serious at that session. I think they had a Feedback as how it came over to people when she goes in details with a little smirk on her face. I cannot understand how they hope painting Travis as an abusiv sex monster,she will walk free. She has a free will and did that all with him ( if all this is not a lie ).
When i say i have to laugh at her talking i mean to smirk.
Another thought I had today (one of many), as irrelevant as it is, is that she is just sooo in love with herself and truly believes that EVERY man she comes in contact with is in love with her/wants her.
Her perpetual uniqueness/narcissism even carries over into in her FABRICATED/FANTASY story to the police regarding the 2 people who broke in and killed Travis. She tells the detective (more than once, I believe) that the FEMALE intruder wanted her(Jodi) to be killed, but that it was the MALE intruder that did not want her to be killed (implying that it was HE who saved her life and let her walk out of there because she is just sooo special).
All just my opinion, of course.
Starsky….omg…thanks for the laugh regarding the “band camp” comment!
Im trying to understand how she was forced to drive to his house that day to have sex with him? And after she shot him, and cut him, she could have fled, and didn’t (if it was self defense – which it wasn’t). Dancing around telling me all your stories about how you think you were abused in your life does not excuse murder (not in my mind). Let me tell you this, I grew up in a home where I saw violence all the time, beating, and much more. I can understand when abuse gets unbearable and you think you might have to kill someone to escape it, but when you position yourself there when you dont have to be, there isnt any excuse. Sorry. No sympathy here. She was a single woman, mind of her own, no kids, nothing to keep her there. She killed him in cold blood. But you know, people on the jury are different than me. I do use logic and all the stuff she has rambled about have NOTHING to do with this murder. Even if he demeaned her for two years it’s not a reason to kill him. When someone verbally abuses or controls you (and that happened to me too), when you get the chance you LEAVE. That is the normal response. The psycho response is to do what she did. I hope the jury is smarter than we give them credit for and they see through the smoke and mirrors to come to a guilty decision for the death penalty. I pray that for Travis’s family. They deserve nothing less. She’s a monster.