Jodi Arias Trial: In Her Own Words.. How I Killed Travis Alexander With HIS Gun and HIS Knife
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Phoenix, Arizona- In today’s highly anticipated morning testimony, Jodi Arias finally “gets there”.
After weeks of what can only be described as the dog ate my defense testimony led by Kirk Nurmi, Jodi Arias explains the events leading up to and during the murder of Travis Alexander.
Arias describes an irate and menacing Travis who bounds from the shower, causing her to drop his new camera and pouncing on her, knocking her to the wet tile floor.
“ A five year old can hold a camera better than you.” Arias stated Alexander screamed at her among other threatening expletives while she struggled to break free.
She then ran to the master bedroom closet and apparently using the Spiderman techniques she absorbed via osmosis from the alleged Valentines gift, retrieved a gun she claimed Travis owned over two feet out of her reach while he was sprinting behind her.
She pointed the gun at him, did not realize it went off and then Travis, still coming at her, stumbles to his knees on the now bloody tile beneath him. ( Editors Note: As I have always said, I believe the order of this injury is true and is important to the charges against her)
Enter gratuitous memory gap.
“I have no memory of stabbing him.” – Jodi Arias
Although Arias admits to having flash backs, she states she cannot remember any other details with the exception of her crouched in the bathroom covered in blood and drops a knife she believes was upstairs used by Travis to cut ropes he used to tie her up to the bed.
She did however, have the presence of mind to grab the ropes, the gun, apparently removes and loses her shoes and has no idea what happened to the knife she used to stab Alexander 29 times and slit his neck from ear to ear.
Next memory she is driving in the desert with the gun she alleges was Travis’s when she pitches it out the window at a random location, then puts the ropes in a dumpster behind a gas station and washes blood off her hands.
Pause for Arias innocuous driving babble and road scenery.
“Why didn’t you call 911 and tell them what happened?” Kirk Nurmi asks his sniffling but tearless client.
” …He attacked you, why did you feel You messed up pretty badly?”
“This time it was different, he had done it before and nothing happened, it was heightened.” Responded Arias.
While approaching a check point in Utah, she feels like she will be apprehended there.
Arias decided to do a “whole bunch of things” to cover up she was ever there.
So .. “I called his phone to leave a voice mail”. For nearly 16 minutes she says she tried numerous times to leave a cheery voice mail to ask as if she was not present in Alexander’s home.
“I just thought they would be listening to his voice mail, so I just thought it would throw the scent off for a while.”
– Jodi Arias
Yes, she actually said that on the stand. Defense Attorney Kirk Nurmi was observed writing a note to co-counsel Jennifer Wilmott to send an assistant out to Sam’s for an industrial size supply of Tums.
I made that part up. Testimony continues following jury lunch break.
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Oh nooo……all of my comments from yesterday and today are awaiting moderation….have I offended?
Hey, B, I posted y’day @ 1:01pm, still awaiting. Did I say something inappropriate?
1:20 pm. What’s with all the paper shuffling? Is defense counsel really that unorganized this morning or was that a purposeful pause, as I noticed Arias staring at the jury the whole time.
Query: Will judge permit re-cross?
Oops. I see now that AZ law does not permit recross. Too bad.
I knew they were going to play up that finger –
the fact that they could show no other pictures depicting abroken finger prior is VERY important-
Nurmi an Wilott should be ashamed of themselves for being props-
And about that tiny little cut to her finger on May 31st – No way that it needed to be rebandaged on june 4th – and her story of breaking a glass at travis June 4 bull-
She says she did it but cant remember everything so why not ccconcede the fact that her fingers were injured during the attack?
because that would show they were her priority
-How so they were rebandaged right? She had to think geee I need a bandage.and poor Travis couldnt be endearing and carefully bandage them for her because he was dead stuffed in the shower
So she took the time and it was a priority for her to bandage and care for her owies even though she didnt give a care that travis sustained many wounds due to her brutal knife attack.
ARGGG are we gonna have to sit thru this all again her poor me crap and nurmis disgusting coddling of her stories?
I sincerely hope this doesnt go on for days and days- if i were on the jury I would be insulted that she can go back down memory lane with such clarity just after her avoiding any and all remembrances on cross.
AJMO
I thought testimony was supposed to begin again. I seem to only be viewing reruns on In Session..
Instead of a “he said/ she said” scenario, this trial has turned in to a case of ” she said/she said”……..
I don’t believe she shot him first because she is the one person who would know, although that is true, who could rely on her to tell the truth if the lie suited her purpose? Without shooting him, there is no way I believe she ever gets close enough to him with a knife, exact superficial wounds initially that would not have disabled him anyway, progress to the front of his person to the point where he is incapacitated and sustains defensive wounds to his hands, and then the heinous “rest”.
Understood Blink and i concur but just becuase we cant think of a sitution where this occured doesnt mean that it couldnt-
Imo, the pic in the hallway where we can see her foot and pants, and portions of Travis, she is dragging him by the hands and just about to swing him in the other direction ( if the intent then was to put him in the shower) and she thought or he was still alive so she slit his throat. The blood splatter pattern height from where we have a confirmed pic of him in supine position leave no doubt for me that action occurs there. She also had the piece of mind to smear it-
I agree that could be the case but we cant know becuase she altered the scene-
This is one of those scenarios I feel was ‘short changed’ by the prosecution. If I have access to 3D modeling techniques for crime scene mapping I have to believe they have those resources. This is another reason I believe they relied on Dr. Horne’s testimony to forward the shot last theory. It would have been obvious if one were to map this and play it for a jury ( if it passed Daubert/Frye) he would have had to have been shot first.
I truly believe a strong analysis of the autopsy with the forensic findings at the home tell the story here, I still do not understand why the importance of the CSI effect for a jury has not sunk in there.
agreed Blink but because she refuses to tell the truth – there are many scenarios that could be in fact the case.
Timeout- Nurmi juwst asked jodi to refresh our memories—please-
Thanks for responding blink and i agree you could be spot on but so could almost every other possible sequencing/scenario
Take for instance that ceiling pic
if you look at the pic of ex 161 accidental ceiling pic take a screen grab and lighten it there is a blob in the fore front-
This blob proves that JA lied again about the events
and just like every other photo it is open to interpretation… it could be interpreted as a gun in motion after being fired and the casing flying toward the wall/closet shower door as there is a fleeting image above the date..or as jodis arm going to strike as she is the only one that was clothed right?
who knows what it shows?
11:52 on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBNSypqlybcB
My point is that nomatter what the state presents or jodi says we will never know what happened or what was happening when- and the accidental photos are ope to interpretation.
All we can rely upon is our thoughts and what they agree they show doesnt make it so… 100%
I hope the jury is thinking – it doesnt matter all this what happened when-
as she brought the gun she grabbed the knife she dictated the shower session she attacked him and she was never in fear for her life- she had no injuries or a few cuts nothing more..
so there for she never acted in selfdefense her stories surrounding these actions are lies- to protect herself from being prosecuted to the full extent of the law
Hopefully they will see thru this charade and make her face up to the consequences of her actions
Thanks again Blink and thanks for letting me talk and talk
PS
oh nurmis now asking Jodi about the SS card and viewing Travis with some woman thru the window…ummm didnt she say she needs glasses she couldnt see the plate to recognize the numbers but she could see that the girl hooked her bra..Travis wiped his mouth and all by the glow of the tv—
LIES
AJMO
Apologies Blink for some reason the “” did not show up around your responses.
Thanks
The damage has been done, as far as I’m concerned.
We’ve seen this side of Jodi, already. Then, we observed the lying, manipulative, snarky, disrespectful side which JM brought out of her during cross. The jury has seen both Jekyl and Hyde.
The defense is trying to unring a bell with a MOONBAT. Good luck with that…and the cold sore, Jodi.
…and might I add…..*****yaaaaaaaawwwwn*****
JMHO
@Starsky says:
March 4, 2013 at 1:20 pm
I thought testimony was supposed to begin again. I seem to only be viewing reruns on In Session..
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It’s on the HLN network. Or you can google Jodi Arias trial live feed and watch with no commercials. I’m waching here:
http://www.christianpost.com/news/jodi-arias-trial-live-stream-watch-online-murder-trial-as-arias-testimony-continues-video-watch-here-91206/
@pale rider
Me too!! 3/3 at 1:36p and one at 2:21p
Hey B…hope I didn’t say anything in those 2 posts that were offensive?
Thanks!!
Nope, everyone’s up. You guy’s are way chatty and I have been in the field all day, lol.
B
I wonder if there has been any discussion regarding missing cash from Travis’s room/wallet…seems she took this trip on the skinny…
If they could prove that they would be all over it. They need to tie her to a crime prior to his murder so it is felony murder if the jury does not find she is guilty of first degree.
OMG, can I stop listening to this crud already? Wow.
B
JA looks a lot more at ease now that Mr. M isn’t grilling her. Boy, the girl’s got a reason/excuse for everything that has taken place. I hope this jury doesn’t start having a pitty party on her behalf. She’s one bad act.
I don’t think that the redirect is doing the defense any favors so far. ..this is intellectually insulting….let me say all the wonderful things I can about the deceased..ya know since I falsely accused him of every vile thing I could come up with on direct.
Could they stick to refuting the cross examination? The defense is using this redirect as a “do over” for anything they think they may have screwed up on during direct… this is ridiculous.
What do ya’ll think about hln coverage…livestream for me..even if they don’t skip any testimony. .I can only take so many catheter tubing commercials an hour..blech!
How many of us take pictures of our cut, bloody hand and send them to our friends?
If Jodie brings up some totally preposterous claim in this re-direct (as we all know she will), does Martinez get a whack at her again? Or, does he have to wrap it all up in closing arguments?
@Mom3.0
“ARGGG are we gonna have to sit thru this all again her poor me crap and nurmis disgusting coddling of her stories?
I sincerely hope this doesnt go on for days and days- if i were on the jury I would be insulted that she can go back down memory lane with such clarity just after her avoiding any and all remembrances on cross.
AJMO”
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I totally agree!!! Redundent.
I read to the third paragraph, where you wrote “Arias describes an irate and menacing Travis who bounds from the shower, causing her to drop his new camera and pouncing on her, knocking her to the wet tile floor.” Stopped reading at that point as it is clear the two brain cells you used to write this blog weren’t connected at the time. She dropped the camera, then the shit started… you could have at least taken the time to get that part right. A journalist you are not.
I see. So you where there? A witness?
You want to believe Jodi Arias go right ahead, you will be at a table for one. Trolling might be a good lenten give up?
Namaste.
B
Joan and Loni, thanks for your comments!
GeorgiaDad says:
March 4, 2013 at 9:27 am
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Great thought on the religious ritual idea. That rings true to me!
Mom3.0 said – And about that tiny little cut to her finger on May 31st – No way that it needed to be rebandaged on june 4th – and her story of breaking a glass at travis June 4 bull-
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Right Mom, she thought to take a picture of her “gnarly” cut, but didn’t take any pics of Travis’ “violence” toward her?????
Mom3.0 said – I still dont think we have heard the truth of the attack and we never will.
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Mom, you’re so right. Remember the ninja story? Travis looked @ JA and asked her to get help.
What if she had just shot him, he’s in a state of confusion, and asks her to get help?
I think with a few minor changes, the ninja attack was close to the real event.
I also wonder if the reason the bullet entered above his right eye and lodged in his left cheek was because he lowered and turned his head when he saw the gun.
Was he sitting in the shower @ this time?
Futureman says:
March 4, 2013 at 1:12 pm
Oops. I see now that AZ law does not permit recross. Too bad.
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Actually, the judge can allow a recross, usually if they allow statements into evidence not introduced in cross.
http://www.azcourts.gov/PublicServices/CriminalLaw.aspx
snipped:
After cross-examination, the attorney who originally called the witness may ask additional questions of the witness to clarify something touched on in the cross-examination. This is redirect examination. The judge may allow an opportunity for the opposing attorney to recross examine.
Hello BOC followers
Does anyone know if Jodi continued to journal after Travis’ murder? I admit that I only started paying attention to this trial last Monday.
I need to carefully read the link Blink posted that gives information on the ME and investigatory reports. I probably shouldn’t be postulating without having done that.
Got ya.
B
Futureman says:
March 4, 2013 at 1:12 pm
Oops. I see now that AZ law does not permit recross. Too bad.
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After cross-examination, the attorney who originally called the witness may ask additional questions of the witness to clarify something touched on in the cross-examination. This is redirect examination. The judge may allow an opportunity for the opposing attorney to recross examine
http://www.azcourts.gov/PublicServices/CriminalLaw.aspx
I think that the judge can allow Martinez to recross. I also thought I heard that the jury were going to be allowed to ask Jodi questions. I agree that I am sick of hearing JA talking about her sexual stuff…bad move in my opinion on the defense side. Defense is showing how easy it is for JA to change personalities. She is black with one Attorney and then she is white with the next, she is a chameleon , she is dangerous.
Watching the audio sex tape. Did both TA a JA agree to make and keep the tape?
how can the judge allow the defense to take all of travis comments out of context by isolating only Travis half of sex tape?
When Martinez admitted previously unseen texts, he did it in context of the text messages that had been sent, but had not been mentioned in direct. Martinez did this to illustrate Jodi as at the very l;east active participant. But now, isolating only Travis words, in a conversation that was established as consensual, defense wants to show .. well what exactly? That travis was a horrendous person who made her do all these terrible things and was ca;able of killing her? Isnt that what defense did on direct?
I fear the real vaue of having Artias on the stand is the longer you have to get to know her, the harder it is to give her the Dp- like if you lived on a farm, it would be harder to slaughter a rabbit who had been a pet….
I heard of a case where a lawyer got the death penalty knocked off by showing the jury a video of someone actually dying in the chair. The jury was emotionally engaged about the death penalty itself and could not vote for it. ( in this case, the defendant had admitted to several murders!)
So to me, the re- direct just looks like an amped up res was an innocent flower who was corrupted and scared for her life.
I am actually kind of glad that this is boring me now. We are witnessing the personality of someone who would have gotten away with murder if that camera and palm print hadn’t been there. I just hope that other women don’t take this as an instruction course for how to kill an ex if Arias walks.
whodunnit said – I fear the real vaue of having Artias on the stand is the longer you have to get to know her, the harder it is to give her the Dp- like if you lived on a farm, it would be harder to slaughter a rabbit who had been a pet….
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LOL, if I had a pet like that, I’d have figured they were rabid and had them put down loooong ago! ;~)
Twitch said – What do ya’ll think about hln coverage…livestream for me..even if they don’t skip any testimony. .I can only take so many catheter tubing commercials an hour..blech!
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Yep, I finally moved to live streaming. Cannot stand HLN going to commercial break in the middle of testimony!
whodunnit, you wrote everything I was thinking.
This editing of the sex tape for the jury and using words on a screen with Travis’ voice at a roaring volume also highlights that the prosecution would have been bolstered by visuals, just as Blink stated.
I’m surprised the judge allowed it.
The scope is not altered, but the impact is, that is exactly what I was disappointed I DID NOT see from the prosecutions case. Frankly, this trial presentation has been very low tech for a dp case, imo.
B
Are you kidding me!?!
She is now lying about her journals….they are HER PRIVATE JOURNALS if she didn’t want anyone to read them, then DON’T let them be read….that is not rocket science. Besides you have clearly shown that you had zero problem conveniently removing pages (who knows what was actually written on those pages) and ye of foggy memory can tell us exactly what was written on the missing pages….what a giant steaming pile!!
If Travis read them it is solely because she let him and knowing her forced them on him to read…I highly doubt her journals were on the top of his reading list.
So the defense just decided to take redirect as an opportunity to edit the dierct rather than address testimony given on cross…I can not believe some of this crap is being allowed…it looks like the defense is trying some shady antics today..
She looks like an even bigger hypocrytical liar and Nurmi just looks like he is wasting everyone’s time….the jury has got to be exhausted not only from the trial as a whole to date but listening to the nurmi-jodi show today is just completely mind numbingly painful
I’m pro death penalty. I feel bad for the jury though having to make this decision. For a “normal” person, the decision to end someone’s life, no matter whose it is or how justified it may be intellectually or lawfully, has to totally mess with your head.
Totally agree. I am also pro death penalty to the point you might think me a Texan. Occupational hazard for me, but based on a specific crime, I would not blink if the evidence was there beyond a reasonable doubt. That said, I underscore I support the appellate process as a check and balance if necessary. We get it wrong on occasion and that is not ok.
B
If the judge allows recross I would hope they do the same thing with the infamous sex tape using only what JA said and large written letters on the screen. My office would be working on that tonight.
So interesting to me today was how JA choked up when Travis supposedly told her she was more beautiful on the inside than on the outside. Hello, this is quite the contraire mon frere.
Twitch, your remark about the catheters is very funny. A year or two ago my son asked me what a catheter was, you know the one where they are pushing the portable pocket kind. I was sitting there so immune to the things I was stunned at his question, unaware at what sparked the question.
Mom3.0- I thought of you immediately when they had JA and Ms Wilmont standing today exhibiting the finger pose today- I believe that would be the most compelling part of their day today if I had to pick one. And I agree- why not say she cut herself that day, she has admitted to killing him? All the rest just adds to the lying, wth?
I was just wondering if you could explain how it works with the jury and there questioning of the jury. If I recall correctly,there is a lottery drawn to see who will actually deliberate the verdict. If this is true then who gets to ask the questions?
Also are the questions screened before hand? These are just some of the things I was wondering. It is most interesting as this is my first time following a trial in AZ.
One last thing..what day do you anticpate the jury getting their time to ask the questions?
Thank you…just a bit confused how this would work..but most interested
Questions are posited prior to deliberation at the conclusion of the witness- does not affect jury lottery.
B
oops..I meant when the jury gets to question the defendent..
The defense is attempting to rehabilitate JA’s version of events by trashing Travis Alexander???? I hope the jury sees through this pathological liar and she gets what’s coming to her. The defense is methodical and repeatingly slandering his character. Then JVM shows footage of Jodi and Nurmi’s sidekick close to being “huggy huggy”….just makes me sick, can’t even imagine what it’s doing to the Alexander family.
Can you say Jekyll and Hyde? or the many faces of Jodi? Blink,what the hell? How do think the jury views her attitude/memory changes with Nurmi vs JM?
If the knife was run through the dishwasher, IF mind you, would all traces of blood be gone then?
Also, did the police do luminol testing on the staircase and the downstairs of the house?
I have another question. After police spray luminol around and blood becomes visible, can they get fingerprints from that?
luminol is designed to test for the presence of blood where it is not seen by the naked eye. It is only related to friction ridges if they are made within the positively identified blood specimen.
B
OMG… did anyone else hear Jodi’s friend, Bryan Carr say on Nancy Grace that Jodi’s 2nd story is what is the truth, that she did it for the blood atonement to protect her family? He just stated this today, March 4th. WTH?
This same guy said last week that Jodi believes this will be a mistrial and that she will get manslaughter in the next trial. This is the friend who visits her in jail.
Another day of Jodi
I think I heard her say she loves all people
Forget me
Jodi
This whole deal is getting so tiresome
But I hang on every word and get nothing done around here
@ N. Cahela says:
March 4, 2013 at 8:51 pm
Just my cheap 2 cents, but I don’t think Jodi was ever devouted to the Mormon faith. It was more of a process to win Travis over.
..but HEY! I’m looking forward to what kinds of questions the jury will have (if it ever gets there).
As for stealing to make this a felony homicide, she claimed she took Travis’ gun and threw it out in the desert. AH! I’d love to see that come back, to bite her in the back side.
Y’all rock! Love reading the posts.
God be with you~~~
I think I recall that prosecution was showing the felony of being in a house they were not allowed to be in. IF Travis said you are an idiot, I will kill you- and it is his house, well, couldnt you take that to mena that Jodi was not wanted there….? Dont know if this is stretching things, and not sure exactly what the basis of felony is… what about stealing “his” gun after the fact?? Oh well.
But re : death penalty:
Miracle of miracles, I have a friend who is not into the Arias trial ( more interested in The Pistorious craziness) I tried to expalin the whole thing and the minutia was killing her to even make sense of! Bottom line, after I had laid it all out, she said
” What about if Travis had been your son, would you be debating the value of the death penalty ?” ( no brainer answer to that, gut reaction)
The way that Travis has been trashed is sooo wrong. trying to make jury believe Travis DESERVED it.. It has obscured the very point of the whole thing, which Blink has stated so clearly: WHAT did Travis do to Arias to justify the claim of self defense.
If Arias gets less than murder one, does that mean that anyone who talks dirty ,explores sex fantasies, hides a sexual liaison, can be shot and stabbed to death with few repercussions for the assailant?
It feels like Nurmi is trying to make this sound like it was all heat of the moment, and that Travis called Arias an idiot because she dropped a camera, she feared for her very life.
I cant believe how much of this trial has involved a-holes, on every level.
Blink- PLEASE delete that last sentence if this is innapropriate, I dont want to offend anyone , i feel we are all offended as it is just watching this testimony!
Eloise says:
All the rest just adds to the lying, wth?
__hear hear
–Lyla says:
The defense is methodical and repeatingly slandering his character
_Sad but true
pale rider says:
March 4, 2013 at 3:23 pm
–I think you are correct the ninja story was close to the actual events-
Amy’s Sister says:
March 4, 2013 at 3:48 pm
yes she cont to journal she wrote “what happened?” IRT the murder of Travis….
Ode says:
March 4, 2013 at 7:27 pm
“contraire mon frere.”
___agreed
N. Cahela says:
March 4, 2013 at 8:34 pm
Yep J&H- “her darkness”
I hope they(the jury) are as over it as I am.
Malty says:
March 4, 2013 at 8:54 pm
I feel your disgust thankfully we have such nice youtube posters like croakerqueen and Tawnidilly etc to tape them so we can view when we get a spare moment
joan – about the knife it is my understanding that the dishwasher would destroy the blood evidence- as in CA trial …
Great posts everyone
AJMO
Grrr, I had to drive from Indianapolis to New Jersey today and missed the ENTIRE day! Avis gave me a car that didn’t have an outlet for my SiriusXM unit! Curse you Avis!!!! Then a state cop in Ohio pulled me over “for speeding a little”, admitting he had clocked me at 66 in a 65 mph zone, then said he didn’t want to give me a ticket. Also made some lame excuse that when I passed a semi, I only left 2 car lengths before returning to the right lane. You must leave 6 lengths, he said. Whew! It was getting creepy when he looked at my scottie dog in her car seat and asked how many dogs I had in the back of my SUV (in the cooler I suppose?), and asked me questions about what kind of business I was in. Too weird, didn’t get a ticket and the two troopers patted my dog on the head and left. Maybe it was the Texas plates on my rental car.
Trying to play catch up on HLN, but will probably end up on YouTube so I can get the whole thing rather than scraps here and there. Had to check in here first though! Sounds like Nurmi and Jodi are playing the “woe is me” card, with Jodi on the pity pot. Heaven help me, between Nurmi and Jodi I might like Jodi better, but that’s not saying much.
One thing I did catch was the Jodi Arias voodoo dolls on Ebay. LOL Ebay pulled them because they were “in poor taste”. Has the world gone mad?? Ebay might be guilty of the poorest taste on Earth considering past auctions (really, they even listed the Jesus on grilled cheese, no?).
What will we all do when this trial is over? My house will be cleaner, for sure!
I am not impressed by the visual and auditory adds of the defense- – The jury knows what the context was they heard the tapes in full- to isolate and emphasize only parts of travis words is just not getting the full picture-
heres what i took from that tape- the defense was WRONG when they accused Travis of wanting to put it in her_ _ _ all the way during opening and during direct.. “well” he actually said BTW
and further more jodi said they liked to play “top it” getting more and more graphic so whats the big deal-
If any jury was swayed by this stunt id be surprised- if they were all ready leaning toward jodi maybe but never swayed by this…
Blink remember in the Ca trial it was the prosecution that had great visual etc and the defense had grease boards and magnets- my new motto is KISS-
AJMO