The Verdict Is In -- Jodi Arias Is Guilty

Wednesday, the verdict day finally arrived. Those of us that have been following the trial have anxiously awaited the verdict. Many of us had either prayed and chatted on Facebook expressing our hope for a guilty verdict. For me, and I think many others, this was more than Jodi being found guilty. This was about our ultimate faith the American Justice System. After the acquittal Casey Anthony many Americans had lost all faith in juries. My goodness. What kind of a jury could be so idiotic to think that a woman who knows her daughter is dead, then goes out and parties for 30 days, gets a tattoo, doesn't report anything to the authorities, and carries on with her life like nothing happened while continuing to lie, lie, and lie some more did not kill her daughter? Unbelievable, inexcusable stupidity was expressed by that jury when they let her walk. That particular case sucked the life out of me. I remember being pregnant when I had heard that poor Caylee went missing and her mother didn't even care. No emotions of sadness. Casey merely became mad because she was in jail and HER life had been taken away, no concern over her daughter's life whatsoever.

It turns out that right around the same time, Jodi Arias was being arrested for her heinous crime and once again we see another woman who is an obvious sociopath and pathological liar, lying any way she can to protect herself. No emotion, other than Jodi crying about herself. Just like Casey, Jodi simply refuses to deal in the world of reality. We all know that she lied and she continues to lie yet for whatever reason, Jodi seems to think this is acceptable behavior. In fact, the more she lies, the more she believes her own words. I guess what she doesn't realize is that because she has lied so much, she is constantly tripping over her words. She simply cannot keep her story straight.

Jodi was found guilty of first degree murder. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the jury did the right thing here. Let's face it, having a star prosecutor like Juan Martinez did not hurt! He had confidence in this trial from day one and that stemmed directly from knowing this case inside and out. His sharp mind and clear communication skills clearly assisted the jury in cutting through the bull and name calling and get down the facts of the case. Jodi killed Travis and it wasn't an accident; it wasn't because two people came in to attack him; it wasn't because Jodi wasn't there; it was a direct result of Jodi planning and executing a murder. She stole a gun from her grandparents' home; she rented a car, borrowed gas cans and purchased one, she even planned a "cover-trip" where she would claim to be going to Utah while having every intention of going to Mesa first. She was able to convince Travis to get himself into the most vulnerable position in order to carry out her murderous deed. There he was, in front of her, sitting down in a shower, wet, and fully exposed and there she was, a camera in one hand, a knife in the other. She thought it would be quick. She figured she could stab him to death and then wash everything away. She thought wrong. Instead the scene became saturated with horror, blood everywhere, and no time to fully clean up. She didn't anticipate Travis fighting for his life, nor had she ever witnessed a person die.

Jodi's lies do all have one theme in common -- she is a hero. She loves to indulge inside of the idea that she is a savior of some sort. She is a narcissist at her core and this is why after the court issued their verdict she ran immediately to a journalist in the news to do an interview.



First of all, I couldn't help but notice how much Jodi goes on about no premeditation. "I can see where it might look that way..." Ugh...yeah, we've heard those very same words come out of your mouth before Jodi and that was when you were blaming two masked people for the murder. She protests too much for it not be true.

Once again, it's all about Jodi. She now believes she is being persecuted? Could Jodi actually be comparing herself to the Lord Jesus, because that's what it's sounding like? She wanted a plea, not because she knows she's guilty but just because she wanted to avoid having bad things come out about Travis. Oh, how nice of her, Jodi the hero! Seriously she is the only person who thinks this nonsense (well, not the only -- I'll get to her loony followers in a minute). She can't look at Travis' siblings because they look like the man that "abused" her? Oh cry me a river. Abused my be-hind! Women who are forced to kill in self defense run to the police afterwards. Sorry, Jodi, the only person you are fooling is yourself and apparently some other sociopaths.

There is a website where all of the 10 people who actually believe Jodi go to congregate and opine on the trial.  I have wandered over "there" from time to time trying to understand what on earth it is that is so difficult for them to understand? Well, there is nothing posted there that is less than stunning. For the entire trial they have stated that the jury will only be deciding between acquittal or manslaughter (I'm not kidding). It's an exercise of the mind trying to grasp the thoughts that are expressed by these people but than again, we've always had very, ignorant people among us. They remind me of the people that support Charles Manson or even those that find Hitler to be endearing. They find any way they can to excuse evil and give it justification, which basically makes them evil. Purely twisted.

I had thought I had seen it all till this crazy comment from a poster jumped out at me:

Like all of you, I am STUNNED!
Never did I think the jury would come back with M1.
I keep going over and over in my mind – what did I miss? What were they thinking???
The first thing I said to my friend when we heard the “guilty” verdict was this:
“I don’t ever want to do a crime in AZ and go before a jury.”
There is no doubt in my mind this jury was influenced by the media. All the State had was circumstantial evidence.
AND, when Nancy Grace says that Jodi is just trying to “do reverse psychology on the jury” by saying she wants to die, she couldn’t be further from the truth.
The next thing I said to my friend after the verdict was that if I were Jodi, I would want to die.
Every person in her life has let her down. What does Jodi have to live for?
Sorry about being dramatic – I’m still in shock and I am numb.
Prayers to Jodi and her family. And, prayers for all of you, my friends! 

What on earth could this person be stunned about? What trial was this poster watching? Certainly not the one I was watching. The jury was thinking because they were actually paying attention, something this poster obviously was not doing.

Gee, why would you even commit a crime in the first place? Duh. Arizona doesn't want people to commit crimes in their state! That's the point, nitwit. Get it? So you think Jodi is innocent but you admit she committed a crime? Yet you don't see premeditation? Really? Nothing, nowhere?

Again, I have to ask, what trial was this poster watching? Circumstantial evidence? Does this person even know what that means? The circumstantial evidence all came from JODI concerning her lies about Travis.

The best is where this poster claims that everyone in Jodi's life has let HER down. Wow. Nothing is ever Jodi's fault yet, not a one of these people who actually believe Jodi was abused can give an answer as to why she decided to go to AZ in the first place? After all, if Travis was so abusive, why would she go back if she was able to escape? How does an abused woman go running into the arms of another man immediately after killing her so-called abuser? Let me state this plainly for them and anyone else who needs to know -- that doesn't happen. Women who escape the clenches of their abuser do not want anything to do with men afterwards. It can take years to overcome the immense apprehension felt when dealing with men in general. Jodi is exploiting domestic violence and in the process she is insulting the women who are living a nightmare or who have been lucky enough to survive.

Had Jodi been able to prove anything pertaining to Travis, she may have very well found sympathy from the jury and the American public in general. Unfortunately for her, nothing was found. She had not told anyone about anything; nothing was written in her diary; she even tried saying he was a good man when she was first asked about him. There were no ex-girlfriends who found him to be abusive, just unlucky Jodi experienced this? Is that really what she wants us to believe? Fine. Let's just go with this for one moment. Then, how can anyone possibly justify her doing absolutely nothing after seeing Travis with inappropriate pictures of children? She did nothing. She stood by him and continued to be with him in an intimate way. There is no excuse for this. Period.

I must repeat what I have said before -- as a society, we cannot simply excuse people of murder because of prior abuse. A woman who is being attacked should have a right to defend themselves but they do not have a right to escape and then come back to kill. An act like this will literally destroy a woman for life. If you are able to get away from your abuser, then stay away! A person does not have the right to continue escalating a situation.

In this case, Jodi had to prove that Travis was attacking her however this failed miserably. First, Travis had no history of abuse and no one suspected him of abusing. Only in very rare cases will you find that "nobody knew." Most all abusers are known to others as being "off," they have a history of abuse, or people are not comfortable around them; they don't make friends easily; only their parents love them but don't particularly like them. This describes Jodi, not Travis. In fact, she was the very first person named as a suspect from friends.

Five years have gone by and not one witness to come forward and say anything bad about Travis. It's all based solely on her word. Jodi didn't even take pictures (very odd considering she's a photographer), of her injuries but, putting all that aside, one has to wonder what it was that was supposedly keeping her with Travis in the first place? Most woman who are abused are those that find themselves living with the devil after they have had a child with them or married them. They are in situations where they are threatened if they were to ever leave. A man might tell his wife he will take the children from her if she leaves or he may threaten to expose her by lying to family and friends about her. Where did this ever occur in Alexander and Arias' relationship? Nowhere. In fact, he was trying to get her out of his life. At worst we can say Travis was an idiot for continuing to talk to her, knowing she was a loose cannon. When I look at this objectively, it's Travis who is acting like the abuse victim here.

The point is, no matter how hard I try to believe Jodi, I keep running into too many walls and when I finally arrive at the day where Travis was killed, I'm now supposed to believe that Travis attacked Jodi over a dropped camera while being in the most vulnerable position I can think of -- wet, naked, sitting, inside of a shower. Finally, her story makes NO sense. The scenario simply could not have played out the way she states. First of all, the guy allows her to pay him back around $100 per month for a car she destroyed yet, he's going to flip out and attack over a camera? Next, I'm asked to believe that Jodi was body-slammed on tile and was immediately able to get up and run. No. Even if she had adrenaline running through her, she would have been stunned for a moment in time and that moment would not have afforded her enough time to escape. Why run into a closet when she could have just turned the other way and ran out of the house? Same distance and it's not like he's going to follow her out the door naked. The closet is untouched. There are no disturbances in that closet whatsoever. She would have immediately run smack into that stool situated dead center inside the closet and had I been running from someone, my first reaction would be to pick that thing up and throw it behind me at the person chasing. She didn't do that, and neither of them appears to have run into it, moving it in any way. It's right in the middle of that pathway. It would have been disturbed by one or both of them.

Next, Jodi claims to have stood on a shelf to reach a gun that doesn't exist. Travis never owned a gun. Let's say he did own an illegal weapon. Why would he not tell his roommates there is a gun in his home? Jodi says she discovered it while cleaning. Umm...I can't think of anyone that has a gun that would be so irresponsible as not to tell someone cleaning their home, "Hey, be careful, there is a gun here. Don't touch it." It doesn't make sense and the idea that she stepped on a shelf and again nothing was disturbed is another fairy tale from Jodi. It doesn't make any sense. What does make sense is that the .25 caliber stolen from her grandparents' home was taken with her; this was the gun used to shoot Travis.

Finally she runs out the back of the closet, turns around, and mid-chase Travis squats down like a line-backer and lunges at her? Do the people that support her even listen to what Jodi has told us? How can anyone believe this story to be plausible or possible? Again, another detail that is so far-fetched that only Jodi and other crazies could believe it. It didn't happen and the casing to the bullet was found on the other side of the bathroom. Had she shot him where she says, the casing shell would have been to her right. All lies, all the time, and yet some people can't figure out why we don't believe her?

Of course any logical person can figure out she didn't shoot him first. The science backs that up. Her defense can argue all they want but it's like someone saying, "steel doesn't melt." You literally have to be a tin-foil hat wearing type of person to fall for the bs the defense has tried repeatedly to present. Supporters of Jodi actively ignore the  facts in favor of conspiracy and other absurd notions that completely go against rational thought.

At this point, we have moved on to the next phase of the trial. Next the jury will determine if the death penalty will be enforced. I cannot think of a better example in which to enforce the death penalty. The details of this brutal killing should be more than enough to show cruelty and even torture. I believe she tortured him, without a doubt. Let's continue to pray for Travis' family and for this jury.

Jodi Arias -- Are You Ready For the Verdict?

Finally the trial is over and we are down to the closing arguments. As expected, Juan Martinez did a brilliant job connecting all the dots inside of this case. His argument lasted hours, not referring to any notes, simply relying on the evidence to speak for itself. This man knows this case forward and backward and his confidence shines through.

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While watching the closing argument from the prosecution, Jodi can be seen smirking, sometimes laughing, and attempting to cry. As the gruesome photos are placed up on the overhead for the jury to see again, Jodi repeatedly peaks at them, then goes back to turning her head, giving the appearance that she is upset and crying. Again, I don't see red eyes or tears I guess it's just her "morbid curiosity" that propels her to repeatedly look at all of the photos? She has seen all of these pictures before, yet for some reason she still enjoys looking at them.

Juan Martinez took the jury and fellow watchers through the entire relationship between Travis Alexander and his brutal killer. He creates a picture of a bachelor and a desperate woman who has a known past of insecurity and stalking, where they go from dating to break-up, to murder. He methodically walks us through the final moments of Travis' life and his desperate struggle for survival against a woman who purposely manipulated him into a submissive position, naked, and sitting down inside of a shower.

Martinez continued his dazzling performance by pointing out all the evidence that directly correlates with premeditation. He exposed the absurdity of Jodi bringing the pictures of her and Travis vacationing together. Why would she bring these pictures with her if she wasn't initially planning on going to Arizona? She certainly wasn't going to show her new boyfriend these pictures. The text messages from Travis, the robbery at the grandparents' home, the gun, the rented car, the gas cans, dying her hair, her phone being shut off, her entering the home and watching Travis for several seconds before announcing her presence, the pictures, the lies, the stabbing before the gunshot, the clean-up, the continued cover up, sending a voice mail, sending a text, and a e-mail, the upside down licence plate, disposing of the gun and knife, running into the arms of another man almost immediately after the murder, and finally continuing on with her charade of lies and changing her story in order to cover up what she had done. All of it points to one thing -- Jodi planned on killing Travis.

Admittedly, many of these things by themselves mean nothing. For instance, there is nothing odd about a person travelling between California and Arizona carrying gas cans. Many people do this. There is nothing unusual about a woman wanting to rent a car for a long trip. It's possible she didn't feel her car would make the entire trip. A woman dying her hair is not shocking at all. What doesn't make sense is when you combine ALL of these elements together, put them in context, and the result was Travis being discovered dead inside of his shower. The only reasonable explanation is that she did indeed have a plan of going there, armed and ready to kill.

Nurmi  conducted the closing argument for the defense. As usual, his pace was slow and his presentation was boring. He pointed out that Jodi is smart and that she could have made up a story instead of saying she went into a fog. He stated that Jodi initially lied only because she was trying to cover for Travis and didn't want people to know he was a pervert, that he was violent, etc. Yes, it's all because Jodi is such a great person. He even went so far as to play the recorded phone call again, only this time the only words we heard were from Travis, not Jodi's responses.

When I compare the performances of the prosecution and defense I think of a huge, Broadway production complete with talented stars on one side and a mediocre, junior high school play on the other.

Admittedly the comment about sounding like a 12-year old girl did not sit well with me. It still doesn't. It should give any normal person a moment of concern. What on earth is Travis saying this for? So, does this comment prove Jodi's accusations? Did she really walk in on Travis with certain images?*** It is my belief, considering the fact that we know there was nothing found in Travis' computer or in his home that would support these allegations directly, nor do we have any witnesses in the last five years to confirm this, that perhaps Travis was "active" when he himself was near or around the age of 12. This would make any partner he was with also that same age. I believe Travis was a year younger than myself. I did know people growing up, at that age, who had already engaged in sexual activity. I'm merely speculating here but it seems to be a little more probable than the allegations Jodi is making.

Another explanation is that Travis made a bad joke. Call me crazy but I felt parts of the conversation revealed that Travis was not terribly engaged in the conversation. I felt at times he was making fun of her, maybe even mocking her. Jodi did sound like a little girl during their whole conversation. "Are you serious?" she squealed to Travis after he told her the amount of times he pleasured himself. Her voice sounds fake, almost as if she's over-acting, doing anything she can to keep his attention. I do not believe for a minute that he was aware that the conversation was being recorded. It leads me to believe that he could have just been making fun of her but obviously the choice of words are inappropriate. However, haven't most of us said some seriously off-color comments or jokes to our friends? Jokes or expressions that would be horribly embarrassing if other people in our lives were to hear them? I have, probably more than I want to admit.

My point here is this...I put nothing past anyone and I'm willing to believe the guy was disturbed, but I need more than just this conversation. I certainly need more than Jodi's word. It's been 5 years and nothing. They have no one to say anything about concern for Travis and being around kids; there are no accusations of him doing things; there's nothing on his computer; no images or pics were found that Jodi claimed she saw. There just is not anything that can really support this and I feel that since this type of accusation is worse than even murder, I personally would have to see much more evidence than this in order to fully buy into the story.

Now, if we are to fully believe Jodi, for the sake of argument, let's just go along with her story and say that she is indeed telling truth about what she saw Travis doing. She doesn't go to the police; she doesn't immediately break off contact; she makes no attempts to even warn people at the church who have children; she doesn't go to her bishop or any other church leader. Nope. Jodi continues to see him and even continues to have relations with him! What does that make her? As far as I'm concerned, IF she is telling the truth, that makes HER just as evil as she is claiming Travis to be. There are two types of evil --those who do evil and those who watch evil and say and do nothing. A NORMAL woman would NEVER go back to that and I don't care about her stupid "battered woman" excuse because if that doesn't wake you up from the brainwashing -- NOTHING will. This is just another lie.

There is not ONE battered woman that escapes from their living hell only to run into the arms of another man  because at that point, ALL men are evil and the enemy. Many abused women would not even consider going on a date, let alone being romantic with another man. This might take years for them to overcome, or they many never overcome their apprehension of a serious relationship because they live in fear of trusting the wrong person yet again. Jodi was the abuser, not the victim. Her own words are soaked in self-congratulations because she is her very own hero, a narcissist to her core.

So how will this jury decide? Will they be able to see that murder one was proven beyond any REASONABLE doubt? That's the key here. Anyone can say there is doubt but is it reasonable doubt? In my very firm opinion, she has been clearly proven guilty.

This trial has become addicting for many people like myself. We are glued to the trial and commentary of the trial afterwards. Sure it's embarrassing but this case is just plain nuts; you can't help but watch. We have a mountain of evidence against this woman and even though she's lied on the stand, there seem to be people that actually support her and are buying her art BS. No wait. People are buying her art as well.

What type of "special" is required of people that support Jodi and believes she's innocent? 

This is a fascinating question and I attempted to go diving in some muddy waters in order to get an answer. There is a website (which I won't even bother mentioning by name but you know the one), that is solely dedicated to clinging on to anything they can grasp that will support their warped conclusions pertaining to both Travis and Jodi.

They claim Jodi is a hero and that Travis was a sick person who was "interested" in very young people and so he deserved what happened to him. Many of them believe in ridiculous things like karma, dismissing the fact that many bad things can and do happen to really great people. Even though there is no "proof" of any allegations brought forth, it's okay for them to be made and they just need Jodi to confirm that. They insist that she's entitled to a fair trial while they simultaneously have no issues with Jodi acting as the judge, jury and executioner of Travis Alexander. Again, I say, even if Travis was the scum of the earth, she got away from him. She should have stayed away from Travis at that point. For whatever reason, this concept does not resonate well with them. That's not fair for Jodi. Someone even had the nerve to say that Jodi should be given a medal of honor. Yeah, I'm not kidding. Meanwhile they spit on the memory of the actual victim by clinging on to the fables Jodi has told.

You see, it takes a "special" kind of "special" to believe Jodi. I noticed that many of them think she had help and she's just being so nice and sweet and covering for this anonymous person. They love a conspiracy. A few of them suggested the Illuminati was behind the murder. Oh yes, these are your typical, tin-foil-hat-wearing-nut-jobs that live in a crazy, paranoid world of delusions  These are people who are fueled by their emotions, not facts, logic, or reason. They cannot accept that Jodi did anything wrong so they simply blame everyone else for what happened.

The most disturbing thing about this crowd is the damage they are doing for battered women--- ya know, REAL battered women. They are giving women an excuse to kill or go after their abuser. It is certainly one thing to understand when a woman snaps but it is entirely another when you praise one for doing so. As a society we need to encourage victims to leave and get away from their abuser, not retaliate in a way that could damage their psyche and lives forever. You see, there are indeed woman who snap and women who really cannot leave because they are threatened with weapons or even physically held against their will. There may indeed be situations where a woman or even a man MUST attack in order to get away and we need to save our sympathy and benefit of the doubt for these people. In Jodi's situation however, we find that none of these threatening elements were ever present in her relationship with Travis. She was not married to him; she didn't have children with him; she wasn't being held against her will at any point during the relationship. Instead, she moved away from him. She wasn't even living in the same state as Travis. She had absolutely no reason to visit him, especially if we are to entertain the idea that he was an abuser of woman and children. None.

Jodi supporters simply cannot accept the facts surrounding this couple's relationship, nor do they accept facts concerning the murder. Emotions, feelings, and hunches are favored. These elements allow a person to believe just about anything because there is no logic or reason that attaches that information together.

I don't know Travis. I wouldn't know him from a hole in the wall. He very well could have been a person who was not nice to Jodi. It seems to me there was enough evidence to suggest that he wasn't very fond of her on several levels. We know it's more likely than not he was using her for sex. He told some people he was a virgin and we now know this was all a lie that served him and gave him respect from fellow church members and friends. He did have some secrets and struggles he was dealing with. The problem is, Jodi knew he didn't want to marry her; he broke up with her or she him, it doesn't matter. She still decided to move to Arizona after the break up. She allowed herself to be used. She was not a victim but a willing participant. It's not okay to play innocent when what you're really doing is trying to manipulate someone.

Whatever Travis may or may not have done to Jodi does not matter since again, she was gone and moved away from him. Her going back to him for a quick visit is her asking to be put in harms way, if we are to believe her narrative. She had no right to do what she did and the defense has not convinced anyone with reason that Travis was a threat to her while he was wet, naked, and in a shower where a camera was taking pictures. He could not have been in a more submissive type of environment and that is what hurts Jodi the most in this case. She got him in this defenseless position because she needed to do so in order to overpower him and be the dominate figure.

Those who cannot connect the dots are people who struggle with their own emotions and logic. They are just like Jodi and some are similar to Jodi's other victims. They are entirely way to trusting of her, while at the same time being distrustful of everyone else. They favor a known liar over a person who had many friends, a few personal demons, and a man who is not here to defend himself.

I repeat, that takes a very "special" type of "special" to fall for Jodi. I can only pray they realize how much they are being suckered one day.

Come on, Jury!!! Hurry up already!!!

***I have to carefully phrase my words here because this is a public blog. 

Jodi Arias Trial -- More From the Prosecution and My Questions For Jodi

The prosecution has methodically taken down Jodi's claims, exposing them as more lies.

They have effectively proven that if Travis was shot first he would not have been able to continue grabbing at her or have the ability to do anything that could be perceived as being a continued threat. He was alive when he was cut across the neck; this act was clearly done before the gunshot.

Travis did not have any images of women or other inappropriate content on his computer.

Travis did show Jodi affection in public. A friend of Travis testified to this while supplying the court with a video and picture as his proof.

Jodi made three purchases at a gas station, each of which was for gas specifically. The amount of gas purchased would have required her to have three gas cans, not two. Furthermore there is absolutely no record of her ever returning a gas can to Walmart. She specifically claimed on the stand that she, "never signed anything" but this is a requirement for returns at Walmart, as is a requirement for any retail store I've ever been to.

The license plates on her rented vehicle, one being completely removed the other being affixed  upside down,  were explained by Jodi with two different stories. First she told the police officer that she thought her friends were playing a prank on her. Then she tells the jury that she knew it must have been some "skaters" who were snickering by her car as she left Starbucks. Two completely different stories, both of them are obviously lies.

Jodi did not stand on a shelf to retrieve a gun that Travis did not own. Jodi took the gun from her grandparents' home where she was living. This .25 caliber just so happens to match the caliber that went through Travis' head.

Jodi's continued claims of being in a "fog" are illogical. Most people do remember things after they talk about them. Apparently the self-described, genius Jodi seems to have less memory pertaining to the murder. Surprisingly she can only recall the beginning of the incident where Travis is attacking her and where Travis is chasing her.

Travis does not have any pattern of domestic violence in prior relationships.

In a nutshell, Jodi obviously planned this murder and did practically everything she could to cover-up her involvement. She continued to lie and make up stories. When all else failed she pulled out the self-defense card, still refusing to reconcile facts that do not match her latest story.

I am anticipating the close of this case but it seems some more expert witnesses will be called by both the defense and prosecution. We are being told that closing arguments will begin on Thursday.

In a fantasy world Jodi would tell the truth. Just for entertainment purposes, I have come up with some questions I would like her to answer.

Q: Jodi, you have claimed that you are a photographer but in the pictures that you took the day that Travis was killed, the photos are mainly dark, out of focus, and do not look professional. Can you explain why?

Q: Why is there no record of Travis ever owning a gun? Since you have been proven to be a liar, why should anyone believe that you didn't steal the .25 caliber gun from your grandparents? This same caliber was used to shoot Travis in the head.

Q: If you were scared to go on a camping trip with some male friends to the point where you felt you needed to purchase a gun for protection, why would you even consider going in the first place? Why should we not believe that this was anything other than telling us you are willing to kill again?

Q: What happened to the rope or twine you claimed Travis tied you up with? Did this event ever actually occur?

Q: Why did you move back to California if you seemed to have no interest in cutting off communication with Travis?

Q: In your interview with detective Flores you said you thought Travis had found a woman he would like to marry. If this is what you honestly believed, and you knew that you would be an instigator of problems for this relationship if you carried on with him, why would you still continue making contact with him?

Q: There is no proof anywhere that shows or even suggests that you were afraid of Travis or that he was making demands of you. Why do you feel you were abused? Please provide proof that supports these feelings.

Q: Your memory issues only surface when it's beneficial to you. You claim that at some point you knew you had killed Travis. If this were self-defense then why didn't you immediately just go to the police with that story?

Q: I would like for you to do a demonstration. I will have someone body slam you on tile, and then you can show us how you rapidly got up and started running. The very idea that someone got body-slammed and were magically able to escape from the grips of their attacker makes no sense.

Q: At some point you have to be aware of how your lies have hurt you and others around you. Could you please explain when and why it was you started lying in the first place? Honestly explain what benefit you've received from this behavior.

Q: You have told us that you damaged Travis' car and he merely asked for you to repay him in very small increments of 100 dollars per month. Why would this same man attack you over a dropped camera?

Q: The injury on your hand is not from the finger being broken as you claim. It is clearly a sliced tendon. Why lie about this?

Q: It's obvious you dyed your hair before going to Arizona; you purchased one gas can that was not returned and borrowed the other two; you shut your phone off; you took your grandparents' gun; you insisted on renting a car that would be considered less noticeable, you turned your licence plate upside down and removed the other, all for the purposes of being able to travel through Arizona without detection. If this isn't premeditated murder than what did you do any of those things for and why would you lie about any of them?

Q: Do you really believe your story at Starbucks explaining how your licence plates got screwed up is plausible or believable? Why?

Q: Why do you think Travis had no desire to marry you? Why carry on with someone who made it clear to you and others he didn't want to marry you?

Q: If Travis was the abuser, why was it you were always showing up unannounced at his home?

Q: In the video we recently saw, you were laying in Travis' lap while he spoke to a few people around him, telling them a story. In this video you are clearly with Travis as a girlfriend yet you are the one who appears bored, tired, and uninterested. Many people who have seen this video see your actions and movements similar to someone who is jealous of the attention Travis is getting. Can you explain why you said he was never affectionate with you in public when this is untrue? Can you also explain your jealousy for Travis?

Q: After killing Travis, you made several attempts to cover up your involvement. You even called his voice mail, left him a text, and wrote him an email. Hours after the killing you were with another man. How can you explain these actions if you never had any intent on killing him?

Q: You whine about men cheating on you.  In fact, it could be said you cheated on Ryan when you went to Arizona. You didn't tell him you were going and you lied to him about getting lost. Why is this behavior okay for you but not for other men? Would you feel the same if Ryan had done this to you?

Q:; You have expressed concern over your church's  beliefs and how you have struggled to abide by them but you never attempted to make any changes moving in a more positive direction..Why would you belong to a church where you clearly had no intention of becoming a better member by making changes in your life?

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Well, that's about all I have so far. Even though there really is no reason to ask a pathological liar like Jodi any of these questions, it sure would be interesting to discover the answers were she ever to tell the truth.

Let's hope tomorrow is going to be the beginning of an end to this trial. I pray the jury makes the right decision.

I found this interesting video that was posted on http://jodiariasisabutcher.com/ 



Another reason I do not believe her when she says Travis was abusive to her has to do with her immediately running into the arms of Ryan, right after the murder! Abused women who finally get away are not interested in even looking at another man, let alone fully trusting another man, and they especially do not want to be kissing on them. From my own personal experience and from other women I know who have suffered at the hands of a violent male, battered women/victims of domestic violence become extremely apprehensive about getting involved with another man. It can take years for them to trust again and in some cases, never.

Again, it's just all lies and bs made up by Jodi. I truly believe she gets great entertainment from trying to fool people, even when she knows people don't believe her because she knows she is torturing people by not being honest about what happened that night. Most of all, she is torturing Travis' family. They will never know the truth because of her and this makes her pleased.

Jodi Arias Trial - Defense Rests, Prosecution Rebuts

The defense has rested, finally.

I am just now watching the part of the trial where clinical psychologist Janeen DeMarte is testifying and she is   wonderful, professional, and easy to follow since she is consistently recalling most all parts of this case with ease.

So far we have learned that Jodi has an overall IQ of 119, a far cry from Einstein's. Dr. DeMarte is very well educated and sounds like she has been at the top of her game for quite sometime. Unlike Ms LaViolette, DeMarte is able to administer a variety of tests that help in diagnosing a patient. Dr. DeMarte was able to use these various tests to come up with an official diagnosis for Jodi and that was revealed to be Borderline Personality Disorder.

DeMarte gave an excellent description of what borderline personality disorder is when she compared it with someone acting like a teenager. They often experience frequent mood swings; they are very immature; they internalize anger and can take that out on people at inappropriate times; they often will act out and blame others suggesting that someone else "made them do that." Borderlines have difficulty in close relationships and often push people away when they actually are trying to get closer to a person.

During DeMarte's entire testimony Jodi sat at the defense table drawing, doodling, writing -- who knows? She completely ignored the woman, basically acting out the exact way DeMarte was describing her. Jodi's behavior was clearly immature. She made it clear to anyone paying attention that she was obviously angry with DeMarte's testimony. It was only until her lawyer started cross examination that Jodi decided to put her glasses back on and pay attention.

Personally I am much more impressed with DeMarte as compared with LaViolette. She is young but I see this more to her advantage since she has much more education and is much more familiar with updated information. Ms. LaViolette couldn't be troubled to know the difference between an e-mail and a blog, nor does she have the ability to administer tests or interpret them.

The prosecutor, Juan Martinez, did an excellent job at pointing the differences in which the two women executed their examination of Jodi. While LaViolette apologized to Jodi for reading her diary and spent 44 hours with her developing a relationship, DeMarte did not do those things at all; she approached Jodi objectively, did not apologize to her for doing her job, and she was able to both speak with Jodi as well as test her for an official diagnosis.

Jenn Wilmot conducted the cross examination of this witness and as we have seen from this defense before, her questions were given slowly, constantly referring to her notes; she tried her best to discredit DeMarte but the questioning slowly fizzled into a sort of meltdown. DeMarte was quick and concise. She answered the questions directly compared with LaViolette who insisted on qualifying each and every statement she made in order to justify her distorted opinion of Jodi.

So far this has been an excellent testimony and if you take the time to watch it, you can actually learn something. Dr. DeMarte disagreed with the idea that Jodi suffered from PTSD, citing inconsistencies in Jodi's statements and explaining that PTSD is something that is related to one specific event, not different events that Jodi claimed to two different people. She explained that PTSD sufferers will often display a fear or exaggerated actions that demonstrate they are scared. This might be found when a loud noise such as a slamming door is heard, the sufferer will jump or display an exaggerated movement displaying freight. DeMarte explained that when she viewed the interrogation tapes of Jodi, there were times when doors were slammed, people were making noises outside of the room which could be heard but that Jodi did not make any sudden movements or acknowledge the sounds in anyway.

In addition, Dr. DeMarte did not agree that Jodi was a battered woman. She explained (rightly so), that women who are in these relationships will cite that their partners are controlling, limiting their social connections, snooping through their private stuff, demanding they only spend time with them, etc. Jodi made no indication that Travis acted that way. Jodi also cited four incidents of domestic violence with DeMarte but had cited numerous incidents with another doctor (I believe this was the first man that testified for the defense  saying Jodi had PTSD, and I apologize because I have yet to watch his entire testimony). Jodi's inconsistencies and lack of indicators led to her belief that Jodi was not the victim of domestic violence.

DeMarte also pointed out that women who are abused are generally not fond of their bodies, have a lot of insecurities when it comes to their body aesthetics, which Jodi did not indicate.

The oddest part of Jodi's statements had to be those that pertained to her memory loss. DeMarte explained that when people begin to talk about things they typically remember more of what happened, in Jodi's case this was the opposite. Jodi also indicated to Dr. DeMarte that when she came out of her "fog" she looked down at her hands and saw a bit of blood, and stated that's when she knew she killed Travis. DeMarte questioned this story. If you have no memory, how can you look at a little bit of blood on your hand and know you killed someone? A person looking at their hand and seeing a little bit of blood, having no memory of anything prior, would think they may have cut their hand somehow, not believe they actually killed someone. Again, Jodi is caught in another lie.

Jodi also demonstrated higher levels of function in her fog by trying to cover up the murder. Deleting pictures, using water to wash away fingerprints, getting rid of both the knife and gun, all while done in this so-called fog of hers.

I would add that I personally believe Jodi is a sociopath since she seems to be incapable of expressing emotions unless she feels she can gain sympathy of some sort. Her tears during her interrogation videos seemed almost timed, since she only cried after the detective informed her she wasn't acting like an innocent person. She knows exactly what happened that night but instead of telling the truth, she continually chooses to lie, distort, and make up stories for the purposes of covering her own ass.

The defense was slow and looked a bit incompetent but than again, what do they really have to work with? They're defending a pathological liar who murdered someone and clearly has no remorse. The best they can hope for at this point is no death penalty.

The prosecution has since began their rebuttal. We have cleared up the matter of the gas can. A Walmart manager was called to the stand for the purposes of clarifying that there are absolutely NO records anywhere indicating that Jodi returned a gas can as she testified to doing on the stand. In addition, there were no gas cans returned at all to that very store.

An employee of the gas station where Jodi filled up and acquired three receipts was able to confirm that there were three purchases made for gas. This cleared up any idea that Jodi may have gone into the store to purchase something else other than gas. The manager explained that two swipes of the same credit card at a pump would go through but a third swipe would automatically prompt the buyer to come inside for their purchase. This is done as an attempt to prevent fraudulent charges.

Juan Martinez also called to the stand a friend of Travis' that was able to produce a video of Travis and a picture that clearly displayed Travis showing affection to Jodi in public, that she was not just some secret during the entire span of their relationship. Another claim made by Jodi proved to be a lie.

Travis' ex-girlfriend was also brought to the stand and testified that Travis was a calm person; he did not threaten her, grab her inappropriately; they did have sex and went to their bishop; they argued like many couples but he never struck her or criticized her. This demonstrates that Travis was overall a reasonable person who has not shown patterns of violence, indicating that the likely hood of Travis suddenly demonstrating this behavior with only Jodi is unlikely. Anything is possible but in this case, not probably. Once again, Jodi's stories fall short of logic and reason because they are all lies.

A police officer was called to confirm he found no images of naked women on Travis' computer. None. He found no evidence of child p**n or inappropriate pictures that depict children. No memberships to p****graphy websites or any other indication of someone interested in kink or other sexual deviance.  Nothing. Truth be told, I expected at the very least for them to find a bit of p**n. It seems as though this is a rather common thing for many men in today's world to peruse through on occasion but surprisingly nothing was found.

The shelves in the closet were inspected. They are simple shelves that are held up by pins inside of peg holes.       Nothing in the closet looked disturbed and for Jodi to claim she stepped on one in order to reach the top shelf to retrieve the supposed gun Travis kept lost all credibility. When the defense questioned this, it appeared as though Jodi prompted her attorney to ask, "Could the shelf have been placed back in order to make it look as though it wasn't disturbed?" Well, yes when you have someone making efforts to cover up their murder, I suppose that could happen.

The questions from the jury continue to expose the idea that most of them are not at all believing Jodi and her web of continued lies. They are more interested in satisfying their minds, putting them at ease for when they hand down that guilty verdict. I could be wrong; I have to admit; I've been wrong before but these questions are intelligent and seem to go against supporting Jodi.

From what I understand closing arguments begin next week. I can't wait for Juan to bring it all together and hit a home run.

Boston Bombings

I'd first like to take a moment for all of the victims, their families, and friends of this great tragedy. My prayers and thoughts are with my fellow Americans.

Charles Dharapak, The Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 15, 2013, following the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

Yesterday our country came under attack in Boston, at the Boston Marathon by people who are heartless and filled with hate. Yes, I am trying to not jump to any conclusions but I would be a liar if I told you I did not immediately believe this to be the work of Muslim terrorists.

Obama said this:

"We will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable."

 I guess we will wait and see. I watched the press conference this morning and I am under the impression that the FBI does not have many answers. Then again, whatever they do know, they probably do not want to let the public know just yet.

If this is the work of terrorists, it would be the second attack on our soil by these monsters. Let's hope that Obama will do as he promised.

Source: click here.