UPDATE: You can read our comments on Day 8 of Jodi’s Testimony about the actual murder here.
In perhaps the slowest moving trial in criminal history, Jodi Arias is set to take the stand today barring any unexpected interruptions in trial. Jodi has been on the stand recounting her life from birth until…June 4, 2008 when she murdered Travis Alexander. The last day of testimony was last Wednesday. Jodi has worked her way to May of 2008. We have sat through six days of testimony so far. Will day seven actually get us to her explanation of why she killed him?
If you are watching. Leave me your reactions to the case in comments. I am dying to hear everyone’s opinions. I will be multi-tasking throughout the trial but I’ll make comments as well when I can. Let’s watch!
She is already crying
Jodi Arias’ mother is very smiley and happy in the galley. Laughing with her family and getting water out etc. The blond behind her is making a snarky face about it. Its really rather bizarre.
The blond is one of Dr. Drews jurors who appears on his show. That said, Dr. Drew and most of the male pundits all decided a long time ago that Jodi Arias is solely to blame. Not cool, especially when its basic law to reserve judgement until all the evidence is heard.
I think basically this is a fatal attraction on both Travis and Jodi’s part. It was going to be either her or him and she won. It was a rage killing. For a woman to be able to stab someone 27 times takes adrenaline and rage as most people do not realize how hard it is to stab someone once or twice.
I think Jodi is deeply screwed up and i think Travis was screwed up too, but also a pig of epic proportions. His phoney Mormon persona might of worked on his dopey Mormon friends. Seeing his friends interviewed on tv im not impressed. They blame Jodi for Travis’ pig personality. Sorry, but that aint true.
Jodi was and is a deeply troubled person who was depressed, lonely and desperate to be loved. Not an excuse for killing him, BUT Travis’s sole interest was to degrade, abuse and humiliate her. He kept luring her back after telling her to go.
There are going to be so many times Travis can tell her i am going to tie you to a tree and rape you and youre sole purpose in life is to please me (slave much?) before Jodi is going to wake up and snap.
He also kept reminding her that she was a whore and he was dating good Mormon girls in hopes of getting married. His gross friends dont seem to think there was anything wrong with this.
Which reminds me of Phil Spectors first trial. It ended in a hung jury because a Mormon male juror decided the victim got what she deserved.
I think what Jodi did premeditate was a classic if i cant have him nobody will murder-suicide, but instead he did and said some more creepy things and she killed him in rage.
Very interesting, Eve. I haven’t been watching Dr. Drew… usually too much else on to distract me. That said, only the juror is bound by the innocent until proven guilty stuff. It’s human nature for everyone to have an opinion. Dr Drew isn’t a journalist, he’s a TV pundit… What does the jury do for Dr. Drew? It would seem like they are tainted by media so not that reliable.
Dr. Drews juror are a few people who are sitting in the courtroom as observers. So, they give their opinions are “everyday” people coming to court.
I understand having an opinion before the trial is done, but it seems extremely bias this time. Well, with the exception of Beth Karas, she is always professional and doesnt take sides.
I know Jodi is lying a lot, i guess i just want to hear the rest of what she has to say. What i have definitely decided is that she is extremely annoying and seems creepy too. 🙂
Okay, I call Bullshit. Killing someone out of rage is murder — not self-defense; not justifiable homicide; not manslaughter. She murdered him and should be put to death if the jury buys premeditation (and packing a gun and knife into a bathroom while victim is taking a shower sounds like premeditation to me — but, hey, I’m a cop’s kid and “hang ’em high” is my three-word criminal justice philosophy). If it was not premeditated, it should be life in prison. Jodi Arias gets no sympathy from me, no matter how much of a scumbag Travis was or might have been.
Wouldn’t make me kill anyone. Sorry. I would just … leave. Like I have done when I had guys treat me like that. Doesn’t wash. This was not abuse. She was used and was willing to be used. When he didn’t want her anymore, she had a hissy fit and finished him off. Guilty as charged!
Eve, just came across this site. IMHO, You have nailed this on the head!! Are we the only people that see it just this way?? Thank you for putting into words my exact thoughts on how this happened!! Travis was far from perfect. I envision her giving him kinky sex that day then him throwing in her face he had to get ready for his Cancun trip and/or telling her she needed to leave before his roommates got home. Don’t know how I feel about her bringing the gun or premeditation but a lot a weird behavior beforehand strongly suggests it! None of this should have led to murder but I can certainly understand a last straw moment.
Welcome to TT, Nina!
So far, no abuse. All I see is a woman who was sexually addicted to this guy, who obviously used her for sex. That isn’t “abuse.”
In case you missed the testimony this morning…here is what you missed…..
NOTHING.
God this trial drags.
her mom sells her drawings on Ebay some 4/3k$..uses money for airfare! and motel
I don’t blame her mom for wanting to be at the trial. If I had one I’m sure I’d want to be there for my daughter too. That being said, I find it amazing (and a little insulting) that Jodi is now making more money than I do with 1 painting than I make in a week! LOL
I totally get her family being there. But there has been weirdness about it. Dad and Brother only came on sex tape day. And today, he mom and aunt and giggling like 12 year old in the galley on the day she is HOPEFULLY going to get to the murder.
the dude defending her is almost as annoying as her evasive testimony. the defense is only succeeding in insulting the intelligence of the jury, beating around the bush and annoying the piss outta the jurors–nothing more (so far)
I love how the defense keeps saying, that was during the fight where he called you a slut and a whore and a three whole wonder, right? cracks me up every time.
i know! his redundancy with those same slurs makes them loose any effect, i think. his grandstanding those words IS lol-able! is THAT when he called YOU A WHORE!!! hahaha
Oh he calls her a sociopath! I think that is new. He was pretty perceptive!
yes- and in a true sociopaths form, she claims that that didn’t really bother her. HA
oh! “You are the worst thing that ever happened to me!” Travis to Jodi.
i caught that too! i’m sure the jury did as well!
This trial is slow. And it is absolutely amazing to me the amount of detail she is able to remember about every freaking day of her life with Travis. I think she will be able to recall in vivid detail why she attacked him that day. However I have a sneaky suspicion she’s going to not be able to recall in such detail how she murdered him. It’s all going to be a “blur” where she “blacked-out” or something along those lines
WE ARE IN THE DRIVEWAY ON THE DAY OF THE MURDER, Y’ALL! We should be inside the door by Thursday!
Thursday, really? You are WAY more optimistic than I am! LOL
Was he by himself? No he was with Napoleon. /bangs head (napoleon is the dog)
LOL!!
The kiss was sort of warm and sensual…his hands were on my butt and around my waist and he pulled me into his body. I could not give this much description about my date last Saturday let alone four years ago.
OH! You had a date last Saturday?! “P *ducks and runs
What was the point of the question about her hair color?? Dying it and so forth. Did I miss something?? The jury has got to be bored
I was soo about to ask the same thing! What the heck?! I would be asleep if I was on the jury.
“Travis was snoring very lightly.” That is one heck of a memory! I can’t recall how I paid for my lunch yesterday and she can remember his snoring?! ROFL
prosecutors contend that she dyed her hair from blonde to brown in order to hide her identify when fleeing the scene. i can’t keep up with her own contradictory “sworn” testimony on the stand about when she dyed it, how brown it was, etc. because it vacillates from question to question. i can’t believe she doesn’t remember her own testimony! i hope the jurors are keeping track
It hard to keep track because you can’t write anything down. Half of them won’t even remember anything.
They can take notes. Beth whatsherface says one juror is writing a lot.
Oh ok!! Thanks
Sorry I’m so far behind but I clearly remember hearing her say she dyed her hair before she left Mesa. Ok not clearly but pretty sure it was weeks before murder.
She assume she was going to have sex with him because that was the obvious intent of them getting together. Seriously, what else would she think was going to happen? MOVE FASTER MR. DEFENSE ATTY! 🙂
We are back, but I doubt we even get a full hour more today…
Defense attorneys always ‘restyle’ their clients – the blonde hair is too vixen like – brown I am assuming is less so.
This trial may never end.
In other news I have read in South Africa there are no jury trials at all – so that verdict may be decided before this one!
There must be some defense technique to dragging this all out so much but I can’t figure out what that would be.
she had already been a brunette again before arrest. The defense has nothing to do with her hair color. The change in hair color questions are about her trying to disguise herself after the murder.
Ok thanks!!
Defense asks her if testifying about the sex stuff was difficult. Prosecution objects (why?) on the basis of relevance and we get a side bar again? That was completely unnecessary.
ROFLMAO!!!
Defense Atty: Your hair, the hair on your head, what style was it in that day!
And we are crying and not wanting to look at her nekkid pics.
“There’s a lot of gaps that day” CALLED IT!!
You sure did!!!
He is going to stop for the day just before the damn murder, isn’t he?????
If they do she is going to be an absolute wreck tomorrow on the stand
I bet a batch of cookies that he does!
mmmmmm cookies! I gave up sugar for lent! 🙁 no cookies for me 40 days!
Awww bummer! I make good cookies too 🙂
Is it me, or has her posture changed today? She somehow seems smaller in the witness chair. I already caught on to them making her look younger and innocent with her clothing and hairstyles. Have they had her sit lower or more slumped today?
I am betting there will be a delay tomorrow when they start the testimony about the murder. No way will she be this calm.
Her chair at the defense table is deliberately set much lower than the attorneys. I am not sure if they are allowed to monkey with the witness box chair.
Am I the only one having a hard time focusing on the monotone testimony? I’ve been waiting on it for days but I keep zoning out while listening. The jury is probably bored.
Oh gosh you are not the only one at all!
What’s that??? ;o)
NO you’re not the only one TT !! the defense presents, “the monotone and the monotony” …i’m dying here.
Just one small note for all…. they do not let the jury enter or leave the room until she is seated. This staged so they cannot gauge her actual size…. Pity our justice system has become nothing more than smoke and mirrors!!!
That is completely false. For one thing, she stands for the jury every time whether on the stand or at the defense table. Clearly the jury sees her and is aware of her size. They have seen her nekkid ffs!
They do put her on the stand before the jury comes in and she stays there until they leave because she is in leg irons and they don’t want the jury to see them as it could be considered prejudicial.
Actually its not leg irons, it is a stun belt. it is bulky around her waist.
She has both. The stun belt is not apparent but the leg irons cause her gait to be off, which is why they don’t show her walking. So while she does where a stun belt, her waist is quite visible to the jury when she stands for them but the belt is not noticable. The leg irons are actually up just above her knee so they are not visable either but limit the amount she can bend her knees so she walks kinda funny.
Completely, my bad! That is what they initially reported on Nancy Grace. But you are 100 she does stand, though I doubt anyone could truly gauge her size in the positions she is in those pics (GUUUH!!) with those ridiculous braids (PAAALEEEZ!!) After reading the comments here I actually sat down and watched her testimony today. She absolutely did stand and I could tell she was wearing the stun belt. I am completely amazed anyone could sit through her inability to recall she stabbed him repeatedly (much less cutting his neck back to his spinal cord!). Not to mention he wrestled with her and told her “I am going to kill you bitch!” with a bullet that entered the top of his head and lodged in his JAW!!! Kudos! to such a vague recollection of the only interesting part of the trial! Damn I am bored! Oooo, wait! I wanna see the Prosecution! Tell me they can liven her up (no pun intended). BTW Tamara I am officially addicted to your sites!!! Read a lot while trying not to snooze through that trial today… Geez hope there isn’t a pop quiz at the end..”there are a lot of gaps!!!
She always is very specific about where he hit her “more on the side of my neck than my face…” Every time he says something about him hitting her in the face. Just now it was “it was not by face but closer to my cheek…” Why is this so important to her?
Because she is trying to convince them that she is traumatized from being a battered woman. As a battered woman myself I would defend my ex by down-playing an injury. She is doing the same while on trial. It shows trauma and a hint of PTSD. The problem with this “act,” for me, is that I don’t buy it. Most women who are freed of those relationships no longer down-play the abuse after counseling and help from professionals (which she has had).
Excellent point, Dede.
I feel like she is somehow still in ” love” with him and doesn’t like to speak to bad about him. She wants him to have done her wrong but no to have been too evil.
i think because she is cognizant of this particular lie. for some reason (or for some pathology of hers) she is adamant about being true to some selective lies- maybe just the ones she imagines the jury is paying attention to. that’s the best i got. i can’t much sense outta this broad.
Yes, she has PTSD, but it’s after she murdered.
you think she has PTSD?
What I meant was, if she even has PTSD (which I totally doubt) it must have happened after she murdered not before. My guess is pathpological liars lie themselves out of any stress, by the one way that works. more
lie/lies.
Can this defense lawyer ask any question that is not a leading question??? He’s pretty bad at posing questions.
I’m actually INTERESTED and having the hardest time paying attention. I’m going to watch last night’s ep of the bachelor for stimulation. lol. I will probably pause it for Jane The Lez…
Hahaha. Jane the Lez. Made me actually LOL
Did anyone catch that she did NOT remember who put the sheets in the washing machine after Travis was dead but remembers every other non important minutae of each conversation?
couldn’t only one person put the sheets in the washer after he was dead? And why would he put the camera in there.
Good point, dal! I find it odd how selective her memory is.
I can’t wait for the prosecution to be able to question her on the stand.