Jodi Arias returns to the stand today, what will happen next? After five days of no court we are back in the trenches in an attempt to get this case wrapped up. I am a bit under the weather today, but I will we watching and commenting here with you. As always we will comment as the testimony drones on with recaps and opinions. Please join us in comments!
This stupid trial never starts on time
In all the articles I’ve read on Domestic Violence, I’ve never read about an instance where the battered/abused person was a stalker. It would make more sense to me if Travis were a dominating abuser he would be the one doing the stalking….peeping through windows, crawling through doggie doors. Jodi rewrote alot of rules. Seems she reversed the role of the DV victim too.
Hey, TT !!!!! I kept checking this morning for a new trial post..I was wondering if you were skipping today… But, as usual, you didn’t let us down. Thanks. I really enjoy all the comments.
I was in a DV situation with an ex–that’s why this case especially interests me. It’s disgusting to see her denigrate the experience of women who really suffered through this kind of abuse, and it makes every woman who makes these claims seem like a liar. I can assure you that when kind of thing is going on, the people closest to you KNOW. They can sense the underlying current of control and violence coming from the abusive party. You have bruises and marks, your personality and demeanor begins to change into that of a wounded animal. You are definitely not a sex crazed, happy go lucky person with a super active love life.
Another thing I found interesting is that usually in the cycle of domestic violence, the woman keeps getting lured back because the abuser is always doing these over the top, weepy apologies, claiming he will “change this time etc, etc.” I saw not one single instance of Travis acknowledging or apologizing for any physical abuse in his texts, email, voicemail, or any testimony from witnesses around both of them that he was violent towards her. Why would she willingly keep going back if he never apologized or said he would change, and then say he was a beautiful person inside and out? Also, not one of his plethora of exes said that he was violent or abusive towards them.
And you are absolutely right–I can’t imagine stalking my abusive ex. I can’t imagine slashing his tires and sending his new gf threatening email–if I was really so afraid of him and his violent reactions, pissing him off would be the LAST THING I would want to do. She wants to play both roles, the “sexually blossoming,” casual-sex ex, and the terrified, shrinking victim of abuse. It just doesn’t work that way.
Alessa,
Like you said, she is playing the two roles…casual sex partner and abused, demure,eager to please victim. The fact that she ‘stalked’ him, hacked his accounts, etc was the first thing that cast doubt in my mind regarding her story. Thanks for your perspective. I am sorry to hear that Your own DV experience is what gives you your perspective though I’m glad you were one of the more fortunate and survived. deb
Thanks Deb! Of course every DV situation is different, but her alleged circumstances, with all its obvious contradictions is just ludicrous. Why not just leave? He lived an entire state away, for Pete’s sake–there was no imminent threat.
That’s just it in a nutshell: being sex-obsessed does NOT equal “abuse!” Been there (sex obsessed and never abused).
That is exactly it…you can’t engage in a behavior freely and happily and then turn around and claim abuse. If you had opportunity to not go back but you did, with pleasure, it just is not abuse. If anything I suspect Travis was the one who felt abused or played, he thought it was all fun but she was possessive and controlling…
I hope you feel better soon, Tamara! Thank you for putting up another post about the trial. 🙂
Hey, regarding the Walmart gas can receipt, I just heard someone say they thought they saw on the receipt 2 brown hair dyes… I thought I saw 2 charges above the gas can, for the same amount, I think around $9 ea., and I wondered what it could be. If that’s true, & Juan goes there, that totally shows pre-meditation.
Also, she never said she had to show her receipt when she got a refund, did she? Because, if you don’t show a receipt they will only give you a refund on a Walmart gift card – not cash. In order to get a cash refund you must show your receipt and they draw a big line though the whole thing, usually in black felt, AND they make you sign something,( at least that’s what they do at Walmarts in Canada)
Above the gas can it is sun block not hair dye!!
You are totally right Jan! without receipt, you get gift card/credit store only – no cash….I can’t remember if she said she had receipt when returning gas can or if she said “I did return gas can and they gave me cash for return”??
Martinez is on fire today!! I love it
I would have his children. That is, if he’s not gay and therefore, not interested in women.
He is a widower.
Are Nurmi and other defense attorney decked all out in solid green for St. Patrick’s Day or because Arias is a jealous skank?
Mimi- it’s called “Skank Green” new spring color – didn’t u know?
Whoa, green is my fave color and I’m not a skank!
Anybody else having trouble getting live stream from WPTV this afternoon? I wonder if it has anything to do with technical difficulties they are supposed to be having. I can see HLN has video up, but can’t find any other video stream!
I just read on another website that has “live updates” blog on trial that they are having tech difficulties and live stream would start around 4:30pm ET I think
Trial has been off due to technical difficulties in AZ but they just came back. Arizona needs to get their technical $hit together so Nancy Grace has something to talk about tonight.
hell yes! i’m at work all day – can only see what happened in court at night on JVM or Nancy…
Numri is objectively continuously and not being very successful, Murderess is being a Bitch on wheels, very obnoxious and argumentative today, and Juan is so annoyed with her. He got her to admit that even though she said she has no memory after the gun went off, she did testify previously that she remembers dropping the knife After the gun shot and it fell on the tile. Juan has part of the Book Mormon out and made her read that it says “you are condemned to hell for lying.” hahahahahahahaha PERFECTION
The snail pace of this trial is annoying the S*!t outta me! And I can walk around my house, drink a coke, grab a snack, make a phone call, whatever!, while it’s going on! I can only imagine how the jurors must feel trapped in that courtroom listening to the same thing over and over! I want to personally drag Jodi off the stand and beat the truth out of her!!
From what they are saying the defense only has 2 more witnesses to call so we should be close to the end!
I think it was in Jane Valez, but someone said something that’s made me wonder too. Why didn’t Martinez take the jury to the scene of the crime??? Would have made it so much easier for them to see that Jodi could not have killed him as she said. Jut a thought. This jury better have their act together and convict her. I will/ am forever scarred by the Casey Anthony jury’s decision :/
I can hardly wait for his closing. I feel that he will wrap this up with a beautiful bow. I expect many more disclosures like the Walmart reciept and forcing her to admit that she lied a few minutes earlier when she said she wasn’t in Salt Lake City. If you were one of the ‘experts’ testifying for Jodi, wouldn’t you be very afraid of having your whole career collapse under questioning from Juan? When I hear Jodi answer, I am reminded of a quote from the late great southern humorist, Lewis Grizzard. He wrote, “There is a difference between naked and nekkid. Naked means you don’t have any clothes on. Nekkid means you don’t have any clothes on and you’re up to something.” Jodi is a nekkid liar!
OK, imagine life with Juan Martinez.
Juan: “Honey! I noticed the toilet seat in my bathroom is down again. Before we get into what you were doing in my bathroom, I need to ask you why the seat is down and not up. Why was the seat down?
Wife: Uh, I think I had a cleaning rag in my hand and…
Juan: I did not ask you what you had in your hand. Did I?
Wife: Uh, no.
Juan: Again, so why was the seat down?
Wife: I accidentally put it down because you know, I’m female?
Juan: I’m not asking you if you’re female, am I?
Wife: No
Juan: So, you enter my bathroom, you turn on the light right?
Wife: Correct
Juan: And what did you do immediately after flipping the light switch?
Wife: Well, I was thinking about war crimes because I was just watching the news…
Juan: I”m not asking about what you were thinking about, am I? I was asking about what you did next after flipping the lightswitch.
Wife: Uh, I can’t remember.
Juan: Do you have memory problems?
Wife: I don’t think I do.
Juan: I’m not asking if you think you have memory problems, I’m asking you if you DO have memory problems.
Wife: I don’t know.
Juan: So. You flipped on the lightswitch. Was the cleaning rag in your other hand at that time?
Wife: I want a divorce.
Dlister – hysterical!! bring on more of this – we need the laughs!!!
THAT WAS GENIOUS, LOL, LOL, OMG ! JUAN WOULD BE LAUGHING TOO IF HE READ THIS. BUT IN MY OPINION, I FEEL HE PROBABLY NEEDS TO TALK TO A LIER THIS WAY TO SQUEEZE THE TRUTH OUT OF THEM.. CLEARLY “THE TRUTH ” IS FOREIGN TO JODE ARIES IN MY OPINION !! LOL
LOL! Thanks for the comic relief!
OK! So glad you all like that. (I love making people laugh!) Here’s another one.
Scene: At night, both Juan and his wife are watching TV, clad in their pajamas.
Juan: Honey, what time are you taking Uncle Chuckie [the family dog] to the vet tomorrow?
Wife: (gulps): Uh, I didn’t make the appointment.
Juan: (flying off the seat, beginning to pace rapidly back and forth) Did I or did I not ask you to please make an appointment for Uncle Chuckie for tomorrow?
Wife: Well, I thought he was fine after Nurmi-ing on the carpet. (in the Martinez household, the new euphemism for vomiting is Nurmi-ing)
Juan: I didn’t ask you what you thought. Did I?
Wife: No.
Juan: I did, however, ask you if I had asked you. Right?
Wife: Yes.
Juan: So, if I asked you, at exactly 9:33 this morning, to please make an appointment to take Uncle Chuckie to the vet, why would you then ignore my request?
Wife: Well, I don’t remember what time it was you asked.
Juan: Did I ask you if you remembered the time I asked you?
Wife: No.
Juan: Do you remember that I asked you to please make a vet appointment for Uncle Chuckie?
Wife: Yes.
Juan: Then why didn’t you do as I asked? Is it too difficult to get off the phone with me and then immediately call the vet for the appointment?
Wife: That’s a compound question.
Juan: Fine. Why didn’t you do it?
Wife: Because you’re the one who wanted to try to give him some jalapeno sauce this morning and I figured it just was a one-time Nurmi, you know?
Juan: Are you qualified as a veterinarian to make that diagnosis or assumption?
Wife: Again, I just thought he was fine.
Juan: Again, I didn’t ask you what you thought. I asked you if you were qualified to make such a diagnosis, right?
Wife: Yes.
Juan: Isn’t it a fact that if a dog Nurmis, that signifies that there is something wrong that a vet should take care of?
Wife: Uh, possibly.
Juan: Yes or no.
Wife: You’re sleeping on the couch tonight, Juan. Again.
Luvs it! 🙂
I admit, I am having way too much fun creating my “Life with Juan” series.
Juan Martinez is a widower having lost his wife three years ago….and he was on this case at the time. He was born in Mexico coming to California at the age of 7 or 8.