We have now had four months of trial. The first trial only lasted five months. In the four months there have only been twenty three days of trial. The jury was rarely in court the full day. Because, Arizona. I’m just going to cover Tuesdays in broad strokes.
First of all, in the side ring, Judge Stephens made it official that she ruled against the defense on prosecutorial misconduct. So it is official that the show will go on with the death penalty still on the table. In other words, that was all a giant waste of time.
Tuesday the defense psychologist, Geffner is back on the stand. His job is to make sure that we all know that Travis is a womanizer who was screwing over many women. This hardly makes him unique or interesting. I doubt it is going to justify in the jury’s mind that Jodi deserves to live despite the fact she practically hacked him up into little pieces.
It was another day of sexting. The only thing new about it was the players. The defense is trotting out a lot of new women we didn’t hear about at the first trial. The first one’s last name is Cook and she has kids and lives in Show Low, Arizona about three hours from Mesa. They text explicit sexual comments and try to find time to hook up when she can get away from the kids. Cook (which may be a fake name… Because, Arizona) is upset that Travis will only do oral sex with her. He is claiming he is a 30 year old virgin.
In between numerous objections and side bars we learn that both Cook and Travis are completely bare down there. Oddly, I just finished recapping an episode of RHOBH and this topic seems to be discussed much more often than I ever imagined. Times like this is it hilarious to see the how the dozen or so people I follow in the courtroom tweet the topic to us. I’m not sure if the text itself discussed shag carpet versus hardwood floors or if that was simply a couple of observers method of relating this pertinent information. Clearly, in a death sentencing trial, it’s important to know the pubic hair stylings of all parties involved and even a few who are not involved in the slightest, like Miss Cook.
In addition to Cook, Travis was sexting Cluff and Elyse Lee in the same timeframe. Sexting three women at once is not proper Mormon etiquette. He’s actually sexting with at least two women simultaneously. This is new information. How is it mitigating though? Jodi didn’t even know about these women.
There are lots of references to fantasy rape scenarios in Travis’ sexts with other women. On woman is invited to his house for the first time at one a.m. where she plans to “rape” him.
A fourth woman was sexting with Travis who knew about Jodi. Travis tells her that she is moving in two weeks so that will solve a lot of problems.
LUNCH
After lunch more about this fourth woman, Chatanya. Travis was making arrangements to give her The Book of Mormon while telling her he wants to get her pregnant, but he is not going to sleep with her because he is a virgin. Hell, maybe I should start answering the door when the Mormons show up. This hot and heavy stuff was in March, just before Jodi moved back to Yreka. The Book of Mormon thing seems to be a pattern with Travis. But, who cares?
Lots of pontificating about how Travis is psychologically abusing all of these women. At one point Geffner refers to Jodi as Ms. Alexander and then says, “Boy, Freud would have a field day with that.” This was a credible, mainstream journalist tweeting this. Yet still I sometimes wonder if the joke is on us and Jodi is sitting on death row somewhere where she belongs and there are a couple of dozen people following some script to prank us all for still paying attention to this shit.
After a mere 40 minutes of afternoon testimony, we get to the whole masturbating to child porn on the computer stuff. Juan objects vigorously. A ten minute recess is called. The jury is sent out. Juan is objecting to Geffner referring to hearsay from mystery witnesses who are too afraid to testify. In any other court the DA would not have to even object to this nonsense.
Juan is reading affidavits from the mysterious frightened people. They say things like “There is no way Jodi could be involved in this she must have been brainwashed!” Ohhhh I bet that secret witness is Edgarrrrrrrrrrr! And others say that the trial was slanted against Jodi Arias. Again. I am only relaying information. I have no explanation better than we are all being punked. One person wants to testify that Jodi would never do anything like this and must have been forced. Juan brings up Jodi squeezing the life out of a cat. Willmott objects saying it is not on the record. (all of this arguing is outside the presence of the jury). One witness’s affidavit says that Deanna must have killed Travis. Juan’s objection to these witnesses was 22 minutes long.
Then there was a 72 minute side bar. 72 minutes of white noise in the courtroom. Then the judge left the courtroom and the lawyers went in different directions. They jury hasn’t been back in courtroom for around two hours after the 40 minutes of afternoon testimony.
Eventually, the judge returns and asks for a sidebar. After a few minutes Juan walks away mad. The jury is about to be allowed in and Juan turns on his heels and asks for another sidebar.
Then the jury comes in and the judge says they will be staying an extra 45 minutes today to make up for lost time. Dear God.
I should not be shocked, but I am. Judge Stephens is allowing the anonymous affidavits in. Because, Arizona. Also they will all be read by Geffner, perhaps accompanied by some sort of interpretative dance.
Affidavit of Witness #1 Says he saw Travis abuse Deanna. Geffner is reading the affidavit aloud. The anonymous, super secret witness saw Alexander pin Deanna to the couch and shove his knee into her stomach and scream, “Get it through your fucking head, I’m not going to marry you!” When witness confronted Travis, Travis ran out of the house and his wife put cool cloths on her wrists and comforted her for over an hour. He says this happened at Bishop Vernon Parker’s residence in Riverside, CA in 2001. He did not know Jodi Arias at that time. This witness also claims at that same residence that he opened a file that was supposed to have his wedding pictures taken by the Bishop on the Bishop’s computer and he found child porn that belonged to Travis Alexander. Travis’ name and date were on the folder. He says he confronted Travis and Travis admitted that he was sexually molested at age 12. You can read the real identity of this witness on Court Chatter. Basically, the guy is a fucktard, but Court Chatter will explain it in a much more delicate way. Because they seem like good people over there.
Witness #2’s affidavit says that they knew Bobby Juarez and he abused Jodi.
Witness #7 is a friend of Jodi’s brother Carl who says that Jodi was a loving sister who would never do such a thing as murder Travis. These people know she confessed and was convicted, right? Right? What is next the cashier at the Piggly Wiggly will testify that she always paid in exact change and used recyclable grocery bags? He also says he saw Jodi and Carl’s dad pick Carl up by the neck and throw him.
Willmott was doing all the lawyering Tuesday. She began a new line of timeline testimony just before they ended for the day.
Seriously ? …please someone just say .Death Penalty I think I have posted before , but I will again say , I feel so sorry for his family. I get it, she’s a lunatic, crazy and imbalanced. However, doesn’t seem like she was …just prior to her STABBING him to death. As If that wasn’t enough, then shooting him with the gun she climbed up to get in a closet. What does she want out of this re-trial? No Death penalty? Well geeshhh( using nice language) your in jail for a Long time hunny. Get off T.V. live your life alot little better than the one you killed will..Not to mention the family you are putting them through. May you be allowed in General Population where you are, someday. (Soon)
Your blog is HILARIOUS! Stephens, who wrongly excused Juan from having to testify about his leading role in computer gate is now reciprocating by allowing these affidavits to be put on record, without Juan(who looks like a disgruntled gopher in above photos) getting an opportunity to cross examine or discredit these absent witnesses. Karma, Juan, who set the precedent for hiding.
I still suspect Arias let in someone while Travis was in the shower, whom she can’t admit to, simply because I can’t believe a woman could use a knife that strongly.
At least it’s Willmott next. She’ll be researched rather than pulling stunts.
I’ve always wondered how he was rendered helpless by this petite psycho. Was he stunned by the first strike? Was it a wild flurry of slashes? If he had been sleeping, I could understand it, but he was awake and standing up. Poor bastard.
Rendered helpless with the surprise of a big knife … Jodi has admitted to the killing.
Jodi would never cover for anyone but herself.
Mystery Person that left no fingerprints or DNA evidence of their presence? Jodi was the only one there doing all the carnage. What’s the motive for someone else to be involved with the killing? The promise of sex with Jodi? Opinions are one thing, but the facts of the case are irrefutable. Why even go there? Nowhere in the killing time line did Jodi have time to go downstairs and answer the door, explain her reasons for wanting Travis killed and then getting back upstairs to have it done, in what, 2 – 3 minutes?
There was a footprint in the blood that was not Jodi’s. Also, Jodi would have had to transform magically into a super human to do all that transpired by herself within the time frame. A lot of things in this case do not make sense. There’s more to it than has been presented in court.
Your kidding right? She would rather go to trial with the chance of being put to death, to protect someone she let in? You best believe it, if this happened it would of been told LONG ago by Jodi herself. Just shaking my head at your logic. She doesn’t recall that she did this BAD thing, as Willmott likes to call it. Well, that must be it! Someone else murdered Travis, that’s why she doesn’t remember! Jodi would say her mother did it, to get her ass off the hook. Just like Casey Anthony threw her father under the bus, and those idiot jurors believed it.
Bootprint in blood that was not Jodi’s. Those knife wounds would have required brute strength and weight behind them. I suspect ahe had a pre-arranged “rat behind the arras” to materialise at the propitious moment, possibly from louche connections we have heard she had. Then the hypothesis is that Jodi was menaced to secrecy because of threats to her family, and besides instigator/co-attacker would rate the same sentences.
I enjoy your lively, instant, contradictions of my opinions, Gemini.
Edgarrrr? Is that you?
On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 7:28 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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http://s17948.p858.sites.pressdns.com/2015/01/21/jodi-arias-circus-post-for-wednesday/
new post is up with today’s nonsense.
On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 8:01 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
> Edgarrrr? Is that you? > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 7:28 PM, Tamara Tattles [email protected]> wrote: > >>
Damn you Frenchie, you made me google two words. Actually, thank you, my vocabulary just grew.
A boot print doesn’t necessarily need to have someone in the boot to leave the print if blood was everywhere. Could have been one of Travis’s boots from his closet taken by Jodi… or boots worn by Jodi and discarded later… Just some alternative theories for the “grassy knoll”, er, bloody boot print. What Jodi did after the slaughter is anyone’s guess, but a bloody, unmatched print does not prove there was someone else that did it. Especially since Jodi said she did it.
Sandra, the print was forensically determined to be made by someone who weighed significantly more than Arias, consequently “unknown”.
Thanks Captain, must have missed that bit. But it still begs the question, why only ONE boot print? One legged-man, lands in the middle of the crime scene? How did this mystery person leave without leaving a trail of bloody boot prints with two feet? What was the explanation from the forensics team regarding this solitary boot print that didn’t seem to belong to anyone? Anyone remember?
No matter how hard I try…I simply cannot understand this circus. Like you Tamara, I feel like we are being punked. It’s so hard to believe this is going on in a court of law. Even in Arizona. The rest of the country is laughing at this joke of a trial.
How could the so called judge let the testimony in regarding Jodi not being able to commit murder when she has already stated she did? (Shaking head)
I agree. Not following the logic of why the Judge would allow these nonsensical statements in. Statements cant be cross examined for truthfulness. Can a higher court step in and remove JSS from this trial, for not managing her courtroom, or incorrect rulings? How much power does she have? She is making a mockery of our justice system. I can only wonder what other countries think, this is so embarrassing to watch.
The defense is over-indulging in tactics used in old rape trials, insinuating that the victim basically had it coming and is partly to blame. The way they magnify every little thing they can about Travis being into sex, being involved with multiple women at a time, sexting, watching porn, not being a virgin, shaving his pubes, arguing with girlfriends. Yep, that there is kind of stuff that makes it hard to fault Jodi for slaughtering and nearly decapitating him, says the defense. It’s the equivalent of a future rape-victim, drunk and in a short red dress walking to her car at 3am. That’s about slimy it feels to watch the victim-flaming here.
The trial will continue to spring and after all this mess is over, she’ll end up getting LWOP. With the delays, sporadic court days, confusing pattern of witnesses, secret testimonies, abstract anonymous statements, and general trainwrecking, there’s no way way the jurors are going to feel confident they even know what’s going on anymore. It’ll be pretty hard for some to commit to a DP sentence. There’s a reason most states and countries don’t allow “sentencing do-overs” and ‘mini-trials’ when jurors can’t decide. Arizona sets a fine example of why it’s a complete waste of time.
You nailed it, couldn’t have said it better myself.
So basically the defense is retrying the case. And the judge is allowing because Arizona (LOL). But seriously none of this has nothing to do with why Jodi killed Travis or why she should not get the DP. After this both Nurmi and Wilmont should be disbarred .
I’m guessing that after all this waste of time and money Jodi will get life.
There will be one or more jurors that feel they were wronged by a person they were dating and spare Jodi.
The Alexander family has said they want the death penalty. Had they said or insisted life w/o parole was satisfactory then this farce of a courtroom might not be happening.
JMO
They actually did offer life with no paroles. Go watch Samantha’s victim statement during the sentencing.
What truly shocks me is how incredibly wrinkly Juan’s left pant leg is. How on earth does that happen?
Static?
The heat, just before they burst into flame.
I can only hope that the jury sees through the bull shit. Say all this trash talk is true, how does it mitigates JODI’S PREMEDITATED MURDER? She has no mitigating factors that justify life.
I just can’t….
Why is it so many young people today think if it’s oral or anal it’s not really sex?
These are usually the same people that have a fit about gay sex, yet by their own definitions, it really isn’t sex…..
Oral sex is a form of informal greeting.
If answering honestly, all women would admit to hating performing oral sex and hating anal sex. I could go on, but Jodi’s deficiencies and neediness forced her into the role of abusee. Adding insult to violation she was then called a three-hole wonder. I see an abuse mitigation argument.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH….
Please dear, don’t speak for all women.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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So, by your logic, if anyone has been in a relationship where one person is using the other strictly for sex, who also makes rude comments about them, and maybe grab their wrists, it’s ok to murder them? Damn wish I knew that when I was younger because there is someone who I could of killed INSTEAD OF ENDING THE RELATIONSHIP AND CUTTING OFF ALL CONTACT WITH THAT PERSON! I DIDN’T EVEN BOTHER TO MOVE TO ANOTHER STATE!
I don’t think it is ever going to end unless someone or something intercedes and breaks this continual forever pattern of illegality. Can the State Supreme Court do something other than what they have already decided? There surely must be a stop to this “ongoing” drama. The bottom line is that Jodi premeditated and methodically followed through murdering him. That’s the issue. She was so pumped up with adrenalin that it made it possible for her to actually do all that. That footprint could very well have been one of his Mormon friends who found him and stepped in all that blood. She is pure evil and proud of it. Minus a few million marbles. No matter who or what does not justify what she did. You know, even the DP would not be enough to even the score, it’s that bad. But it’s something.
Ruth you think one of Travis’s LDS buddies stepped in the wet blood before it dried and found the body but decided not to tell anyone as five days past by? That makes sense to you? Isn’t it more logical to deduct that there was someone there involved in the crime with/besides Arias?
I don’t understand the innocence debate anymore. If Jodi is dumb enough to continually say “Yup. I did it”….and she indeed didn’t do it…well, perhaps it’s best to lock her up for being too stupid to walk the earth. #survivalofthefittest #naturalselection #pleasedonotprocreate
In regards to intelligence, in the IQ test, Dr. DeMarte testified Arias scored a 119 (Highly Intelligent).
If we locked up everyone with a low IQ, as you implied, our jails would be overflowing. Hey….wait a minute.
Right. So why is her innocence being debated when she admits she did it? She isn’t that stupid but I think it’s cute others think so. Do you fancy heading down to the PD and confessing to crimes you didn’t commit? If so I hope a fan club starts to let us all know you are a moron and clearly innocent.
Which is why sterilization is a cheaper option. 🙂
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 2:55 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I’m so sick of this ….Jodi , you deserve the death penalty. Sorry but , PERIOD. You stabbed him to death, you are crazy and you need to stay where you are. None wants you out and about in general population live in the free world. Enjoy , this time you have in the courtroom with bottled water, luncges and away from your cell. Go away , death penalt and be lucky you haven’t been put in general population where you are incarcerated. I’m sure your fellow inmates do not like you. Your just buying time for the state to inject you. Go to sleep already with the State Benedryl Already ! If it was my son, you would already be asleep. In hell, where you belong.
Oh , forgot this, Please find Casey Anthony on your way to hell…she needs a ride!
If a country was described as blow jobbing another country whilst taking it up the ass from yet another country, wouldn’t you feel that the proactive country was being grovellingly ABJECT, engaging in unhygienic, distorted, unfragrant, distasteful, ungrateful and undignified acts.? Time women dropped the fiction of finding some close encounters objectionable…
You must really suck ( or um not suck) in bed. I assure you that there are plenty of women who enjoy their sexuality and not simply participating to please their partner.
LOL! I take leave to doubt it, though…. Women are for worshipping and fuck all else, IMO.
Um, I’d rather have a screaming orgasm than a sweet pedestal any day. IMO, poodle. Bitch killed this sexually repressed, immature young man. All she had to do was lose his phone #. Do not care if she gets DP or LWOP. Just keep her evil, well used ass in prison.