Jodi Ann Arias shot and stabbed her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander to death

[Wishmich]

Doc testified under oath, after reading JA's diary he stated "in her diaries, she is essentially a pacifist, & not a violent word, not a negative word, I didn't come across not one negative word, statement, violence thought or hostile thought in any of all of these writings. That I read"

I learned something today. Tire slashers and stalkers can be pacifists.

[denn]

A news thread came up that they are releasing 250 more crime scene photos...that will teach her to forget.

[AnnieBelle]

Isn't Jodi being in court like a privilege for her and/or like a field trip out of her jail cell?

Do we get to see her in stripes, in the penalty phase? Hope she is enjoying the last few days in her prim little blouses and tops, with buttons and bows! Bring on the STRIPES!!!!!

[Brillig]

A news thread came up that they are releasing 250 more crime scene photos...that will teach her to forget.

Good.

[NCBlonde]

Nancy Grace "Transient Global Amnesia is the kind of amnesia that comes on while you're murdering someone."

[denn]

Stabby is sure playing the part. Sitting there looking so beat up. I really hope the jurors have made up their mind. And, they keep in mind anyone, if anyone could fake a test, she sure as hell could. I am going crazy thinking the jurors are buying this garbage.

[UncomfortablyNumb]

A news thread came up that they are releasing 250 more crime scene photos...that will teach her to forget.

Dayum. That should be interesting.

[CreepyGus]

50 to 90% of the 3 out of 100,000 people who suffer transient global amnesia suffer PTSD? (That's what the shrink said)

Isn't that like .000002%

[luvit]

They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa,
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa.
To the happy home. With trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket
weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes and they're
coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!

To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time... (fade out)

Hey, buddy!
Yes officer..
You a head?
No, but I'm catching up, ha ha ha....


So is she off to the Psych hospital now then?

[*crickets*]

I don't think his explanation of how memory returns after one of these stress induced amnesia events matches with the way Hoedi describes waking up while driving.

You mean when she "came out of the fog and thought 'oh crap'..."? That one?

[denn]

Nancy Grace "Transient Global Amnesia is the kind of amnesia that comes on while you're murdering someone."

Give me a break. She knew what she was doing..oh, she was in a fog throwing the camera in the washer and starting the machine. She tried to clean up. Was she in a fog when she threw the knife and gun away. How the hell did she find her way to Utah if she was in a fog??? I am not buying it at all.

[Brillig]

50 to 90% of the 3 out of 100,000 people who suffer transient global amnesia suffer PTSD? (That's what the shrink said)

Isn't that like .000002%

50 to 90% of the 3 people

[snowfallsoon]

As a result of KILLING Travis

I don't see how that would even pertain to this case...PTSD sufferers usually have flashbacks-She does not remember killing him, how could she have flashbacks? Not saying they all have them but most do.

[NCBlonde]

Give me a break. She knew what she was doing..oh, she was in a fog throwing the camera in the washer and starting the machine. She tried to clean up. Was she in a fog when she threw the knife and gun away. How the hell did she find her way to Utah if she was in a fog??? I am not buying it at all.

I'm pretty sure NG was being facetious. She doesn't buy it. She was talking about how ridiculous that it could come on from something like having sex.

[denn]

Do we get to see her in stripes, in the penalty phase? Hope she is enjoying the last few days in her prim little blouses and tops, with buttons and bows! Bring on the STRIPES!!!!!

I cannot wait for the end of this trial. I hope that the jury sees through all this bs testimony. If you kind pay someone to say anything, well...

[denn]

She did lie to him. At the beginning, she told HIM the "ninja" story too.

Yeah, GOOD POINT!!!

[Brillig]

I don't see how that would even pertain to this case...PTSD sufferers usually have flashbacks-She does not remember killing him, how could she have flashbacks? Not saying they all have them but most do.

I believe the defense is saying the PTSD explains why she has a fog, and why she told all those lies to the police about what happened to Travis.

[denn]

Good one!

So, if we were to sum up the Dr's testimony in a short concise statement, we could say that Jodi gave herself PTSD because she's a heinous criminal?

Excellent Point...

[CreepyGus]

50 to 90% of 3/100,000...

I stand by my statistic

[denn]

Good one!

I don't see how that would even pertain to this case...PTSD sufferers usually have flashbacks-She does not remember killing him, how could she have flashbacks? Not saying they all have them but most do.

Grasping at straws!!!!!!!!

[Cocopop]

IF in September 2008 JA interviewed w/ "48 Hours" & stated “No jury will convict me, mark my words, no jury will convict me, because I’m innocent.” & wants us to believe she was prepared to kill herself.
And met w/ Doc Samuels in 2009 & Doc stated that early on when he 1st met her, he knew she was a "suicidal risk"
(when testifying about the Clinical manual for Management of PTSD referring to C7 Sense of Foreshortened Future)
Wouldn't it be his obligation to alert the jail where she was housed, immediately at that point?
Do we know of any such incident that the warden or anybody else for that matter was alerted?

[denn]

I cannot wait for Martinez to tear this bs testimony apart. BRING it on, Mr. Martinez...

[Brillig]

I don't see how that would even pertain to this case...PTSD sufferers usually have flashbacks-She does not remember killing him, how could she have flashbacks? Not saying they all have them but most do.

I believe the defense is saying the PTSD explains why she has a fog, and why she told all those lies to the police about what happened to Travis.

Also, the defense will use PTSD to try and explain why she could try to cover up the crime scene, and leave messages for Travis after she killed him, and make out with Ryan mere hours later, and go to Travis memorial, and send flowers to Travis' grandma, etc, etc

[AnnieBelle]

I believe the defense is saying the PTSD explains why she has a fog, and why she told all those lies to the police about what happened to Travis.

It wouldn't explain the lies. If she had true PTSD (which she doesn't), she would have fog....blank spots in her memory, perhaps. But lying to fill in those spots is not part of the disorder.

[Wishmich]

I believe the defense is saying the PTSD explains why she has a fog, and why she told all those lies to the police about what happened to Travis.

But she herself said that she made up the story to "comport" to the evidence. Has that not been taken into consideration by these people?