Naw, he was just a suedehead before, now he let it grow out. It looks better that way, blowing in the wind on his sailboat. The one that Maricopa County bought him from the first trial.Originally Posted by ShellJett
Naw, he was just a suedehead before, now he let it grow out. It looks better that way, blowing in the wind on his sailboat. The one that Maricopa County bought him from the first trial.
So the opening arguments didn't broadcast? I can't believe how different Kirk looks. I wonder if Nancy will have any inside knowledge or photos to share at 7pm tonight. I wish I could watch but I'm on the road. Not that I like Nancy.
Also, I just can't believe this. It's like the sequel to my favorite movie is playing in theaters but I'm not aloud in.
You all probably know this, but David Lohr from Huff Post is doing regular updates on his FB/twitter
https://www.facebook.com/david.a.lohr?fref=ts
Hey, wait a minute here! Who took my HLN and CNN? I've got Nancy at 2am. What's up with Turner broadcasting?
I thought it was interesting that one of the female jurors was covering her mouth with her scarf when the autopsy pics were up. (from the link Olivia posted)
Man he looks totally different
Recognize this guy?
"Were you crying when you were stabbing him? How about when you cut his throat, were you crying then?"
"The difference between a Stumbling Block and Stepping Stone is the Character of the individual walking the path"
Jodi's shaved twat
The jury is made up of 6 men and 12 women.
The judge says that the trial is expected to last until December 18. uh huh.
The judge told the jury: "It is for you as jurors to decide what you individually believe is moral and just," Stephens said.
Then.....Recess is called
Defense opening. Nurmi!
"Most of the evidence you will hear in this case will be based on the relationship Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander had," Nurmi said. "The story of this relationship is one of tragedy, one of friendship, one of spirituality, one of lust and one of passion," Nurmi said. Nurmi: "You will read, hear and see sexually graphic evidence throughout this trial." Nurmi warned the jury they will see "close up shots of her anus." Nurmi: "Most of the evidence will relate to the evidence, but some of it will relate to who Jodi Arias was and who Travis Alexander was ... because understanding who they are will help you understand what happened."
Now Nurmi goes into details about Travis' job at Pre-paid Legal and his horrible childhood.
Then he tells the jury that Jodi had a horrible childhood too. (We all remember how mom liked to beat her with the wooden spoon. LOL)
"This mentally ill young girl ... met Travis Alexander at this convention and fell in love," Nurmi said.
She will tell you how horrified she was when she killed the man she loved," Nurmi said.
He goes on to keep explaining how Jodi was Travis' hidden secret and how terrible Jodi's life was because the poor thing has PTSD.
Defense closes
State's opening. Juan is up.
Juan Martinez: "You will come to know the emotional and mental suffering..." Nurmi objected. The attorneys are at a sidebar with the judge.
Juan shows a picture of Travis' cut throat and says “This is how much she loved him,”
Martinez: "She took his body, dragged it down a hallway and stuffed it in a shower."
"She told the court she was shaving her pussy so it could be nice and soft for him and that if he was good, she would give him a blowjob and he could come on her face," Martinez said
"She had a plan. It wasn't spur of the moment," Martinez said.
He then explains about the gas cans and her car rental.
"She shows up with a gun," Martinez said of Arias arriving at Alexander's house. Then he talks about the photographs that were taken.
"When you get stabbed it hurts, but you don't die immediately," Martinez said. "During that time Mr. Alexander was conscious...the scene shows there is blood everywhere."
Juan is describing how Alexander was killed and how Jodi tried to clean up the scene. "She pretended to be concerned about Mr. Alexander. She sent him an email [after the killing]," Martinez said. "I wasn't even there," Martinez said of Arias' initial statement to police.
Martinez is now describing Arias second story -- where she blamed the killing on a home invasion.
Sidebar
Martinez said borderline personality disorder -- which Arias was previously diagnosed with -- is not a mental illness. "The defendant has admitted to lying to police and that's a crime," Martinez said, in reference to the defenses earlier statement that Arias had no prior criminal record.
Court is in recess until 4:45
Nurmi wants a mistrial. Denied\
A motion to air opening statements on television has been denied. The jury has not been brought in yet. The attorneys are at a sidebar with the judge..
Juan is back up.
He says the stories of abuses come from Jodi's mouth. "This is just the word of an individual telling you that," Martinez said of the abuse the defense claims Alexander inflicted on Arias. "There are no mitigating circumstances in this case. None," Martinez said.
Nurmi accused Martinez of being argumentative and asked for a mistrial, again. The judge denied the request.
The state has called its first witness -- Michael Melendez, of the Mesa Police Department. Melendez is assigned to the Computer Forensics Unit. He recovered the deleted photos from the digital camera that was found in the washing machine at Alexander's house. He talks about how cameras work
Martinez just showed the jury one of the images recovered from the digital camera card -- an image that shows Alexander dead on the floor. It is dated 5:42 p.m., June 4, 2008.
Juan then starts showing the jury all the photos that were found on the camera.
Nurmi is up. He starts questioning Michael about the work he did on the camera and laptop. Michael left that job in Nov 2008.
Juan is back up. "Is that pornography," Martinez asked the witness during redirect, as he showed a nude photo of Arias on the screen. The witness answered yes, to which Nurmi objected, citing relevance. The judge overruled the objection. Michael said he didn't find any porn on Travis' computer.
The state has called detective Esteban Flores. Flores answers basic questions about the case.
Nurmi asks for a sidebar, so the court recessed for 15 minutes
Flores is back after recess and they discuss all the washer items found and they go over a blueprint of the house. Flores says they didn't find a gun and Flores says that the dog was taken by a friend of the family. They go through the countless photos of Travis' house. Juan then starts showing photos of Travis' body in the shower. "That's the condition it was found in," Flores said of a photo showing Alexander's partially decomposed body. Travis' sisters look away in court. Flores explains that there was blood everywhere in the bathroom. One of the Arias jurors is using a scarf to cover her mouth as Martinez shows the Autopsy photos in court.
Court is finished for the day.
Last edited by bermstalker; 10-22-2014 at 01:28 AM.
I do wish Lohr would edit his description of Arias as a 'photographer,' out of the story. I thought that was settled; Arias is not any kind of a photographer as the world understands it and reporters should stop describing her that way unless, of course, they are accepting that the photos--now entered into evidence at her murder trial--the photos that she spontaneously caused to happen in that bathroom as she was kicking that camera around on the floor incidental to her stabbing, slashing, shooting and dragging Travis's body--are proof of Jodi's photographic skills.
[Edit] I goofed. I meant to quote Olivia's comment above about David Lohr of the Huffington Post and the story he wrote that precedes the courtroom tweets.
Last edited by Ian 1; 10-22-2014 at 09:41 PM.
"Of all the emotions, the most dangerous emotion is love." P.D James
"Do you not realize, my son, with how little wisdom this world is run?" Baron von Oxenstiema"
Berm you rock. Thanks for the summary.You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to bermstalker again.
Yay! Thanks Berm! I was searching for the opening statements transcripts. But your summary pretty much covers it
Here's some photos from yesterday from the pool camera.
Love seeing those pics at least. I'm waiting for one of Jenny and Disco Donna. It has been such a long time since we had any information, but reading Twitter isn't for me. I'm going to rely on Berm's recaps. They are wonderful.
This trial is a flat circle
@jeffgoldesq 23m23 minutes ago Phoenix, AZ
#JodiArias defense trying to show that Jodi couldn't do blows but depends on when they were made and who else ? Ninjas?
I can't believe this level of bullshit just happened. According to the Twitter feed and HLN, a juror took off her badge, went up to Beth Karas and asked her if she was Nancy Grace. Beth in her absolute professionalism flatly told the juror "No." and warned everyone around them to not say anything. This also happens to be the same juror that knows Jodi from Yreka. Beth had to take the stand because of the jurors' absolutely stupid attempt at some form of jodi-like fuckery.
"YOU FUCKED UP."
"Never cry over a whore..." - Klaus
I hadn't heard about her taking off her badge. As if no one would recognize her as a juror without it?
I hope she is kicked off.
I'm just gonna say it...Nurmi looks like a very large version of Martinez in this picture. New defense strategy!Yay! Thanks Berm! I was searching for the opening statements transcripts. But your summary pretty much covers it
Here's some photos from yesterday from the pool camera.
and that idiot juror is gone! I had a feeling.
and now for your viewing pleasure..... Dr Horn in court today
Woo! I'd forgotten all about the good Dr. Horn.
I forgot how great this thread was..and the cast of characters. Thanks Berm for that summary..awesome!! I'll be coming back for more of those suckers :)
I can't believe that's nurmi..
In my pants.Somewhere in this thread I predicted that the trial would be going on in 2015.
Where can I collect my prize?
Thank you for the summary, Berm! And I read about the juror on fb...what a dumbass.
Dr horn is hot, and this is coming from a guy lol
"Were you crying when you were stabbing him? How about when you cut his throat, were you crying then?"
"The difference between a Stumbling Block and Stepping Stone is the Character of the individual walking the path"
Apparently Karas spotted her listening to an interview she was giving to ABC, then in the line to go through security going back into the courthouse the juror asked if she was Nancy Grace.
It was the juror's sister in law who knew Arias back when they were kids.
This is correct. With the news coming like a flood out of the Twitter feed, it was rough info when I posted, but as you clarified, it's exactly as you posted. I think that juror getting the boot sunk Jodi's ship a little.
"YOU FUCKED UP."
"Never cry over a whore..." - Klaus
Is that who I think it is? Did he try to into witness protection or something? Did he lose weight?
Recognize this guy?
We are not big Nancy fans but we have to admit she sure knows how to talk up a story abd makes us laugh.
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