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

[bermstalker]

It should be almost lunch break by the time court starts.

[qtkitycat]

Maybe overnight they had little pouches in the chairs installed to hold barf bags, maybe a bible and trash bags for JA's side so they can spit their sun flower seeds in a bag instead of the floor. You know that poor janitor is cursing them at night. Just imagine how littered the floor is on her side compared to the prosecution side. Kinda like when the turn the lights on in a movie theater..yuck

[Mousy]

It should be almost lunch break by the time court starts.

This will happen:

[queenaevadamthng]

[QUOTING ALAINA02: SWLA? where is that ...im in southeast texas....i think i am as southern as you can get ;)]

SW Louisiana. They went to my hometown last season on American Idol with kid that got 2nd place.

[*crickets*]

Way to go Judge Sherry! Late start AGAIN!!

[I doubt it]

I think TA looked pretty great in those pics of him in suits. I'm 36 (travis would have been 36 this year?) and I think men of my age ought to make more effort with the way they dress just like he did. :)

Travis was a Leo. They love to be center stage. Those suits weren't clothes, they were stage costumes!
http://www.astrology.com/leo-sun-sig...ns/2-d-d-66944

[Sneakers the Wonder Dog]

Haha I love hearing the stunned silence from Stabby's when Flores during the phone interview that they found TA's camera. Then after she's arrested and in the interview room with Flores and she's denying up and down that she was in Mesa and he says he can prove she was there, does she want to see the pictures?

She must have been going crazy trying to figure out where that damn camera was until Flores told her they found it.

[Sylvian]

Travis was a Leo. They love to be center stage. Those suits weren't clothes, they were stage costumes!
http://www.astrology.com/leo-sun-sig...ns/2-d-d-66944

No doubt about it, he wanted to impress! Well groomed, smart etc

[AgathaAppleswine]

I'm convinced even if I have to take into consideration that killing Travis was only one of a number of crazy fantasy scenarios Jodi Arias developed, particularly during the period May 26 - June 4, 2008. Killing Travis wasn't her principal objective in going to see him--obviously she went there in pursuit of her principal objective--to somehow re-engineer Travis to obsess on her the same way she obsessed on him. As much as she couldn't stand the thought of not being the one and only in Travis's life, she couldn't bear the thought that some other woman/person could be. The whole sub-text of her complaints to him about not acknowledging her to his friends and associates as his 'special friend' and for not publicly proclaiming what she did for him has been subsumed within the mountain of other proof of motive, but it pretty well settles it for me. Jodi Arias could not stand the agony brought on by the thought of living without Travis Alexander, but, more than that, she could not stand the torment of Travis living on, happily, without her. That's a powerful force behind all of her stalking antics. It's a theme that has been offered in Literature/Drama, (See the 19th. century Swedish Playwright August Strindberg) as a reason for people fighting to remain together through long and desperately unhappy marriages. As much as some people hate being with their husband/wife, they hate even more the thought of the object of their hatred being happy apart from them. Jodi Arias is a throwback. Never mind her efforts to euphemistically present herself as a modern, emancipated female. Her whole being is anchored in her dependency upon relationships with 'her' men. I think the thought of Travis Alexander happily living on without her, while not the only element, was certainly a strong force in propelling Jodi Arias to consider doing what she finally did. It may have been a contingency, contrary to how she hoped things would turn out, but I'm convinced a plan to destroy Travis's life was in the back of her mind and she prepared herself to carry it out if it became necessary. That's motive premeditation and the physical preparations she made to execute her contingency plan proves premeditation, beyond any reasonable doubt, to me.

I'll quit now.

This was an excellent post. The only question I really have left now is, "Why Travis"? Was it because he was the unfortunate guy who was around Jodi when she snapped? Or do you think her obsession with him is just so bone-deep that she just can't let go of him?

[Ian 1]

I think TA looked pretty great in those pics of him in suits. I'm 36 (travis would have been 36 this year?) and I think men of my age ought to make more effort with the way they dress just like he did. :)

We're not being the least bit mean. If my kind, handsome, manly, son turned up in a suit like that I'd be puffed up with pride that I'm his dad. I always am. (...and I still ask myself, How the hell did that happen??)

[queenaevadamthng]

[*qtkitycat*said:Today*12:44 PMMaybe overnight they had little pouches in the chairs installed to hold barf bags, maybe a bible and trash bags for JA's side so they can spit their sun flower seeds in a bag instead of the floor. You know that poor janitor is cursing them at night. Just imagine how littered the floor is on her side compared to the prosecution side. Kinda like when the turn the lights on in a movie theater..yuck*]

OMG!! Do these ppl have no shame? How low rent is that?

[bermstalker]

If I could ask Jodi something, it would be: How come you made sure to have gas cans with gas when you drove in the desert, but you couldn't be bothered with having a working cell phone? Wouldn't a working cell phone be important in the desert?

[AnnieBelle]

If he was a prohibition era gangster, that suit would be perfect.

And we sure this was not a costume party or a themed party he was attending?

Plus, I think some of his clothing choices represented the fun, exciting young man he was. One of the many things that drew people towards him, and why he was so effective at public speaking. He loved life....and that is what makes this case so sickening. That she extinguished such a bright and promising life.

[bermstalker]

WildAboutTrial Attorneys are all here, #JodiArias was escorted out. Something is up. Juan is smiling, Nurmi pours coffee. Sup????


WildAboutTrial Juan and Travis' family is back in the courtroom now. #JodiArias just came in with Red top, white shirt and black pants. She just left now.

[Brillig]

If I could ask Jodi something, it would be: How come you made sure to have gas cans with gas when you drove in the desert, but you couldn't be bothered with having a working cell phone? Wouldn't a working cell phone be important in the desert?

No kidding

[***JiLL***]

WildAboutTrial @WildAboutTrial
Attorneys are all here, #JodiArias was escorted out. Something is up. Juan is smiling, Nurmi pours coffee. Sup????
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Juan and Travis' family is back in the courtroom now. #JodiArias just came in with Red top, white shirt and black pants. She just left now.
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Juan just took Travis' family into the side room. Court has still not started. ::yawwn:: #JodiArias
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Juan and Det. Flores just came out of chambers. Nurmi and Willmott are still in there. They must have an xbox back there. #JodiArias

[acertaingirl]

Arias claims she is normal too :undecided

Maybe we should ask Dr Samuels to evaluate you psychologically? He finds normal in the insane actions of a murderer so he might pry apart some of your normal layers to reveal all this for only 250 bucks an hour.

....not with a ten foot pole....

[*crickets*]

Juror question #1 Why the HELL can't we ever start on time?!

[Sneakers the Wonder Dog]

@WildAboutTrial

Attorneys are all here, #JodiArias was escorted out. Something is up. Juan is smiling, Nurmi pours coffee. Sup????

[Rachael123]

I am so sick of this trial.They never begin on time and drag everything out.I feel sorry for the jury.

[*Originally Posted by*zeebee*The one with the pinstripes? It makes me think of mafia gangsters....and those Leprechaun shoes he wore with it would never have found their way into my collection of 56 pairs!!! But, c'mon, he had other suits he looked pretty spiffy in. That beige one he gave to his friend, Dave Hall, who is going to testify about Travis owning guns dressed him up good. Time to retreat to that old adage, 'the clothes do not make the man.'A fond**for a 'kid' who had to find his own style. He was a work in progress 'till that devil came along.]

Please don't get me wrong,TA was a very handsome young man. I just didn't find the suit flattered him much. Being a teenager of the 80's I have my fair share of wardrobe faux pas documented in photos myself.

[bermstalker]

Juan took the family to another room

[Brillig]

Plus, I think some of his clothing choices represented the fun, exciting young man he was. One of the many things that drew people towards him, and why he was so effective at public speaking. He loved life....and that is what makes this case so sickening. That she extinguished such a bright and promising life.

Agreed. And I actually like the whimsy of his choosing a 1920's gangster suit.

[Sneakers the Wonder Dog]

@WildAboutTrial

Willmott just brought Dr. Samuels back in, he is seated in the defense area. #JodiArias

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Dr. Samuels left earlier. There is a slight buzz going around of a plea? Could it be? Stay tuned. #JodiArias

[Brillig]

Juan took the family to another room

Holy crap! Is she ready to accept a deal for LWOP??

[Sylvian]

We're not being the least bit mean. If my kind, handsome, manly, son turned up in a suit like that I'd be puffed up with pride that I'm his dad. I always am. (...and I still ask myself, How the hell did that happen??)

I didn't assume anyone was being mean Ian

I hope my son grows up to dress nicely too (i say looking at a 14 year old sitting here in baggy jeans and a hoodie hehe)