In reply to Observer (great statement) above' I disagree that Jodi thought she wanted the dog' she called it napi and I don't know if anyone else used that nickname, a dog would shy away from hostilities and hiding would likely result due to advanced age and small size, in my opinion (unsupported) Travis realizing Napoleon was afraid of Jodi helped him determine that Jodi wasn't wife material! She only portrayed to care about Napi after she slaughtered, she would likely seldom remember to feed and water unless stimulated somehow!
The cat (reading between the lines was starved to death) was never delivered to medical assistance!
Edit-in = After commenting reposting to, I posted this on my TRAVIS Journal thread!
Travis kept assorted daily Journals and likely had one designated for Jodi and what Journal would Jodi steal to reinvent history, all we have is Travis saying a journal was missing,' he had to have informed Jodi that he possessed a timeline of accusations that pinpointed her devious involvement, so Jodi steals that journal (you are the worst thing that ever happened to me' three hole comment) and reading it ("I don't know what's wrong with that boy") starts planning the slaughter, negating her desire for a Cancun vacation!
(02-12-2015, 01:04 PM)Observer Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks Lunarscope, for the comments about Travis Alexander, his journal and his blog, "Why I want to marry a gold digger." It shows Travis Alexander's character. Nowhere in these blogs or journals does he mention Jodi Arias or sex. He talks about his love for life and his goals. He is saying he wants a wife who appreciates him for "the gold" inside. We know Jodi Arias only wanted him for the sex and the BMW, the house and the dog. It was all about what he could give her. In her journal, she criticizes him and says "there is something wrong with that boy." What she is talking about is that he is talking to and spending time with other women and male friends and not focusing on her and committing to her. If you look at his text messages and emails, he says Jodi is a great girl but she is not for him and the only complaints he has against her is her stalking him and not moving on. He is moving on. His life is filled with church, friends, adventures, work. Travis was Jodi's life. She didn't care about Travis's needs, wants or dreams. She only wanted him because she thought he could give her the "freaky sex" and house, BMW and money she wanted.
Thanks Dr. KR for the 2013 video of the FBI profiler's analysis of Jodi Arias in which he calls her a master manipulator, brilliant sociopath, conman, pathological liar who uses people, has no empathy and is not very criminally sophisticated. I had not seen or heard that one. He just reinforces what I have thought all along.
It's too bad Martinez couldn't have used a criminal profiler instead of a psychologist to analyze Jodi Arias.
But for some reason, the defense is allowed to trash the victim without any evidence, but the prosecutor is limited on what he can say about the goodness of the victim and the bad traits of his murderer.
I also can't understand this weird part of the law, Observer. For instance, look at the difference between the defense's witnesses (Samuels, Lavilette, Geffner, MF) so called observations (lies) of poor little abused Arias versus the state's witness, DeMarte, who did actual psychological testings. You wouldn't think they are talking about the same person. The defense can trash Travis like he deserved to be murdered and make Arias out to be an angel who suffered untold horror. It is amazing. It is a strange thing that the law allows such lies, yet it does.
Lunarscope, I signed up for Yuku on the link J.D. provides on his blog. How do I get to the Jodi Arias message board? Can you provide a link here please.
For anyone else who wants to read the excellent blogs analyzing the Jodi Arias retrial go to this link.
http://justdatruth2012.blogspot.com/
Duluth, I agree. How is the jury expected to make a decision if they don't have the total picture of Jodi and Travis. I don't see why Martinez couldn't have called 100 of Travis's friends to say he was funny, layback, he was a comedian, motivational speaker, an adventurer and sportsman and never raised his voice or got angry at anybody but Arias because she drove him crazy clinging to him and stalking or allow Clancy Talbott talk about how Arias cornered her in a restroom and told her Travis was her man and to leave him alone, Sky and her friend telling about Jodi showing up at Sky's house and sitting there and staring at them when they asked her to leave, his friend saying Travis told him if I don't show up some Sunday it is because Jodi killed me. And the 911 call where the operator asks if there is anyone who could do this to him and the friend says yes, he has an ex girlfriend who slashed his tires and her name is Jodi. That isn't prejudicial. That shows her behavior led everyone to know Jodi killed him.
(02-12-2015, 04:39 AM)DrKR Wrote: [ -> ]Have you seen this video with Jim Clemente and his analysis of Jodi Arias? From 2013, but he provides very good insight. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Z490udFDc&feature=youtu.be
I just now watched it and I don't care for either one of these people. The female seems to think rather highly of Arias and finds Juan a poor excuse for a prosecutor and that he isn't professional and I didn't hear one complaint about the defense team. The man, Clemente, while suspecting that Arias is a sociopath certainly admires her high intelligence and thinks Juan is not good at his job and that Arias gets the best of him and that Juan lets his ego get in the way. They both think Lavilette was to be respected and believed (bad move) and believe that her analysis is right on and the woman appears to think Travis was not a very good person. My take on this is that both of these people have admiration for Arias and her team, especially the woman. I must be missing something. I don't seem to see where this guy has particularly good insight as he agrees most of the time with the woman who is very biased in my opinion although he does say that Arias is manipulative. At least he sees that.
(02-12-2015, 03:50 PM)duluth45 Wrote: [ -> ] (02-12-2015, 01:04 PM)Observer Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks Lunarscope, for the comments about Travis Alexander, his journal and his blog, "Why I want to marry a gold digger." It shows Travis Alexander's character. Nowhere in these blogs or journals does he mention Jodi Arias or sex. He talks about his love for life and his goals. He is saying he wants a wife who appreciates him for "the gold" inside. We know Jodi Arias only wanted him for the sex and the BMW, the house and the dog. It was all about what he could give her. In her journal, she criticizes him and says "there is something wrong with that boy." What she is talking about is that he is talking to and spending time with other women and male friends and not focusing on her and committing to her. If you look at his text messages and emails, he says Jodi is a great girl but she is not for him and the only complaints he has against her is her stalking him and not moving on. He is moving on. His life is filled with church, friends, adventures, work. Travis was Jodi's life. She didn't care about Travis's needs, wants or dreams. She only wanted him because she thought he could give her the "freaky sex" and house, BMW and money she wanted.
Thanks Dr. KR for the 2013 video of the FBI profiler's analysis of Jodi Arias in which he calls her a master manipulator, brilliant sociopath, conman, pathological liar who uses people, has no empathy and is not very criminally sophisticated. I had not seen or heard that one. He just reinforces what I have thought all along.
It's too bad Martinez couldn't have used a criminal profiler instead of a psychologist to analyze Jodi Arias.
But for some reason, the defense is allowed to trash the victim without any evidence, but the prosecutor is limited on what he can say about the goodness of the victim and the bad traits of his murderer.
I also can't understand this weird part of the law, Observer. For instance, look at the difference between the defense's witnesses (Samuels, Lavilette, Geffner, MF) so called observations (lies) of poor little abused Arias versus the state's witness, DeMarte, who did actual psychological testings. You wouldn't think they are talking about the same person. The defense can trash Travis like he deserved to be murdered and make Arias out to be an angel who suffered untold horror. It is amazing. It is a strange thing that the law allows such lies, yet it does.
Observer, here is what I find interesting. I found Clemente to be so different that you are seeing. I guess I need to go back and watch him again. Maybe I found the woman host to be so pro-Arias and anti-Travis and am very turned off by both of their thoughts. I didn't think much of either one of them. He did say she was manipulative and suggests that she is a sociopath but he seems to agree with the woman too much and I don't like how they believe that Juan is too ego-driven and unprofessional and a poor prosecutor. I don't know enough about the law, which I say often, but in my uneducated mind, I think Juan did a good job in the original trial and I admire him. I can't speak to the current trial about Juan's performance. I do remember in the original trial how all the talking heads on HLN and their guests continually talked about what a sorry prosecutor Juan was and never did anything right and took too long to do it and hardly ever said anything negative about the defense team. I was confused about the so-called experts condemnation of Juan then. I think he is a great prosecutor. And all attorneys have egos, big egos, otherwise they wouldn't do very well in their profession. And I for one think Juan's work on this case is why the original jury found her guilty. But it is interesting how differently I view this Clemente's insight from you and Dr. K.
Duluth, I also was turned off by the FBI profiler and woman host criticizing Martinez but I just went past that and listened to what he said about Arias. It was the same thing other FBI profilers have said. I think the recent video of the profiler who analyzed Arias letter to the Alexander family was better.
Observer its a by invitation now because of the nutcase SW spamming, you need to find JDT Facebook, I don't Facebook so I'll get you help, JDT will likely exempt the 30 probation, your post will be posted on JDT's Attention Administration thread' for Brad to be expecting, we have months of threads to read, I have read nearly every post there, so welcome!
(02-12-2015, 05:17 PM)Observer Wrote: [ -> ]Duluth, I also was turned off by the FBI profiler and woman host criticizing Martinez but I just went past that and listened to what he said about Arias. It was the same thing other FBI profilers have said. I think the recent video of the profiler who analyzed Arias letter to the Alexander family was better.
I am too old to change!!! I know the intelligent thing is to just move past, but I don't do that. And one thing I need to say is: I have a lot of grandsons between the ages of 20 and 30. I actually have a 14 year old one but he isn't at that stage yet. And the reality of young men is that it is very typical of young men to be looking for girlfriends and to look at women. That does not make these young men bad. That is how nature intended them to be, I believe. Actually young women are this way as well. And that some of these people make Travis, a young man who was not perfect, but who was, I believe, a very nice young man, to be an abuser, user of women, a horrible person who deserved what he got, etc. etc. etc. just shows me how unintelligent these people are. It really hits home to me because I have sons, I have a lot of young men grandsons, I had brothers, I could go on and on. This is how people are. This does not make them deserving of being slaughtered because they are on the hunt for women. This is how it has been for thousands of years. I really get my hackles up by these modern day whatever the word is for these bizarre people who I guess think if a gal wants a guy, he should just lay down and take it, and if he doesn't, there is something wrong with the guy. Hello. This is not how it is. Mormon or Catholic or Buddhist or whatever. The defense is so screwed up by telling the jury their lies and I am afraid some in this present jury are listening. Oh, well. At least she is convicted of murder. And frankly if women don't like it if a guy doesn't commit, then they should move on. Right away if the woman is looking for a permanent relationship.
Okay. I have vented. I now feel better. I find the defense and their expert witnesses repulsive. And unrealistic. And liars.
I got halfway through the video and shut it off. Heard so much of this before - someone's opinion on how the trial was going and dissecting Arias' personality.
Moot point for me at this stage as she was convicted of Premeditated First Degree Felony Murder with the aggravating factor of Extreme Cruelty.
I do not feel that Martinez saw any need to bring in a ton of people who could speak to Travis' character. Those he did bring in made it perfectly clear - in honest testimony - that Travis was not an abuser, a pedophile or addicted to porn.
Martinez had the evidence to back up his case.
"Me thinks thou dost protest too much" comes to mind with the defense's (Arias') strategy to go into great detail about sex, smut, computer issues and the like. They drag Travis through the mud at every chance they can get. They file motion after motion after motion.
Martinez relies on the truth and the evidence.
Some may not like his aggressive behaviour in the courtroom or is dogged determination but that is who he is and how he gets his job done.
The defense lawyers on the other hand, just prolong everything in their questioning and repeat and repeat points. They are not clear and concise like Martinez.
Good posting, Nern. And I have to say I do like Juan's aggressive behavior. I just like Juan. It is a weakness I have.