I tend to agree with you Observer.
Arias has always thought that she was smart in her own right and that those who were around her were rather stupid.
Arias believed that whatever her story was, changed or not, would be believed because she is smart and can use her sweet personality to manipulate others and make them believe her.
She testified for 18 days on the stand, partly because the defense team dragged it out as she wanted it to be. The longer on the stand, the more human she would seem to the jury and the more time she has to manipulate.
The trouble was that it all backfired on her when she came up against Martinez. She underestimated him and his diligence because she thought she was smarter than him.
In the end, she is the one who gave enough testimony to prove the State's case and therefore she was convicted as charged.
Yes, I think she wanted Travis to suffer greatly AND know that she was the cause of this physical suffering that resulted in his painful death.
But I wonder if Travis had said, yup, I want you to come to Cancun with me and giving her hope for their relationship, if she would have done her horrible deed on that day.
Of course, when he didn't, she set her plan in the works and we all know the result.
She did not snap but rather methodically carried out her slaughter.
And by the way, I agree that she said one of the ninjas was a woman because she was setting up another story that it was in fact Deanna who killed Travis.
Lunarscope
I just read the info from the link you shared.
I applaud the writer for sharing his story AND how it relates to Arias.
Arias has always thought that she was smart in her own right and that those who were around her were rather stupid.
Arias believed that whatever her story was, changed or not, would be believed because she is smart and can use her sweet personality to manipulate others and make them believe her.
She testified for 18 days on the stand, partly because the defense team dragged it out as she wanted it to be. The longer on the stand, the more human she would seem to the jury and the more time she has to manipulate.
The trouble was that it all backfired on her when she came up against Martinez. She underestimated him and his diligence because she thought she was smarter than him.
In the end, she is the one who gave enough testimony to prove the State's case and therefore she was convicted as charged.
Yes, I think she wanted Travis to suffer greatly AND know that she was the cause of this physical suffering that resulted in his painful death.
But I wonder if Travis had said, yup, I want you to come to Cancun with me and giving her hope for their relationship, if she would have done her horrible deed on that day.
Of course, when he didn't, she set her plan in the works and we all know the result.
She did not snap but rather methodically carried out her slaughter.
And by the way, I agree that she said one of the ninjas was a woman because she was setting up another story that it was in fact Deanna who killed Travis.
Lunarscope
I just read the info from the link you shared.
I applaud the writer for sharing his story AND how it relates to Arias.