Jodi Arias, 29, is incarcerated at the Estrella Jail in Phoenix, Arizona, awaiting trial for the murder of her 30 year old boyfriend, motivational speaker Travis Alexander. He was found dead on June 9, 2008 at his home, with a gunshot wound to the face and stab wounds all over his body. It turns out he had been dead for five days before being found.
Family and friends immediately put Detective Esteban Flores of the Mesa Police Department on Arias’ trail, believing that she had killed him. Evidence implicating her included a bloody palm print, hair samples and a digital camera with eight incriminating photos from the day Alexander was murdered.
The couple had a penchant for taking photos of their sex scenes. Alexander, because of his Mormon faith, was forbidden from engaging in sexual relations outside of marriage, but according to close friends, was totally taken in by the feminine wiles of Arias. The couple had reportedly split but continued to remain in phone and e-mail contact.
Arias denied having any knowledge of the murder until police confronted her with some damning evidence. They had discovered a camera in the washing machine at the crime scene. The memory card had been wiped clean and the camera had been run through a wash cycle but the crime lab was able to restore six photographs of their sexual escapades on the day of the killing and two photos of the murder victim, bleeding from stab wounds.
Arias admitted to being in the house on June 4. She said that she had traveled to see Alexander and they were photographing a sexual encounter in the bathroom when she was suddenly knocked to the floor, dazed and stunned while Alexander was attacked by a man and woman wearing disguises.
She told police that she pulled herself together and was able to grab her purse and flee the scene. She spent 24 hours with her current boyfriend, Ryan Burns, who worked for the same company as Alexander. Not telling anyone about what happened, she returning home to Yreka, California.
Arias was arrested and charged with first degree murder. She is expected to be tried for the crime in 2010. She has a MySpace page that is filled with photos of the couple. Check them out below.
“No jury will ever convict me.” Where’s that smug, arrogant smirk NOW?!!!!!!!
JUSTICE!! JUSTICE!! HAS BEEN DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES!!!!!!!!!
May you rot in hell, Jodi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Travis can now rest in peace!!
Guilty as sin and hoping she gets the justice she deserves.
guilty.lets put this story to bed.let the friends and fam,remember him in a pos note.
Jodi is a very evil sick demented she deserves death penalty,I was watching Dr drew,on this case and my prayers go out for Travis family and him, well I see the disscisipn in court now is of she staged or shot first can it be possible that she shot first and washed away the blood in the shower and that’s why many there’s no proof of the gun shot splatter because if she did it in the shower first she could of washed it away I don’t know I think she just should get the death penalty there’s no proof of abuse towards her at all so that means she was ment to be in the state where they give the death penalty she needs to get the death penalty it already proved she did it with what is so difficult just freaking charge her with murder and sentence to die god what has this world come to if she don’t get the death penalty,
Death Penality or sitting in a 6×6 cell, I wish her a miserable life. .
Travis called Jodi sick because she is, he called her a sociopath because she is, he called her a liar because she is, he called her a whore because she is, he called her a stalker because she is and finally he called her dangerous because SHE IS!! If her story of self defence is true then why did she…1. Not call the police right after this happened? 2. Make up a story and not tell the truth? 3. Try and dispose of the camera and the gun? I’ll tell you why…because IT’S ALL A BUNCH OF BS!! This insane bitch can’t tell the truth, she doesn’t know how!!!!!!!!!!!!
One thing Jodi had better start to realize is that even if she were to be acquitted which will not happen, her life is over! 95% of the world population dispises her. What kind of life does she think she could ever have after this? She once said…”I would beg to be put to death if I hurt Travis.” Well, Jodi, get down on your knees!! And if you ever were acquitted, you’d have to go live on a deserted island all alone because you would not be welcome ANYWHERE WHERE WE NORMAL, RATIONAL HUMANS LIVE!!
Anyone who supports Jodi is as physcotic as she is, or there is no word in the English dictionary to describe how stupid they are! She used sex to keep Travis interested and when he no longer wanted anything to do with her, she tried blackmailing him. And when that didn’t work and he wouldn’t give her what she wanted by taking her to Cancun, she killed him. Jodi definately has a personality disorder and it’s called physcopathy! If let out, she would be a danger to anyone who got in her way or didn’t give her what she wanted. She would do this again!! I am deeply hoping that she gets the death penalty and Travis’ family gets justice!
I have been following this trial from beginning. What I think happened is she was using the recordings and pics. as black mail. To get him to stay in her life. I think she went to his house to sex him up, thinking it would make him change his mind about going on the trip with another girl. And if and when that didnt work she was going to kill him. I think the reason the aftermath was so messy is because she came out of her craziness and freaked out..ws worried someone would show up so she did the clean up in a hurry so she could get out of there.
Thats why it kinda looks like it wasnt premeditated..but I believe it was 100%! And I think she is a sick bitch that wont change no matter what. She should without a doubt be put to death..And she pisses me off how stupid she thinks everyone is! Dont buy any of it Jodi !
I also thought how Travis appears to have surprised look on his face in the shower as Nancy mentioned (April 2013). Jody could very well have been holding a knife or gun when that picture was taken. Have always wondered if this was ever brought up in the investigation.
She is very guilty. Tht is so sad wht she did. but they can go back and forth but at the end of the day God will have justie prevale. God is usein juan Martinez to speak the voice of Travis.the n the bible it says an eye of a eye. so all i mo is G od has the finale say so.
Travis was no angel … Having sex with Jodi all day long and then planing on going on a holiday with some other women the same day.. He was no good little Christian boy … More like a male slut what a loser.
He didn’t deserve to die what Jodi should have done is cut his private parts off, she would get about two years in jail. Can some one tell Nancy Grace to shut the fu $&&&&$@@@@@ up what a big mouth she has !
Jodi and Scott Peterson would make a really nice couple!
ANYONE who believes she is innocent is as PHYSCO as she is, all you have to do is look in her empty, lifeless, black eyes and you can see there is something very evil and very wrong. There is no doubt that what goes around comes around and she is going to get exactly what she has coming…DEATH!! I, for one, can’t wait to see that smug, arrogant smirk wiped off her face forever!
I agree with Michael abovee. That girl is guilty alright and that gun was stolen from her grandfather.
Some folks here who claim she is innocent, need their heads examined.
Yup Premeditated. Jody brought all her tools with her. She did her usual friends with benefits thing with Travis. Wait for her opportunity, which was of course….Naked in the shower. She took pictures of him in shower so that her presence wouldn’t be a surprise. Then at the best time when he wasn’t looking, like rinsing his hair or face, she got the drop on him. He fought for his life which ended out in the hallway. He probably bled out while fighting. She finished him of, dragged him into the shower to wash away evidence. Shot him, slit his throat to confuse CSI. Thought she destroyed camera evidence. Took cords etc. any other evidence and sneaked out. In anticipation of needing to clean up, she had a case of water in her trunk along with change of cloths, and fuel to refuel. Didn’t want to refuel in AZ and leave signs of being in the area. She would have gotten away with it if not for the lack of knowledge about camera memory sticks and the correct way to reattach a license plate. After Thursdays cross in court, she is toast. I guess the Mormon God was weaker than Jody this time around. Looks like mans court system will get her though.
Does anyone think that the photo of him looking at her throught the glass in the shower looks as though he is surprised? Perhaps she had a weapon in her hand showing him as she photographed him? And maybe that’s when he came out of the shower, she dropped his camera, and he called her profanities (not because she dropped the camera but because she was holding a knife and knocked her to the ground and tried to grab the knife off of her and that’s where he got his defense wounds on his hands? Then maybe stabbed him in an area where he couldn’t feel his legs anymore (she said somewhere in one of her lies about the masked people that he said he couldn’t run because he couldn’t feel his legs). Maybe so and that’s when she overpowered him and finished him off. I think some of the things that she said happened are really part of the actual killing, just putting a twist on them within her lies.
Premeditated murder. Jody is sort of smart. Eliminate your presence by renting a non local car. Cut off the cell phone so that cell towers cant track you. Put your own gas so that no charge card trail I guess. Prior to murder, initiate baited phone calls and record them (put self in good light). Recordings to be used later to help yourself in court. Remove plates, opps she blew it and put them back upside down and got caught. Travis played with fire and got burned. Jody was pissed because she don’t like being dished. Travis rubbed her nose in it by letting her know he was going away with another bimbo. Jody don’t take that from nobody and got her revenge. She pulled it off, tried to wash off DNA etc by throwing Travis in the shower. Killed him with stabs, italian tie, and gun to confuse CSI. She almost got away with it but got pulled over because of that stupid license plate. Now she is playing “poor me got manipulated”. Her demeanor in court shows that she is a very strong person and wouldn’t take crap from anyone. She tries to look cute in innocent in court but not fooling anyone. Shes had 5 years to figure out her defense, she is a 32 year old woman, she has had lots of practice in calculating moves. She is tough and bold and has some stones. You have to respect that, too bad Travis didn’t, look how he ended up in his games with her. Jody reminds me of my daughters mother who was a stalker with no pride. I hope the Jury doesn’t pull a Casey Anthony verdict on her.
The taped phone calls are fake. The photos and tapes were made only recently. The jury had never heard Travis before and his friends and family could have easily been convinced by a good actor that it really was him. Furthermore, he told Jodi things so openly unbefitting of an otherwise devout Mormon it is hard to believe that came from his mouth at all. My final (albeit unusual) piece of evidence is that, towards the end phone call, they both make reference to things so era specific (i.e. Iron Man , one of the most popular films of that year) it sounds like watching an episode of cold case. All of these things are too blatantly woven into the phone call, and the photos found to conveniently when the defence needed them most, to be believable as real evidence. Granted, I could be wrong, but Many people have been wondering why she recording that phone call at all and now I think we have a plausible answer.
Reading the past comments declaring Jodi innocent and stating things like “anyone with half a brain cell knows you didn’t do this, Jodi” really crack me up. I wonder how all those people feel now knowing that she admits to killing him herself.
If you ever thought this woman was innocent, be careful with yourself. You clearly aren’t very good at picking out who to trust and who not to. Don’t put yourself in a vulnerable position. As for Jodi, her goose is cooked. There’s absolutely no evidence to suggest that Travis attacked her first. Everything from the type of wounds he had, the trajectory of the stabbings, the blood patterning, and the photos on the camera show that Travis wasn’t killed in self-defense. Travis was killed in a jealous rage.
I agree that Jodi’s very strange demeanor would indicate she’s a psychopath and is someone capable of doing something like this. I think technically though, it’s still possible that somebody killed Travis (and she was only there). One of the questions I have is, was she strong enough to drag the body back and forth? And, it seemed Travis was stabbed first before being shot, I wonder why she took that risk – there’s a good chance for a man to overpower a woman with a knife. Also, if she’s there to kill him, wouldn’t she want to get it taken care of quickly than taking time to take pictures? And, if she’s smart enough to plan the killing of a man (not in his sleep) why was she so foolish to leave the camera in the washer?
@ Steven Montes …..What are you trying to prove by Saying you Own many businesses in Tuscon and What does your “Ballroom Dancer” cousin have to do with anything? Is that your poor attempt at credibility, It sounds like you want attention for yourself. And Your rambling on about nonsense, is just that …nonsense. Sounds like your trying chicanery to get to know the sociopath personally. Good for you. “L”
Some of the comments here are so preposterous, outrageous and nonsensical it’s no wonder the rest of the world thinks America is dumb, It’s no wonder 60% of Americans today think jesus will come to earth in their lifetimes, it’s no wonder half the country is illiterate. I can’t believe some of the minutiae some of you spew out of your intuitive heads. Forget why some of you think she’s innocent when she already admitted she butchered him, it’s your reasoning as to why she’s innocent.
This girl has No Remorse whatsoever! Listen, Analytically open your minds and listen to what she says in the interrogation. She has at least *5 freudian slips* that points to her guilt even before she claims self-defense, she diverts serious talk with laughter and coyness on the most banal subjects. She talks of Travis’ last photo of him alive as “Isn’t that a great picture of him”? to the detective. Listen carefully to the fantasy she plays around and around in her mind while in the interrogation, there’s no remorse there. This is a true Sociopath folks, this is what a sociopath does when things don’t go their way ….albeit most horrific, this is the potential if left unchecked. She had a decent upbringing most likely, her family is there in support ….so what went wrong for her to snap in this most heinous of ways. She must needs die for what she did, period end of her story. Every word that came out of her mouth was concern for her only. She said “Travis was in a better place” and “my life is over”, “I’ll never see my brother or sister”.
She’s so stupid she thought she would never get caught, well she did because of her stupidity and she needs to own up to it and stop with the non-sense. You know the judge will see right through her deceit and when it comes time for the sentencing phase, little miss Bundy better show some remorse or she will die. As for all you theorists’ backing her up, you have no moral ground to stand on. I feel bad for you because your brains are dull witted, moribund, filled with reality tv dreams. Your deceiving yourself that your lives are being fully lived but there not, your just a spec of dust in this universe and you don’t even realize it. I know you better than you know yourselves. Change your intuitive brains, open your eyes to what’s around you and shut the television sets off, this is a warning.
I don’t care what any of you say or think, I think she is HOT!!!! and I would do her in a minute.
The bullet casing had no visible signs of blood on it , yet it rested on dried blood. And this was a very bloody scene. The Prosecutor specifically asked the latent print expert Conner if she saw any visible blood/ red staining on the shell casing. “Not in my opinion” was her answer. This I suspect is one argument the State will present to bolster their theory that Travis was stabbed first,, bled, put up a fight and did not die where he was ultimately found. i.e inside the shower cubicle. IOW overkill not self defense. . Forensic blood trails and spray patterns can tell a pretty compelling story as to what came first, the gun, throat slit and the 27 stab wound to both his chest and back. AND Travis is said to have defensive wounds. He did not die calmly”, the prosecutor said. I assume he has an “expert” to back that up. This was overkill, almost ritualistic . Self Defense is generally only legally accepted when the amount of force used is deemed appropriate to the threat. She slaughtered the guy and evidence suggests she planned this before she left California.
Jodi is GUILTY. Sorry if this makes her friends unhappy but this psycho did it. For the life of me I can’t understand how anyone can stand by her. What a sociopath. She got the rental car. When she arrived at Travis’s she removed the license plates. In her haste to leave the murder scene, she put the license plate back on…upside down and was pulled over by the cops. This is premeditated, no doubt about it. Those who think she is innocent need to stop living in your denial world. She couldn’t stand the thought of Travis going to Cancun with another woman so she ended his life. She stalked him!!!
People fornicate all the time, I don’t really care to hear about whether someone who is religious considers it to be “sinful” or not, that has no relevance to murder. Ninety-nine percent of people who fornicate don’t kill their lover or F-buddy, however I guess a person who really has some severe personality disorder could become obsessed with a lover and then become dangerous.
Her first account of what happened was that she wasn’t at the scene of the murder, then she changed her story and came up with a incredible story about strange people dressed in black breaking in and then somehow these deadly darkly dressed killers, just allow her to run away. Not believable. Whenever a person begins to change their story, is when you know they are being deceptive, and they are usually being deceptive, naturally to hide something.
After he gets out of the mental institution we need Steve back on this blog to explain, based on his secret Mormon info (phew, lucky they didn’t elect Romney), why Arias decided to change her story (again) and admit to shooting and nearly decapitating her kinda, sorta ex-bf? Dude, one sign of mental health is realizing when you have been suffering from a psychological issue yourself, like delusional paranoia, bipolar mania, etc., even in an admittedly complex world of real psychopaths, secret agents and weird religions.
well .. after reading through these comments.. going back to 2008..
well DENIERS and mormon blamers..
SHE ADMITTED TO taking the pictures ! she is guilty and now is trying to play the crazy card.
lol @ deniers and supporters of this psycho chick.
Another Borderline personality disordered woman.It would be safer to “hang out” with Charles Manson.
This is hilarious because she has admitted to murdering him… so all this arguing about her innocence… haha
Update: Jodi’s crazy antics have paid off for her again in winning yet another trial delay. Originally slated to begin on Feb. 21, the trial has been delayed because Arias’ lawyer, Victoria Washington, asked to withdraw from the case. Judge Sherry Stephens set Oct. 17 as the date jury selection will begin.
I forgot to mention that it seems to me she planned her deadly strategy down to the last detail, including having him shower to wash away her DNA before blind siding him with the attack.
Christina, apparently Travis and Jodi first enjoyed an afternoon of sex, because time and date stamped photos of them romping in bed just prior to those taken in the shower were also recovered. It’s my feeling that Jodi orchestrated the entire day, with the goal of making Travis as relaxed and unprepared as possible, to maximize her chances of success with a surprise attack.
The attack took place in the bathroom after Travis exited the shower. The shot to the face in his eyebrow area came first, and I imagine that the blunt force trauma of the impacting bullet probably stunned and initially put him at an immediate severe disadvantage in terms of fighting back. She then savagely attacked him with the knife. I’m guessing he never fully comprehended what was happening to him until it was too late, if at all. After taking the photo of Travis lying dead on the bathroom floor, she dragged his body back into the shower and left him there.
I tried recounting exactly what the TV show said occurred and postulated. If I’ve misconstrued a detail or two, it’s unintentional.
Those that post of her innocence need some mental health counseling. The suggestion that the Mormon church kills people that fail to adhere to their teachings is crazy. If this was some meth addict. Without teeth and sores all over their body you may not be so fool hearted. Cooresponding with prisoners is far more dangerous than being Mormon. Please don’t send money to these people either. This woman is the poster woman for psychopath. Not a person to invite into your life.
Phoenix, if that’s an accurate account of how it went down… when/how did Travis try to fight off the attack? I’m also confused about where it took place? Something about being dragged down the hall…etc,etc. Too confusing, but she’s definitely guilty!
JODI ARIES IS A SOCIOPATH. THERE ARE SO MANY OF THIS TYPE OF PEOPLE OUT THERE. SEDDUCTIVE, GOOD LOOKING, MANIPULATES, CONTROLS AND MURDERS. THEY DO NOT HAVE FEELING AND KILLING LIKE THIS IS NOTHING TO THEM.
MOST PEOPLE CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A SOCIOPATH CAN KILL AND HAVE NO FEELINGS.
BEWARE, AND WARN OTHERS OF SOCIOPATHS OUT THERE. I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE, MY DAUGHTER IS LIKE JODI ARIES BUT HER PLOT TO KILL ME FAILED.
I just watched a TV recap of this crime as the trial date approaches (early February, unless she pulls another stunt causing another delay). Here’s a point by point outline of what’s known for sure so far:
* she drove 400 miles to get to his house
* she just happened to have BOTH a knife AND a gun on her
* she took sexy photos of herself and Travis posing naked in the shower just minutes before taking a photo of him lying dead in a pool of blood on the bathroom floor
* when she attacked him, she:
1) shot him in the face
2) slit his throat from ear to ear, nearly decapitating him
3) stabbed him 27 times, including once through the heart
* after leaving the house, she didn’t report the incident or tell anyone, just returned to her ‘normal’ life
* she keeps changing her story to accommodate new factual evidence as it’s uncovered
* she neither demonstrates nor acknowledges ANY remorse
I had watched her interview twice and by just looking at her eyes you can see she is guilty as hell and for the people that stick up for her boy she has you fooled.
Anyone that gets accused of murder ain’t that cool calm and collected.
She couldn’t have him and if she couldn’t no one else could.
She’s not insane, but after reviewing the facts of the case and watching her interviews, there’s no doubt she exhibits classic traits of someone with narcissistic personality disorder who’s made a conscious decision to go over to the dark side. What really bothers and thoroughly disgusts me are her frequent references to God, as if to underscore that despite how things look, she did the right thing by killing Travis. That is just so coldly evil, I can’t even.
Jodi might as well tell youse guys that she’s Alice, whatwith, being in Wonderland, with the mad hatter presiding. Many other blogsites have the rest of the story, which allays Arias Bias..be sure to check out them all. Who then, provided the letters, and, where are the graphology statements ? Was she then not duped into believing them, or, is this another attempt to discredit her…?
Boogieman,
She’s changed her story again. Now she says she stabbed Travis 30 times, slit his throat, and shot him in the face because he supposedly confided to her that he was a pedophile and that she was did it to save the children. She produced a supposed handwritten confession from Travis that both the defense and prosecution expert witnesses found to be forgeries. She then fired her public defenders and tried to represent herself to implore the judge to accept the forged confession into evidence. The judge said no, so she has her public defender again. The defense has pushed the trial back to the end of February 2012 so they can put together an insanity defense — just maybe it will be enough to spare her the death penalty.
well, what’s the final verdict???did she receive the death penelty or she lives???…
From all the reading I have done about this case I think Travis to have a used car salesman approach to women. Does that mean he deserved to be killed, of course not. I do think she did it, I just don’t find him to be as upstanding as his friends do in his death. In death people become gods–something they never were in life. I hope the trial that is scheduled in just a few weeks actually happens. The justice system turns slowly.
This girl is LYING. Period. So easy to see without ALL the over analyzing. It’s in those beedy little eyes. Not to mention her story with HOLES ALL OVER THE PLACE. First she lies about being there at all, then later she admits being there, but leaves and says NOTHING TO ANYONe? I repeat, NOTHING. Hello? GUILT! Hello she FIRST straight up lies about her whereabouts on the day of the murder to attempt to form an alibi, when the digital camera EXPOSES HER? Pleeease! Guilty!
The pictures of Travis’ dying or dead body fit her (MO) to a (T)!!! A true psychopath/sociopath. The obsessed amateur photographer still taking pictures moments after sex and very possibly while he was DYING right in front of her on the floor. Then her body language when describing the two “so called” masked strangers, and for the first time during the entire interview she can’t look the interviewer straight in the eye, and won’t look into the camera. It’s all in the eyes. But this girl hides it well. She is a classic “sociopath” “psychopath” who is trying to convince herself and anyone who listens that she is innocent. No conscience. Seemingly reprobate. She even goes as far as mentioning God and how she’ll be exonerated in Heaven at the last judgement. All a ploy. Her eyes….give her away. She can’t hide her guilt. Just look closer. She doesn’t want to die, nor spend the rest of her life in prison. Classic signs of a desperate woman. A CRIME OF JEALOUSY AND PASSION INDEED. Truly tragic, all the way around.
Wow, what an episode of 48 hours. I taped it in 2009 and watched it again recently. Jodi, your only defense is the extra shoe in the picture! I like the person who said it was actually the Mormons who did this to Travis. But here’s my best guess: Jodi did it and she will end up on death row like the other vial women who resort to murder because of emotion, or in this case, jealousy. Anyone in their right mind would have contacted the police and she failed to do it because she killed Travis. And it wasn’t until the poice found the camera that she finally admitted to being there and making up this fat lie. Good luck Jodi, you are going to need it. In the meantime, you are right, you will have plenty of time to think about what you did.
So… Are all the Arizona Nobel Laureates, neatly still tucked away, in their comas ? What’s the latest about Jodi ? Nearly three years, in jail, and, a two million dollar kidnap ransom, at law. Was she extorted by green bologna sandwiches, into, a guilty plea, while the Gestapo is concealing the evidence to clear her, because, of the millions of dollars, bail/ransom, false arrest, kidnapping, under color of law, and extortion demands ? Any updates ? Almost as sporting as going hunting with Cheney….if, you’re, Cheney…
Let’s just ignore the facts about Morman this and that for now. And I hope a Morman person can read my comment, as well. This is on a non bias opinion.
I would to say, Travis hed a relationship with her, then they had sex. But the thing is, I think he is a real jerk for using her for sex only and then sees other girls at the same time at church. Can anyone realize what kind of person he is? His friends blames the girl for being evil but really he is evil himself for using her for sex. He invited Jodi to his house and had sex with Jodi 2 times. THEN he plans a vacation trip with another girl. Let’s look at the facts. I feel really sorry for Jodi, cause she did not get any mentor for any religious belief from Travis. Don’t JUDGE, only God knows. I don’t know her personally, but I know for a fact Travis is a jerk and a worst person compared with Jodi. She may have killed but what she went through was probully longer suffering compare to Travis. Travis was ONE selfish person and he proves it by his actions. Read the scriptures…….. it only points Travis is a bad as well.
@Erika I seriously doubt you have a degree in criminal justice, with you writing of a defendant you’ve never met and calling her evil and telling other posters to seek medical attention, all on a popular site populated largely by kids. How many of these accounts on this page are actually you?
@Thelibertarian I seriously doubt you have a degree in criminal justice, with you writing of a defendant you’ve never met and calling her evil and telling other posters to seek medical attention, all on a popular site populated largely by kids. How many of these accounts on this page are actually you?
All your venom, notwithstanding, forensics, didn’t find gunpowder residue, in the combined blood handprint. She never fired a gun. Who did ? Also, if she dragged him to the shower, already murdered, why wasn’t their blood, everywhere, and, her footprints in the trail ? And, if she rinsed off the body, how so since she did that and not rinse off her hands, at the same time ? And, if she had a gun in one hand, a knife in one hand, a camera in her third hand, and, made sure she had a fourth hand, being carefull not to rinse it off, so as to imprint the wall… where are all these hands coming from ? And, if she made all these trips, back and forth, how would she be unconscious of leaving, a combined blood handprint, and a camera, with her pictures in it ? And, if she fired a gun, why, with such noise, would she wait around, and do the laundry ? And, if, she carried a gun; why not, travelling the highways without protection, alone; and her out of state car was outside, wouldn’t home invasion robbers, search the car before the house ? Was the caliber of the gun used, even the same caliber, as the one she carried; assuming, she even had one with her ? And, if he was killed in the shower, as explains the naked shower pose, then, rinsed off in the shower, why, if Jodi did it, would she be running around with a bloody hand, then decide to go back and rinse the body ? Why would the cops hold a public meeting, because the people thought a serial killer was on the loose, to allay their fears, and, not mention Jodis’ name, when she was already suspected or locked up ? Why the news blackout, about a subsequent home invasion, wherein, a person was shot in the head, also, while Jodi was locked up ? Why hasn’t even one Mormon lawyer, come to help her ? Why was Stevens’ death threat to me for defending Jodi; innocent, until proven broke; not, an arrest matter, for the police; FBI, Homeland Security ? Why was a Manson clone, sent here with a trunk full of explosives, weapons, and night vision, arrested, and, confessing: “I am on a mission to kill someone, and commit suicide,” soon after Stevens death threat ? Why, another news blackout, over that arrest, and, no details about who, sent him ? This all reeks of a dope deal, going south, and, cops, afraid to go after the real killers. Why the secrecy ? Why, when bail is not lawfully punitive, has any person; innocent until proven guilty; kept imprisoned for two years, without a trial ? Why, is there no mention of any reasonable doubts, after two years, of punishment; green bologna sandwiches, etc. ?
It’s frightening to think that some of the above posters could potentially be members of a jury. Every piece of evidence (both physical and circumstantial) points directly at Jodi Arias-a woman whose actions and demeanor are clearly indicative of psychopathic tendencies. Just for a moment, set religion aside and evaluate the case strictly on the evidence presented. In doing so I think you’ll find that the only reasonable verdict in this case is guilty. Hopefully, the jury in her trial will agree and give the family and friends of the victim some measure of peace. I feel strongly that in this case justice will prevail.
I have a degree in criminal justice. I am always careful to reserve judgement until a trial concludes and all of the evidence has been presented. This is the first case that I have come across that I am unable to wait for the trial. Jodi Arias is evil. There is no doubt in my mind that this girl is guilty of a chilling and brutal murder. I look forward to hearing the guily verdict and seeing her stay exactly where she is until she dies- behind bars. My prayers continue to go out to the family and friends of the victim. I wish you strength and peace throughout the trial.
Steven Montes, you sound like a lunatic. Seek professional help.
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anyone who believes her retarded story should be locked away for being a dumbass…how many lies she told in the 48 hours story? she was looking at the ground the entire time when she was making stuff up. all the forensics evidence, her totally UNBELIEVEABLE story, and talk about crazy eyes…i’m not the type to judge people without knowing them, but i predict she will be found guilty and sentenced to death…
I will NEVER believe Jodi Arias’ story…!
If she can make people including Family believe her fabricated dumb lie then she needs a trophy…!
Travis may not have been squeeky clean but No one deserves to die the way he did :(
I give my prayer and justic to not only Travis Alexander but also his Family,friends and co-workers..
Who is gonna commit a murder in broad day light???
Everything points to Arias. EVERYTHING. Yes, including the camera that had its memory ‘erased’ that was just ‘left behind’. Travis shows her a new camera he’s purchased and she–who by her own words had jealousy issues–realises that since they like to take sex pics together, he’s probably got his own camera for his exploits with other women (plus he’s about to go on vacation with some other hottie); she stays cool and calm, has a bit of the old sexy times, takes some pics, takes some pics of him in the shower, shoots him, stabs him and most likely tries to demean him the way she’s felt demeaned: “Oh, is this the shot you wanted? YOU LIKE TO BE IN PHOTOS, HUH? YOU DON’T LOOK SO GOOD NOW, TRAVIS!” Of course, after he’s dead, she realises there’d be records of the camera being bought so she doesn’t take it with her but instead, thinking she’s a photo ace (her actual pics show she’s not much more than a keen amateur) she concludes that she’ll erase the pics she’s taken and that will be that. This coupled with the other previously mentioned evidence (hand print, DNA, lying that she hadn’t seen him then making up a story about two people dressed in black–then BLUE jeans–in the middle of the DAY) make it incredibly clear that she is a murderer. And, yes, a psychopath.
I can’t say she is guilty, all though there are a lot of things that don’t add up that she did. I’m not sure that religion plays apart in this, though I guess, anything is possible. First of all if you read the book ” LOVE DADDY ” by, Carlton Smith. It talks about the murder case of Christopher Longo. (who was convicted of murdering his whole family) He was also morman. I really don’t think the Elders won’t have him murder because of sinful ways. The Elders would have ” kick him out or ” disfellowshipping” . That is what they call it when you are not worthy in there eyes of there fellowship any longer. Of course, now days everyone is killing everyone for dumb things so, anything is possible. I just feel everyone needs to know facts about things before they say guilty or not guilty or when speaking about religion. The words, I have stated about this religion came stright from the book written. They are not my words. Who cares if she is pretty or ugly. Come on, that is not the important thing here . A man was murdered by someone and needs justice done. I don’t know if Jodi did this or not. I don’t really think any of us can really judge her. we don’t know all the facts. the public is not made awhere of all facts and evidence, alot of times not even the jurys are made awhere of facts or evidence. I do think some of her behavior and how she has handle things does not make her look good. I would find it intresting to talk with her and pick her brain some. To offten we want to just blame someone and hold someone accountable for something . We really don’t care if there guilty or not we just want someone to pay for the crime. I was so convinced that scott petterson murdered his wife Lacy and unborn son till, I read a book about the case “Presumed Guilty ” , by Matt Daton with Bonnie Hearn Hill) which one of the member’s of scott’s defense team shares facts and wittness’s about this case that the jury never heard. I think if they would of known some of the facts and evidence ( which the judge through out, and was never heard) I think the verdict would of been diffrent. I’m not saying he isn’t guilty, I’m saying there are some other facts that I think should have been heard. I’m not sure what I believe about any of these cases. I do how ever think that the way Scott showed himself did not make himself look good, just like Jodi. All I’m saying is don’t be to quick to judge and blame when I’m sure we haven’t been told all the facts. My heart goes out to all the victoms. If Scott did kill lacy then he is where he needs to be. If Jodi, killed Travis then I pray she be brought to justice. We the people need to remember that we must find justice for the victoms but make sure we are just in doing so and have all the facts. If I went on what I have heard, I would say she is guilty but, Like I have said I don’t have all the facts so, she is innocent and till a court deems otherwise. You can all call me dumb, but we the public don’t have all the facts. You can’t always believe what comes out in the media. I pray justice be done for Travis and his family and friends but, I just hope we hold accountable the right person.
to the above posting no doubt some horny guy, who is attracted to psychopaths. I think she looks like total “creep”…those stone cold eye and glib personality
Well there is that small thing about Ms Psycho Jodi
not phoning the police for 5 days after she alleges that she witnessed Travis’s murder however, she did mange to remember her purse at the crime scene and not to mention, the cuts all over her fingers and huge palm print of hers in the hall way from Travis’s blood being all over her hands. Not to mention everyone who new her, said to the police she is the one who did this and not mention that other friends have been subject to her “stalking” them and her defense team wants to get a full Psychiatric evaluation and plead “insanity which the posting above mine should do…
Re: Jodi, and Travis
October 29, 2009
Any one with just half a brain can tell you are not guilty of killing Travis. The police are stating that you pulled Travis’s body from the washroom to the bedroom over carpet. Well this part of the police evidence is just an insane thought, a brain fart only because carpet is a gripping material, making Travis’s weight almost double the weight. If it was tile where the tile is smooth, then maybe if you were a super strong person, with super human strength, then yes it could be possible for you to drag his body accross the carpet.
But because of the laws of physics, you most defiantly could not have pulled his body over the carpet material as maintained by Mesa Police Department.
What were they thinking. Maybe the Mesa Police Department is praying for a ignorant Jury.
Everyone knows that you are in jail only because the Mesa Police Department does not have the funds to do a true investigation into Travis’s murder. The Mesa Police Department should write a book entitled, “How to conduct a Murder Investigation for Just Under Five Dollars In Mexican Money.”
Re: Jodi, and Travis
October 29, 2009
Any one with just half a brain can tell you are not guilty of killing Travis. The police are stating that you pulled Travis’s body from the washroom to the bedroom over carpet. Well this part of the police evidence is just an insane thought, a brain fart only because carpet is a gripping material, making Travis’s weight almost double the weight. If it was tile where the tile is smooth, then maybe if you were a super strong person, with super power strength, then is it could be possible for you to drag his body.
But because of the laws of physics, you most defiantly could not have pulled his body over the carpet material as maintained by Mesa Police Department.
What were they thinking. Maybe the Mesa Police Department is praying for a ignorant Jury.
Everyone knows that you are in jail only because the Mesa Police Department does not have the funds to do a true investigation into Travis’s murder. The Mesa Police Department should write a book on how conduct a murder for just under five dollars in Mexican money.
What do you mean by “totally taken in by her feminine wiles?” oh, so it was Jodi’s doing that he was attracted to her?? Ridiculous. Many comments I have read make Travis out to be more than he was. Yes, he was a great guy who loved his family and went to church, etc…but he made the mistake, as many men have, of treating women as though they were treats to be enjoyed and spit out or tossed away when the sweet flavor is over….he messed with the wrong woman at the wrong time who went SNAP!
Steven Montes. You are INSANE. None of that information is correct.. maybe you should lock yourself in a nut house or get one of your loved ones to do it for you. Jodi is a psycho, I have met her many times and she killed our beloved friend Travis. Hope she suffers for her crime. We love you Travis. RIP!
I think it’s interesting if you look on her website at her book choices. They are about power, influencing and control – or attempts to gain control. I don’t know enough about the case to comment either way if she is guilty, but I know this is a person who is very into having or obtaining power.
Steven: you are a great fictional writer. I mean to go to all that detail that Mormons are murderers is pretty amazing. You have quite the imagination! Your whole basis that him having sex out of wedlock would bring shame to the church is false. We are all free to make choices and he chose to do something that the church advizes against, but that doesn’t make the church look bad. If you break a law of the state does that make the police department look bad? So, I guess your whole theory is shot.
isn’t it obvious this woman is either a sociopath or psychopath. did any of you see her interview for gods sake she even smiled for her mug shot like it was a high school yearbook photo!! some of their mutual friends even warned travis about her and stopped allowing them around their place because of her. did anyone also realize how she absorbed travis’s interest and hobbies and took them as her own.. look at her myspace page. this girl is guilty as SIN!
First off, Jodi Arias, is a classic “Psycho-path” the evidence in regards to her impending trial is overwhelmingly against her. It is far beyond any reasonable doubt.
Any friends of Jodi’s who see comments like mine, there is no point in getting up set, you must except that she is going to be found guilty. Even her defense team is attempting to try an insanity plea.
The statements at the bottom, are typical signs, of a Psychopathic personality and clearly fit MS. Arias
and her utterly Glib and superficial demeanor.
Also, for Curse13 man you are one screwed up person. Who cares what she looks like. Beauty is within…Do you always get attracted to Psychopaths?
Here is a list of traits, of a psychopath:
Glibness/superficial charm
Grandiose sense of self-worth
Pathological lying
Conning/manipulative
Lack of remorse or guilt
Shallow affect
Callous/lack of empathy
Failure to accept responsibility for own actions
*shakes head at comment above* sigh.
*lol @ AGoodwin
first of all jodi dont gotta prove shes innocent ,second the prosecutor dont have enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt she shes guilty unless theres a bunch of dumb ass people on the jury.all jodi needs is a very competent attorney to make sure the jury members understand the law.theres not 1 piece of real evidence against her.those pictures dont prove a fuking thing either and has anyone seen any of those pics?
i think travis was killed by someone he owed money to or like the other person said the mormons themselves killed him thats very believable.
i am interested in jodi because she is hot and beautiful i dont see anything wrong with that.
Steve Montes, if what your saying is true would you like to snail mail Jodi a letter. …if you get this she would like that informaation…
I am Jodi’s pen pal in jail. I don’t know if she did it or not because I have not seen all the evidence that will be at trial. Jodi is so sweet and kind in all of her notes that she writes to me. We don’t discuss the case. I”ve never written to anyone on these shows but something about her I had to write her, and its not because she’s hot I am a gay male. I hope the truth comes out and justice is served and my condolences go out to Travis family. I would like to write his grandmother, sister and brothers a condolence card. anyone have their address?
So because she is mormon that means she is innocent and could never kill anyone?
Yah, and I’m baptist and I crap a different shape than everyone else.
Give me a break.
Mike -
You are the only one with a small mind. Having morals and beliefs does not make a person small minded. Not respecting other people’s beliefs do.
Second of all, you should do your research on the religion before talking about it because you make yourself sound really dumb. Mormon faith does not teach that men are the most sacred things on earth and that women are only here to serve them. What a load of BS. Women are considered to be a very important PARTNER to their husbands and to have very sacred and important responsibilities, as well as the husbands.
On another note, I knew Travis personally and have been following this case and it’s clear that Jodi did it. Her alibi makes no sense.
If you know anything about crime psychology then you know that this girl is guilty as sin. She averts her eyes continuously when she talks (check the 48 Hrs special), her overall body language gives a lot away and there are several major inconsistencies in her story. Let alone that fact that she never called anyone for days, never talked to anyone about it and drove straight to her new lover in Utah. Plus: the crime scene material points directly to her. She’s Borderline and a Psychopath too. She’s lying continuously and made her story her own. She believes it 100% and is convinced that everyone else will believe her. I suspect that she’ll breakdown once the verdict is there. Either she’ll have a serious nervous breakdown or will commit suicide in 2010.
I think this entire case is a bit mysterious and i honestly dont know which side to believe. I think that the whole mormon theory the other blogger has posted is valid but the facts that are in case are more logical than the theory. If someone or something were to happen to me as in this case i can assure you authorities would have been contacted immediately the fact that she loved him so much and didn’t try to help save him displays a dark evil side. I dont know what to believe. :(
give me a break,steven montes, mormon or not she DID THIS, how else do you explain the cuts to her hands and the fact that SHE WAS THERE and didn’t tell anyone for HOW LONG??? hmmm…doesn’t take a huge amount of logic here…but now that i think of it, MORMONS DON”T HAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF LOGIC, now do they?????
come on, challenge me, steven montes!!!!!!!!!!!
ah yes…another couple of lives ruined due to religious BS…
How was jodi able to access her myspace page if she was arrested for his murder and incarcerated? It says she last visited her page in june 08? She had the balls to post messages and sh*t right after someone supposedly almost blew her brains out? This nut actually expects anyone to believe that she was able to go see her new boyfriend and act normal after some maniac supposedly just held a gun to her head and the only reason she still alive is because the gun jammed? She really must overestimate her looks. Jodi FYI-you aint that cute…at all
why was the camera in the washer? Who took the photos of travis alive and then dead? If jodi took the pics then why wouldnt she just take the dam camera out to the desert where she probably got rid of the gun. Why not take the camera since it had proof of her veing there. She didnt realize she had put it in with the sheets? Hey i think the girl is GUILTY myself, her own story is ridiculous. By the way-if she was on her way to utah she should have had things packed for a stay. Did she bring anything into travis’s house? Did she use her camera to take any photos of the two? If she did then it seems that she grabbed her camera as well as her purse as she ran from the house. And you mean to tell me the girl claims theres a freak attack, and just by chance she runs and gets away and {magically” doesnt leave any trace? Shed been there overnight- she must have taken something off that she would have forgotten if shed truly been in a hurry to get out of there. shes dripping with guilt. And dont be so quick to blame travis- jodis no dummy, she allowed him to do what he did,she knew where the door was, and vice-versa
karma4ever, I hear your frustration with people talking about your friend.. though I think unfortunately Jodi may have done this terrible thing. It seems to me this an example of a young couple extremely attracted to one another, but because of the small minds of their (his) religous community, he started feeling guilty about their relationship and began pushing her away–to the point of not seeing her anymore. All this is after she moved to Arizona and built a whole new life around him.
That comment about Jodi’s ‘feminine wiles’ says it all. Travis was a willing participant. He was a success by all accounts, a motivational speaker, and an executive.. didn’t he have any ‘wiles’? Getting a young woman to uproot herself and move 900 miles out into the desert, where she satisfied all his sexual needs, until its like “Oh no, she’s too sexual for me!”. At that point, just get married and funnel all that sexual energy into the marriage! Mormon religion is at its core quite misogynist and boys are taught that they are the most precious thing in the whole world and women are put on Earth to serve them. What a waste of both their lives, all for the small mindedness of church and friends.
I wonder if she thought by going to see him on her road trip that she might change his mind, and then afterwards he told her it wasn’t changing a thing. I don’t think she could handle the rejection and flipped.
Re: Jody Arias,and Travis Alexander.
I have new evidence, that you are innocent!
Hello Jodi,
you don’t know me but I know you that you are innocent of the crime you are accused of. I am the owner of Montes Orthopedic, and several other businesses here in Tucson, Arizona. The minuet that I heard that Travis, and you Were Mormon, I knew you were innocent. What you don’t know is the legacy, and history of events that is part of the culture, and history of the Mormon Religion. My cousin is Ronnie Montez, he is a famous Ball Room Dancer, he took 2nd in the World Finals contest for Ball Room Dancing. He is thee top expert for ball dancing in the USA. He has been called as an
expert to train the Stars that work on that TV Program called “Dancing with the Stars”. What you don’t know is that I have an extensive knowledge on the dark side of this religion. Let me catch you up to date about what I know. This religion is all about the killing of innocent people throughout their history while in Arizona. There was a time when the Motorman’s, were fighting with Italian Mafia for control of New York City. There were killings being committed by the Mormon’s on a regular basis in New York. There were many blood baths on the streets in New York City. Finally, the Mormon religion was about to become extinct as a religion from fighting the Mafia for so many years, that the Elder for the Mormon Church, promised to leave New York with all his people, and promised never to return. So the Mormon church was kicked out of New York City. What happened later along their exodus, was that the Mormon Church came to Arizona, they started killing all the farmers, ranchers, and people in the town of Benson, as well as the true settlers of these small towns, small towns, and villages hear in and around Arizona, like Safford, Arizona, Wilcox, and Benson. I met a young girl by the name of Bridgett Benson, who described to me in detail, how her Great-Grandfather had founded the town of Benson. That once the Mormons had killed, and murdered all the people of Benson, the Mormons replaced all the markers in the cemetery in Benson to their passed loved ones. She went on to say that the history of Benson was then re-written. Here is my own story about the Mormons, my aunt who lived in Safford, Arizona all her life, and was well-known in the town of Safford as a cotton broker. Where she bought the cotton from the farmers, and would sell the cotton on the open market. She had called me at my Orthopedic Office in Tucson, Arizona, one summer to say that their was a young man that needed my help to relocate to Tucson, she also told me that that he was Black, and did I know of anyone in my Kiwanis Club that owned a painting business, and would I mind helping him out with a new start here in Tucson. She went on to say that he had made a good name for himself as a painter, painting barns, fences, lettering on store windows. Soon word got around town, as to how great his work was, so because of his great success, he decided to open a store where he could be in business. It was a small store off the main drag in Safford. Soon he was dating a Mormon girl, the Mormon Church found out, and his girlfriend who was not Black was being forced by many members of the Mormon Church, and her family to stop seeing him. But she refused to, so the Police in Safford, Arizona who are all Mormon as well, physically injured him, and had ran him out of town. He was told that if he was ever to return back to Safford, that he would be charged with rape, and imprisoned for the rest of his life. Since the Judge is Mormon, this could have very well have happened. I have no problem in knowing that you are innocent of the crime of murder. All the Masa Police had to do is realize that there was no way on Gods green earth that you were capable of dragging a man that was dead, and more than twice your weigh the length of the house that they say you did. Be assured that it was the Mormon Religion that ordered the killed of your boyfriend, and not you. He dishonored the Mormon Religion by having sex with you out of wedlock, and it was an Elder that ordered this killing of Travis, and sent members or their cult to kill Travis for his sins. The killers then tried to erase the card several times in the camera to get rid of all evidence that the Police investigation might uncover of all the evidence of you two having sex, and because of the shame this would have caused their religion. They had to get rid of any evidence of Mormons having sex when the Police came to investigate Travis’s death. For your own protection, you need to make sure that your attorney, jurors, prosecutor, and Judge are not Mormon. Because you were accidentally in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the only reason that the real killers did not kill you, was because they were afraid of what the Elder would do to them. Do you realize that the persons pointing the blame at you are also Mormon.
It amazes me how people are stating things that are not true. Where do you get your information? I am a good friend of Jodis and becaue of the sickos out there and the posting of people wanting to visit her to just say they have and post it has now caused it to where she is no longer seeing visitors!!! Photos appear on line that are photo shopped. Information stated that is not true. Lies on TV when will it stop!!
Jodi is guilty as hell.she was obessed with him.Anyone that thinks shes innocent is crazy/