Thursday, April 25, 2013

Juror #8

[updated May 16]

Juror #8 does interview by phone with Dr. Drew on HLN the day that jury found "extreme creulty" to be proven in the aggrevation phase, May 15:


video from whatchutalkinbout


[updated April 27]

>> Jodi Arias trial: Juror gives statement to ABC15 after being released from jury By Corey Rangel @CoreyABC15




[updated April 26]

>> Jodi Arias trial: Valley man arrested for DUI tells officer he's on jury; 5 days later he's excused By Adam Slinger @AdamNewsSlinger

"A local Valley police department confirms to ABC15 that a man arrested over the weekend on a DUI charge was also claiming to be a juror in the Jodi Arias trial"




[original post]

Juror #8 was excused today for the remainder of the Jodi Arias trial.

And then there were 15: 9 men, 6 women.

>> Arias murder trial: Third juror released By Michael Kiefer @michaelbkiefer

>> 3rd Juror Dismissed in Arias Trial in Phoenix By Associated Press

>> Bye bye, Juror 8: Arias jury shrinks yet again By Graham Winch, HLN

>> Arias trial: State rests, juror 8 dismissed By Steve Krafft, FOX 10 News @stevekrafft

tweets from Jose Miguel @reporterjmiguel
  • 3:20pm EST: Again. OFFICIAL dismissal reason in SEALED. Unless you hear from the juror himself it is rumor or speculation. Alexander family is exhausted
  • 2:50pm EST: The reason for juror #8's dismissal has been sealed. Which means unless he speaks we will not "officially" no why.
  • 2:45pm EST: Bomb sniffing dog has been standard procedure for this trial. Dog was just late for their sweep today.
  • 2pm EST: It's important to note juror #8 was NOT in court today, his seat has been EMPTY ALL MORNING

tweets from Chris Williams @chriswnews
  • 1:45pm EST: #JodiArias juror 8 was probably late 40's to mid 50's
  • 1:46pm EST: #JodiArias juror 8 sat front row, left side, one chair in. Man with a short beard. Took a lot of notes.
  • 1:47pm EST: #JodiArias Juror 8 has been excused for remainder of case. No reason given

(tweet times are approximate)

see Jodi Arias Trial Juror Descriptions by tamaratattles @TamaraTattles

...post will be updated with more information as I find it...

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Jodi Arias Trial: My Jury Notes by NextLevelVideo

A good summary of the Jodi Arias case that gives a timeline of events in the video below. This also includes some very graphic photos of Travis Alexander after he was killed.


Jodi Arias Trial: My Jury Notes by @NextLevelVideo

Published on Apr 24, 2013 on YouTube by @NextLevelVideo with the following description:

"I know this video is off topic for my channel, but I find the trial fascinating. I have watched the OJ trial, Scott Peterson, Phil Spectre, and Ray Carruth among others. This is the first trial I've watched where the defendant testified, and the jury was allowed to ask questions...muy interesante.

These are MY jury notes. If I was one of the final 12 jurors, these are the facts I would bring up concerning premeditation.

CONDOLENCES TO THE ALEXANDER FAMILY.

***WARNING...THIS VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES OF A HOMICIDE VICTIM***"

Jury Questions in the Jodi Arias Trial

I have begun to transcribe the jury questions for certain witnesses in this case out of my own curiousity but I hope that others might find it interesting too (links to specific posts are below).

If you look closely at these questions I think you can learn something about the jury, exactly what that might be is up to you. There is no way to know which jurors are writing questions and which ones are not and if the questions really reflect how the majority of the jurors think or feel. I still think it is safe enough to assume that at least half of the jurors are submitting questions and I can't help but speculate about what these questions might suggest about how the jury is thinking.

I notice patterns in the questions, how jurors seem to ask more about certain aspects of a witness' testimony than others, the use of certain words or phrases ("Miss Arias" in some questions and "Jodi" in others), how certain words appear frequently and how some questions appear to be rhetorical or "snarky" like one for Dr. Samuels: "Is there a diagnosis for selective amnesia?"

I'll try not to bore you with my own theories about the jurors based on their questions, but I have a feeling that I'll be updating this post with some of them too.

I am using the Jodi Arias trial videos from @croakerqueen and include the approximate time code for when each of the questions are read by Judge Sherry Stephens. I am dating each blog post to the respective day of the trial when these questions were asked.

I am attempting to transcribe the questions exactly as they are read and would love any feedback if you find errors. I number them as they are read out loud but some of them are follow up questions and actually part of what might be considered a single juror question and so my question total may be slightly different than other reports. I am only interested in the juror's questions, not in the witness' answers.

I am fascinated by the jury questions in this case and had never heard of such a thing before. I think it is a wonderful idea to allow jurors to ask questions before any witness leaves the stand and I wish it could be done everywhere! What fascinates me about them in this case and in general is that they give us all at least some idea of what some jurors are thinking about and I would expect that both prosecution and defense teams pay very close attention to the jury questions.

I have completely transcribed all of the jury questions for Jodi Arias (229), Dr. Richard Samuels (105), Alyce LaViolette (161) and Dr. Janeen DeMarte (19). I'm only planning to cover these witnesses. All comments are welcome, either here in the comments or on twitter via @chrisbr40.


The instructions on juror questions are read out by Judge Sherry Stephens here just before she begins to read the jury questions for Jodi Arias:


Jodi Arias trial videos from @croakerqueen

see Jodi Arias Trial Juror Descriptions by tamaratattles @TamaraTattles

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Jury Questions for Dr. Janeen DeMarte

19 juror questions for Dr. DeMarte and relevant comments transcribed from the video and numbered in the order as they are read by Judge Sherry Stephens:



video: Jodi Arias trial videos from @croakerqueen

Dr. DeMarte, the jurors have some questions for you. I'm going to ask these questions in the order they were submitted.

1. How many forensic cases have you worked on? (0:00:15)

2. How many times have you testified based on your evaluations? (0:00:43)

3. How many cases involved abuse? (0:00:57)

4. Hypothetically, if a person suffered PTSD because of a bear attack while hiking would you throw out their PDS test if they lied and said it was a tiger? (0:01:20)

5. Would the person be answering the questions the same regardless of whether they called the animal a bear or a tiger? (0:01:57)

6. Do you believe absolutely that it is possible to remain purely unbiased in an evaluation once compassion creeps in? (0:02:20)

7. What types of people are at risk for developing or having borderline personality disorder? (0:03:12)

8. In the interview Jodi gave where she stated "mark my words, no jury will ever convict me" do you feel that is part of a borderline personality disorder especially since she is smiling when she said it? (0:04:10)

9. Wouldn't taking the camera rather than leaving it show more organizational thinking capabilities? (0:04:45)

10. When asked by defense about efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment you stated you had other examples for this category that did not involve Travis. Can you share those examples? (0:05:08)

11. Do you think deleting pictures from a camera and then washing that camera is an attempt to remove or destroy evidence? (0:05:55)

12. If you had not seen pictures proving that the evidence photos was recovered given your knowledge of cameras would you have viewed this as an effective attempt to destroy evidence? (0:06:08)

13. In your opinion is it normal for a person who is incarcerated to be depressed and have anxiety?  (0:07:00)

14. Do you consider Jodi shooting, stabbing and sliting Travis' throat to be a traumatic event? (0:07:33)

15. You said you administered the TSI to Jodi because Dr. Carp had done the same but you did not readminister other tests that Dr. Carp or Dr. Samuels had given. Can you explain why? (0:08:25)

16. Do you know what the differences are between the TSI 1 versus the TSI 2? (0:09:25)

17. Regarding the PDS answer sheet, exhibit number 555, do you know whose handwriting is on the PDS answer sheet? (0:09:45)

(Judge asks for exhibit #555, attorneys ask to approach and there is a sidebar, judge then appears to correct the question to reference exhibit #550, when witness begins to answer the defense objects, it is sustained and the next question is asked)

18. Do you see any issues with Dr. Samuels filling out the answer sheet and possibly summarizing the written answers on section 2?  (0:13:35)

19. Does it cause any concern for you regarding the validity of the test that the written answers appear to be answered by someone who is familiar with psychological verbage and not in laymans verbage? (0:14:24)

See Jury Questions in the Jodi Arias Trial for more information.

Friday, April 12, 2013

More Jury Questions for Alyce LaViolette

After 92 questions on Thursday, Judge Sherry Stephens continues with more jury questions, ending with a total of 161 questions:


video: Jodi Arias trial videos from @croakerqueen

(Judge Stephens starts, "I'm going to continue to ask the jurors questions.")

93. Please explain why you feel Jodi is not manipulative either before or after the killing based on the review of statements and interviews.  (0:00:10)

94. On the one side we have demeaning multiple verbal slurs, a slap, a shove, a choke hold and a lunge perpetrated on Jodi.  On the other we have a gunshot to the head, a four-inch deep slit throat and close to 30 stab wonds delivered by Jodi to Travis. Is not the perpetrator of the greatest domestic violence Jodi?   (0:01:05)

(prosecutor objects as she begins to answer, sustained, question is repeated and she answers with only one word: "No")

95. In the hypothetical given by Mr. Martinez about it being possible Travis was the one who told Jodi he wanted her to leave, if that were true, then isn't it likely Travis never hit her that day?  (0:02:15)

96. When Jodi went to confront Bianca about being with Matt McCartney can't that be seen as she did it because she was jealous? (0:03:10)


97. Jodi went through Travis' emails, text messages and his inbox of his MySpace page. Did you take any of that into consideration when making your assessment? (0:03:44)

98. You bought Ms. Arias books, apologized upon meeting her and ordered her a magazine subscription. Did you do anything else to establish a relationship with Jodi? (0:04:00)

99. Have you given her anything else? (0:04:29)

100. Have you ever had any physical contact with her? Hugs, friendly touching, etc. (0:04:34)

101. How do you know Jodi received Spider-Man underwear from Travis on Valentine's Day? Did you see them, pictures or anything else? (0:05:05)

102. How many men have you testified for in criminal court? (0:05:30)

103. If you had been given access to everything except interviews with Jodi how would your opinion have varied, if at all? (0:05:56)

104. Would you have adjusted your belief in the level of abuse? (part of previous question)  (0:07:05)

105. Other than what Jodi has told you in what other sources did you see evidence of physical violence by Travis? (0:08:00)

106. Would your analysis of this relationship change if, hypothetically speaking, you found out that the stories about physical violence and Travis' masterbating to children were made up?  (0:08:18)

107. Regarding non-verbal communication, do you think that you can read through a string of emails, text messages, instant messages between two people and know exactly what the non-verbal communication is? (0:09:00)

108. How do you know tone, meaning, inside jokes and/or the meaning if you cannot get both sides of the story? (0:09:18)

109. You said other sources said Jodi was not manipulative. Who are these sources? (0:10:00)

110. When interviewing Jodi you claimed you did not ask leading questions.  If someone asks a specific question that illicits a simple "yes" or "no" response, would you consider that a leading question? (0:10::50)

111. You say Travis gives no indication of being stalked, displays no fearful behavior and continues his contact with Jodi of his own accord. How do you reconcile Jodi's claim of domestic violence if she can continues her contact with Travis of her own accord? Where was her fearful behavior? (0:11:27)

112. Do you consider someone who says, "No jury will ever convict me" to be a person with low self-esteem? (0:13:00)

113. How can you say that Jodi and Travis' relationship was domestic abuse when there is no proof other than name calling on paper and Jodi's word? (0:13:24)

114. Do you handle cases where the female is the abuser? (0:14:22)

115. Did Travis discuss abuse of Jodi or any other women in his journal entries? (0:14:30)

116. In all of the evidence you reviewed was there any indication anywhere of Travis claiming stalking by anyone else other than Jodi? (0:14:40)

117. Of the times you have testified in other cases, how many of these were in defense of men? (0:14:55)

118. What is the manifesto you referred to during your testimony? (0:15:55)

119. Is there a type of stalking or what could be considered stalking that a person is comfortable around someone in person or when they are speaking with them but are afraid of what they will do or what they are capable of when they are not around? (0:16:16)

120. When speaking of blackmail and being threatened are you aware that Jodi threatened Travis by saying she would let out that he was a pedofile? (0:17:40)

121. Does that mean anything to you? (0:17:50)

122. You stated that it would be beneficial for Jodi to write things she was lying about in her journal to buck up her story. How would she write about these things in her journal if her story didn't change until well after the killing, hypothetically speaking?    (0:18:00)

123. Regarding the text message from Travis to Jodi where he is upset about her "bs"" story from Michelle K or Elana.  What exactly was the "bs" story that Jodi told Travis? (0:18:48)

124. Where did you get this information? (0:19:20)

125. You stated that Travis was the one lying in this message.  How do you know this for sure? (0:19:48)

126. How can you know that Jodi's "bs" story was not a lie? Not the subject, but the actual story that was told. (0:20:15)

127. You seem to believe that when the argument began between Jodi and Travis prior to the Havasupai trip when he followed her upstairs that he only wanted to pursue an arguement. How do you know he did not want to get the issue resolved and calm her and may have been embarrassed at her behavior in front of the Freemans? (0:20:30)

128. Can you explain how Ms. Arias can remember phyical abuse incidents so vividly but does not write anything, not even a reference to her feelings in her journal? (0:21:00)

129. You testified writings could have supported her statements, however, is it possible the incidents of abuse reported by Jodi were reported after the fact as a secondary gain to benefit her? (0:21:48)

130. Do you have any evidence other than Jodi's word that Travis made her tear out pages and write only positive thoughts?  (0:22:16)

131. Who from Jodi's past did you interview that you were able to rule out Jodi's manipulative behavior being a pattern?  (0:22:25)

132. You told us at the beginning of your testimony that you like to meet with each individual before analyzing the relationship. We have heard Jodi's side of the story. Can you tell us Travis' side of the story? (0:23:00)

133. You mentioned that stalking could fall under the 'abuse' and 'battering' columns in your continuum. If that is true, why is stalking excluded from those columns? (0:24:30)

134. Is your continuum incomplete? Why not list all appropriate bullet points for the appropriate column? (0:25:40)

135. You stated that you have chosen not to take cases in the past because you did not believe an individual. Did you take this case in part because you believed Jodi? (0:26:25)

136. If you did not believe her, would you have chosen to turn it down? (0:26:40)

137. If you start out believing in an individual doesn't that by default set up prejudices toward their partner? (0:26:45)

138. You stated that regarding anger it is more common for someone to have a burst of anger, then calm down. Is it possible that Travis' rants seem longer because they are being viewed in text form? (0:27:50)

139. Can you explain what you mean by a "burst of anger"? Could a ten or twenty minute rant be described as a "burst"? (0:29:30)

140. If a couple has an argument that takes all day to end can they still be in a healthy relationship?(0:30:00)

141. Would that type of argument indicate abuse? (0:30:12)

142. Is it possible for two people to be abusive to each other? (0:30:20)

143. Don't you believe that Travis making comments about a 12 year old girl while having a phone sex conversation with Jodi is fundamentally different than Travis allegedly masterbating to photos of young boys? (0:30:30)

144. Would you characterize your knowledge of June 4, 2008 as light or incomplete? (0:31:00)

145. Are you confused on any of the details of that afternoon? (0:31:35)

146. Do you think it is deceptive for someone to not share the most private and intimate details of their lives like their sexual activities with their friends and families or would you consider it normal to keep those things private? (0:32:00)

147. If normal, why do you think Travis' attempts to keep those things private is deceptive? (0:32:22)

148. Did you ever see evidence that Jodi was openly sharing all of her most private sexual details with her friends and family?  (0:32:50)

149. Would you consider that deceptive?(0:33:00)

150. You say Jodi's lies started after she killed Travis. How could you possibly know this? (0:33:19)

151. Do you believe that Jodi was subjected to sexual degradation at the hands of Travis? (0:33:54)

152. You stated that you saw no signs of Travis feeling or experiencing sexual degradation at the hands of Jodi, noting his desire to see Jodi in California, his actions on the sex call and comments in various texts, instant messages, etc.. Couldn't that same argument be made regarding Jodi's alleged sexual degradation given her desire to see Travis, her actions on the sex call and various comments in instant messages, texts, etc.? (0:34:25)

153. If you were to only consider the written conversations and journals, excluding your interview with Jodi, did you see abuse? Please explain. (0:35:22)

154. What level or degree would you place that abuse? (0:36:10)

155. Considering only the written coversations and journals, can you say you saw an escalation? (0:36:30)

156. You mentioned Travis was in a 7 year relationship with Deanna. Are you aware of anyone interviewing her to determine if she was a victim or survivor? (0:37:09)

157. Did you interview her? (0:37:30)

(Judge Stevens finishes with the questions in front of her but points out that there are more questions in the basket. She tells the jury to please submit any further questions.)

158. You keep saying Jodi that does not match your definition of manipulative. Is it possible that your definition of manipulation differs from others? (0:39:45)

159. Is it possible that your definition is wrong? (0:40:00)

160. Yesterday you were asked about Jodi being an abuser towards her mother and you stated it was normal teenage behavior.  Do you honestly believe that hitting and kicking your parents is normal behavior at any age? (0:40:10)

(Judge finishes and allows defense to begin follow up questions)





(After prosecution follow up is finished the Judge sees one more question in the basket, it is brought to her, sidebar discussion and then says "One additional question from the jury")

161. Was Ms. Arias' story from October 2011 through November 2011 consistent with the story as we know it today? (0:26:10)

See Jury Questions in the Jodi Arias Trial for more information.

Juror #11

After a break in the trial today Judge Sherry Stephens announced:

"Ladies and gentlemen, as you know juror number eleven is ill. The court has excused him from further participation in this trial."

A report on HLN from Beth Karas describes Juror #11 as appearing to be hispanic, long hair in pony-tail, mid-30s.

And then there were 16: 10 men, 6 women.



see Jodi Arias Trial Juror Descriptions by tamaratattles @TamaraTattles ...post will be updated with more information as I find it...

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Jodi Arias on Twitter

...likely more to come...this post is updated with more information as it becomes available...

[update May 16, 2013]

Jodi's Twitter account went back up at some point but I don't know when it happened. The first tweet after May 8 is dated May 13. She currently has 63,423 followers.

I thought Twitter had taken it down, but I guess not.

>> Jodi Arias Tweets After She’s Found Eligible For Death Penalty by Christopher Rogers at HollywoodLife.com

>> She’s Tweeting Again! Jodi Arias Posts Message About ‘Gods Love’ After Jury Finds Her Eligible For Death Penalty by Neil J. Woulfe at Radar Online

May 14:
>> What was Jodi Arias' first tweet after the verdict? by Amanda Sloane at HLN


[update May 8, 2013]

Jodi's Twitter account was suspended at about 9:30pm EST tonight, May 8, 2013. She had just over 60,000 followers when I happened to check it just a few minutes before the suspension.

[update May 6, 2013]

I have since "unfollowed" Jodi's account a few weeks ago and didn't feel the need to announce it as I still don't think it is that important but now have seen her "re-tweeted" and can only imagine the "twitter" punishment those people must be getting.

Donald Trump has sent her "tweets" in recent days and she is now up to 40,000+ followers.


[update April 24, 2013]

Video from HLN published on April 11th. Jean Casarez interviews Donavan Bering about how she runs the Jodi Arias twitter account:




[update April 15, 2013]

>> Prosecutor Demands Jodi Arias Stop Tweeting From Jail! by Alexis Tereszcuk, Radar Online

Video below should start to play at about 0:55:00 when Juan Martinez, in his arguments against another defense motion for mistrial, mentions that he has learned about Jodi Arias tweeting during the trial and wanted to bring it to the attention of the court. He suggests to the judge that the court prohibit Jodi from tweeting.

The judge points out that Jodi's tweeting or any other behavior would come under the authority of the sheriff, which I believe is @RealSheriffJoe Sheriff of Maricopa County Arizona and his office.


>> Jodi Arias trial videos from @croakerqueen


[update: April 15, 2013]

I noticed that David Lohr (@David_Lohr) at the Huffington Post had recently "unfollowed" the Jodi twitter account and so I tweeted him (see below) to ask about the controversy. He didn't appear to understand it either. Maybe I should just let it go?




[update: April 14, 2013]

Twitter controversy

There is some controversy on twitter regarding those who are "following" the Jodi twitter account. I would like to attempt to clarify my own position on this, which at 140 characters per tweet would involve a lot of "tweeting". I don't want to annoy any of my own followers who may not be interested in the subject, not to mention further publicize the Jodi Arias account on the service itself as I am not trying to promote anyone or anything.

I do follow the Jodi account out of curiousity but it has been suggested that by "following" it that I am supporting Jodi Arias in some way.  I don't feel that this, or any twitter "follow" suggests that I support, like, respect or even care about any person or entity that I "follow" on Twitter.  I "follow" a lot of accounts just out of this same curiousity and I don't expect that people who choose to "follow" me necessarily like or support me either, only that they might be curious to see what I tweet about.

It has also been suggested that "following" this account is a sign of disrespect to Travis Alexander and his family. I can't imagine that the Alexander family really gives much thought to the number of "followers" Jodi may or may not have at any given moment.  They shouldn't care about that and neither do I.

It is also perfectly fine if people choose to "unfollow" me on Twitter because of this or any other reason and I mean no disrespect to anyone.

If you are really concerned about the Jodi twitter account then I would try to contact Twitter and ask them to remove it, which I think some are already trying to do. Criticizing the "followers" of the account seems like a waste of time. If I can find some articles on this controversy then I will add them to this post in the future and if you can share any please send them my way.

If you think I'm missing something or if you care to discuss anything about this topic you can comment below or send me an email at chrisbr40@yahoo.com if the 140 character limit of twitter isn't enough for you, or you can try me there too at @chrisbr40.


[original post from April 11, 2013]


You can read more about how Jodi is able to tweet during the trial from this account: @Jodiannarias by reading the articles below:

>> Jodi Arias Tweeting From Jail Through Friend by RYAN OWENS and ANTHONY CASTELLANO, ABC News

>> Jodi Arias operating Twitter page from jail with outside help by Troy Hayden, FOX 10 News

Jury Questions for Alyce LaViolette

92 jury questions for Alyce LaViolette on April 11, 2013. Transcribed from the video and numbered in the order as they are read by Judge Sherry Stephens:


video: Jodi Arias trial videos from @croakerqueen

Ms. LaViolette the jurors have some questions for you. I'm going to ask them in the order they were submitted by the jury.

1. You stated that you read journal entries done during the time Jodi was with Travis. Did you read entries from any earlier time frames?

2. If you had read entries from the earlier time frame do you feel it may have given you a better picture of Jodi?

3. Did you read or view any interviews involving Travis' friends and family?

4. What did you learn about Travis?

5. Do you think that Jodi could have lied to you to help her case? (0:03:47)

6. Could Jodi have exaggerated to help her case? (0:05:45)

7. Is it possible friends and family may have embellished in an effort to help her? (0:06:20)

8. What did you discover about Travis when looking at emails, texts and instant messages to other women? (0:07:20)

9. Is it common for women in abusive relationships to snap and commit violent acts against long standing perpetrators? (0:09:50)

(after sidebar) Can you answer that question yes or no, without elaborating? (13:45)

(the question is repeated, LaViolette says "it is not easy to answer in a yes or no" and the question is skipped)

10. We have heard multiple times from the defense the terms 'survivor' and 'victim' used together. Is it possible for the survivor to be the perpetrator? (0:14:05)

(LaViolette asks if it is a "yes or no" and the judge says "it is a yes or no, do you need to elaborate?", she says that she does and the judge says "you may")

11. We have seen and heard that Jodi has kicked her mother, slapped her mother, has been angry with her mother and even called her sister stupid. Would this characterize Jodi as an abuser? (0:15:35)

12. Why would a perpetrator be abusive in one relationship but not another? (0:16:40)

13. Have you ever seen situations where victims kill their partners because they see no other way out? (0:18:48)

(objection as LaViolette begins to discuss a case, sidebar, judge moves to next question without explanation)

14. Is it conceivalbe that a woman could kill her partner just to get away from the abuse? (0:21:00)

15. Have you seen relationships in which abuse has escalated on both sides? where the individuals are both victim and perpetrator? (0:21:18)

16. Is it possible that Travis and Jodi were in this type of relationship? (0:21:55)

17. If Jodi slapped and kicked her mother in the past could she be seen as a perpetrator? (0:23:15)

18. Because of possible consequences do you feel it is possible that Jodi could be exaggerating abuse events? (0:23:48)

19. Could Jodi and Travis, for example, fit somewhere around the high conflict and abuse columns in your matrix but then by exaggerating events make it appear that they as a couple lean more towards battering and terrorism? (00:24:22)

20. How does it affect your assessment when you do not have the whole story from both individuals? (0:25:26)

21. In your opinion is it possible that Jodi could have also been a perpetrator in her relationship with Travis? (0:26:55)

22. Is it possible Jodi could be guilty of psychological abuse towards Travis given that we are not privy to the majority of their conversations? (0:27:15)

23. Could any of Travis' actions be considered defensive rather than abusive? (0:28:10)

24. Can two children facing identical abuse situations end up handling those situations very differently as they become adults? Can you explain how and why? (0:29:00)

25. You talked about great differnces in the stories of victims versus perpetrators. Does it concern you at all that you can't get a full and complete story from Travis? (0:31:12)

26. If a person starts out a relationship with low self esteem and does things he or she does not neccessarily like or want to do, is their partner considered abusive if those dislikes are never verbalized or shared? (0:31:55)

(prosecutor objects during her answer, judge moves on to the next question)

27. How quickly can abuse escalate from the first time two people meet? (0:32:45)

28. Prior to Lisa Andrews and Jodi Arias do you know who Travis Alexander's girlfriend was? (0:33:30)

29. Can you describe some details of that relationship to the best of your knowledge? (0:33:42)

30. A lot of your testimony has been based on what Jodi has told you. It has been proven that Jodi has lied multiple times since killing Travis. How are you able to know everything she is saying is truthful? (0:34:57)

(prosecution objects during her answer, judge repeats the last part of the question, LaViolette points out that the first part referred to what she based her testimony on, judge allows her to continue)

31. Did you ever see any proof that Travis physically abused Jodi? (0:37:10)

32. Isn't it possible that Jodi did not write some of those incidents in her journal because they never happened? (0:37:32)

33. According to the conflict scale, would Jodi be put in the aggresive group if she slapped and kicked her mother? (0:37:50)

34. Have any of your patients ever killed their partner? (0:38:25)

(LaViolette answers with one word, "yes")

35. Are you able to confirm whether or not Jodi abused Travis? Would you say it was a possibility? (0:38:37)

36. Would you classify Mr. Alexander and Ms. Arias relationship as a love hate relationship? (0:39:20)

37. How does a love hate relationship impact the parties over time? (0:39:38)

38. The violence level of Jodi's response to neutralize what she perceived as a threat was extreme and way beyond neutralizing the threat. In your experience is this response consistent with what a victim of abuse would do? (0:40:37)

39. Other than Jodi's word, what evidence do you have that Jodi ever received Spider-Man underwear or the pink t-shirt from Travis? (0:41:55)

40. Has Jodi continued to write in her journal after June 4, 2008? (42:28)

41. Can you please provide the time frame in which you evaluated Jodi? (0:42:42)

(judge asks her to clarify time frame "in terms of dates")

42. Regarding the argument in the car between Jodi and Travis in March of 2008, you stated that Travis slapped her across the "face"? Is that exactly what Jodi told you? (0:44:20)

43. Please state how confident you are that Jodi did not lie to you. (0:44:50)

44. You described a vague connection between Mr. Alexander's childhood and his behavior. Can you describe this connection for us? (0:45:58)

45. In the April 2008 incident you stated Jodi did not fight back because she did not want to hurt Travis. Are you saying she would rather lay there and possibily die than fight back? (0:48:20)

46. Just because a person may appear to be controlling does that automatically mean they are physically abusive? (0:49:10)

47. Are you aware if any of Travis' ex-girlfriends besides Jodi have said Travis was physically abusive towards them? (0:49:35)

48. Is it possible that the instant message between Jodi and Travis on May 10, 2008 regarding his temper was a running joke between the two of them? (0:49:50)

49. In the May 26, 2008 text messages and instant messages between Travis and Jodi, if Jodi was that upset with what Travis was saying to her, why didn't she stop talking to him right then? (0:50:08)

50. Other than Jodi, did you interview anyone else face to face? (0:50:40)

51. Are you aware that Jodi's grandparents house was broken into on May 28, 2008 only two days after the fight they had through instant messages and text messages? (0:50:50)

52. We have heard of different females Travis talked to between December 2007 through May of 2008. Wasn't it a known fact between Jodi and Travis that he was trying to find someone he could marry? (0:51:10)

53. You stated one person has more power than the other person. Can that be because the other person gives it rather than because the one person commands it? (0:52:00)

54. Have any of the women with whom Travis had a relationship other than Jodi stated that Travis abused them psychologically, verbally or physically? (0:52:40)

55. Amid all of the interviews with family and friends of either Travis or Jodi did anyone mention either concern or suspicion of abuse regarding Travis or Jodi? (0:54:08)

56. You have used the term 'survivor' several times during your testimony. Could you please define this term. (0:54:40)

57. Could a survivor also be a perpetrator? (0:55:08)

58. You stated there was nothing in Jodi's journals, emails, etc. indicating she was jealous. Wouldn't that be consistent with her belief in the Law of Attraction? (0:55:55)

59. Could a female abuse, batter or terrorize a man to the point of killing him? (0:56:30)

60. We keep hearing 'him' and 'perpetrator' in conjunction with one another but couldn't a perpetrator be a 'she'? (0:57:38)

61. How many times did you meet with Jodi and on what dates? (0:57:50)

62. During your testimony you concurred that many things actually happened, such as when Travis was supposedly caught with photos of young boys. Aren't you only basing this on what Jodi told you? (0:58:25)

63. You claim that Jodi not getting medical attention for her finger or other injuries caused by Travis is consistent with other battered women because they do not want to ruin the perpetrator's reputation or get them in trouble. What would prevent the battered person from getting medical attention and simply lying about the cause? (0:59:14)

64. You claim Travis' name calling turned into character assassination but my understanding is that in order for character assassination to occur it would have to include diminishing someone's character to other people. If the name calling was only between Travis and Jodi wouldn't this just be considered more severe or intense name calling and not character assassination? (1:00:12)

65. You testified that in completing a couple assessment you talk to both parties to confirm and validate your concerns. In this case you were only able to talk with one person. How do you validate the information presented to you is truthful in order to base an accurate decision? (1:01:10)

66. You testified that in March when Jodi's phone voicemailbox was full Travis ordered Jodi to empty it. How do you know that he ordered her or just asked her? (1:01:55)

67. Considering Jodi and Travis communicated frequently wouldn't you say that it is reasonable that Travis might get a bit irritated that he could not leave a message for a week because her voicemail was full? (1:02:22)

68. Since you were hired for this case to look into Travis and Jodi's relationship to determine whether or not this was an abusive relationship why would you not look further into Travis' text about him fearing Jodi? Do you feel this may have been important? (1:03:10)

(recess, end of questions on this video)




69. You have many years of experience dealing with abusive men. Is that correct? (0:00:30)

70. If so, wouldn't by far the majority of the men you have known throughout your career be abusive?  (0:00:40)

71. Is it possible your view of men in general is skewed or biased towards being abusive? (0:01:35)

72. Did you read all of Jodi's and Travis' journals during the time they were in their relationship or just the portions that were provided to you? (0:02:40)

73. Do you believe it is possible that Travis said some of the negative things he said to Jodi because he was afraid of her stalking him and he wanted to distance himself from her?   (0:03:05)

74. In your opinion did Travis ever sound angry in his journals? (0:03:22)

75. Did Travis speak negatively of any of the women he was seeing in his journals? (0:03:30)

76. In the magazine subscriptions you had sent to Jodi in jail she wrote hidden messages in them intended for someone.  Were those messages for you?  (0:03:45)

77. If the defendant feels she has a high IQ is it possible she would try to outsmart psychological tests? (0:04:12)

78. Jodi's old friend stated she was manipulative and liked to play the victim.  Even though it was high school, isn't it possible that those traits stayed with Jodi as she got older. (0:05:05)

79. Have you seen any proof that Jodi was physically abused by Travis other than her finger that she claims Travis broke? (0:06:12)

80. Is there any reason we should believe that Jodi has not manipulated you as she as others? (0:06:25)

(defense asks to approach, sidebar)

81. Why have you looked at Ms. Arias multiple times during the cross examination with the prosecutor when there were breaks in sidebars to meet eyes with Jodi and give her a small, warm smile?    (0:08:48)

82. Do you have personal feelings for Jodi or feel sorry for her? (0:09:50)

83. On April 9th at approximately 11:33am when discussing Jodi being manipulative at the Purple Plum and what the waitress said about Jodi when the prosecutor was marking the exhibit you looked at Jodi, gave a half-smile and shrugged your shoulders.  Why do you keep doing this? (0:11:00)

84. Considering the lies Jodi told after killing Travis why would you believe the things she told you happened before the killing? (0:11:40)

85. Hypothethically, if you were to discover that Jodi had actually exaggerated rather than understated the physical abuse events that she told you about, do you think it is possible that you would need to revise your opinion on the degree or the severity of the abuse within the relationship? Please explain. (0:12:35)

86. In a verbal discussion often facial expressions and body language can be seen and tone or inflection can be heard.  Additionally, in an interview clarifying statements can be made and clarifying questions asked. Do you agree?  (0:14:50)

87. In assessing this case to which did you give more weight, written or verbal communication? (0:15:30)

88. Do you feel that being unable to interview Travis Alexander gives Jodi Arias an unfair advantage in telling their shared story of abuse?  (0:16:35)

89. Are you aware of phone conversations that were made either before, during or after various series of texts, instant messages, emails that you reviewed? (0:17:20)

90. Did you ask Jodi if phone calls were ever part of those exchanges? (0:18:05)

91. Of the 18 forensic cases, how many cases where the male was the victim of abuse and not a perpetrator? (0:18:30)

92. You testified that when conducting a couple assessment family of origin of both parties is pursued. You pursued family of origin for Travis in assessing him as a perpetrator however why did you not assess Jodi's family of origin, considering Jodi as a possible perpetrator of abuse rather than as a victim? (0:19:40)

(evening recess, court adjourned)

What I learned from transcribing the video to get the text of the questions:

  • 'perpetrator': I never thought much of it when I first heard the questions, but when transcribing the video I was struck by the frequency of the word 'perpetrator' which is used in 11 of the 92 questions.  I eventually had to look up the spelling and copied it many times rather than typing it and it would seems to me that it would be a bit of an inconvience to write this word by hand many times which leads me to my theory that these particular questions are from the same juror. Perhaps jurors have heard this word used during the trial often or they have been encouraged to use this word for some reason but I found it odd enough to point out.
  • 'slapping and kicking': At least one juror seems to clearly remember that Jodi once slapped and kicked her mother. Questions #11, 17 and 33.
  • Question #39 seems to suggest that at least one juror does not believe Jodi acted in self-defense at all, or at least over-reacted.

If you see any errors, know more about this or have any questions please "tweet" me @chrisbr40 or leave a comment.  Thanks!

Other coverage:

>> Jodi Arias Jury Questions Show Skepticism About Domestic Violence Defense

>> Jodi Arias Trial: Faltering Domestic Violence Defense Puts Attorneys In Damage Control Mode

See Jury Questions in the Jodi Arias Trial for more information.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Jodi Arias Manifesto

[updated April 24th with video from Justice4Travis]



Articles and information about the mysterious Jodi Arias Manifesto:

>> Jodi Arias Signed Manifesto 'In Case She Became Famous', Prosecutor Says - Huffington Post

>> Jodi Arias Allegedly Penned a Manifesto Behind Bars - Phoenix News Times

>> Expert: Jodi Arias wrote a 'manifesto' - HLN

...likely more to come and this post will be updated with more information as I find it...

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Juror #5





April 3rd statement from Juror #5 sent to ABC producer Shana Druckerman and later tweeted from @sdruckerman :




see Jodi Arias Trial Juror Descriptions by tamaratattles @TamaraTattles