I'm a first time poster, and I'd like to say hello to everyone. I've been following this case from the beginning, and my brother, daughter and daughter's boyfriend all follow it as well as a couple of friends. I'm from Canada, and it's interesting to see how differently things are done in the U.S. There seems to be a lot more transparency, and journalists provide much more background info on criminal case players than they do here.
I've been lurking for a while and find this to be a very fascinating, informative and
fast moving forum. I am way behind on pages I want to read- can't keep up!
Jodi was unbelievably cool and calculating when she set up the post verdict interview on Sunday- planning to be interviewed if the verdict came back M1. Listening to her voice mail to Troy, and watching the interview, particularly the part where she talks about having no mitigating circumstances was enlightening to me. In the interview, she played the part of a somber woman who has accepted her fate- the fate of being sentenced to death for murder when in (her) reality she killed Travis in self defence. But some of the things she said, in her
faux appreciative way, were:
- She loves her mother, who is a saint, and she (Jodi) hasn't treated her well
- The defence came up with the plan to claim self defence, and she took the stand because the defence advised her it would be best strategically
- She has had conflict with Nurmi because she had different ideas on how to handle things, but Nurmi is "the boss".
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/2...ias-told-fox-10-she-has-no-mitigating-factors
But she's clever, because she doesn't criticize him for saying he doesn't like her 9 days out of 10, and that she recognizes they work hard. Manipulators will do this sort of thing so that they can be perceived as reasonable, and maybe even gullible. But in her last comment she indicates (paraphrasing) that she can only speculate as to what "angle" they're going to try for her at this point.. as if she has merely been a spectator in this trial and has not had any control or input at all. Her demeanor in the interview makes me think of the
waif borderline. She's presenting herself as helpless and at the mercy of her DT:
http://gettinbetter.com/waif.html
I think her plan is to pretend to want the death penalty, and to try to manipulate the system in any way she can so that she can
get the death penalty, because then the state will pay for her defence. I think with the interview, her supposed wish for death and/or the DP, and statements about her DT; she's setting up to claim that she had incompetent representation and their "spin" on the best way to present their case was something she was not on board with, but went along with because she didn't know any better. I know she has been strongly opposed the idea of being perceived as having mental health problems before, but she is desperate now and might be embracing that position because she is out of alternatives. Her comments where she speaks of death being the "ultimate freedom" are calculated to generate an impression of mental health "difficulties". I feel that her positive comments about her mother were related to strategy and future appeals.
I realize that the chances of her winning in the future are slim, but she has nothing to lose, and she is relentless by nature anyway.
Just decided today to stick my toe in the water. Thank you Websleuths, for all that you do. I hope you all have a nice day!