I am wondering what you feel the deserving penalty should be (not will be because that is up to the Jury but you can provide an opinion there as well). In this case there are four areas I consider key. 1) Stalking, 2) Premeditation, 3) Jodi's Remorse, and 4) Is Jodi likely to re-offend, (is she dangerous to the public)? To me based on some notes I put together the punishment would be severe, what is your opinion?
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JODI STALKING (Point-1)
1. Travis told her to stay away and she moved 272-miles to be closer to him.
2. Jodi was clingy, smothering, and stalking. (Traviss Friend).
3. Jodi stalked previous boyfriends.
4. TextHow evil you are you, worse thing that happened to me. (Travis)
5. Countless times you have prevented me the decency of privacy. (Travis)
6. Arias snuck in house, laid on couch.
7. Arias hide in closet when he was gone or when he was on dates.
8. Arias peaked through windows while he was with another woman.
9. Arias showed up on dates and other social functions uninvited.
10. Arias showed up on doorstep and threatened to kill herself if he wouldnt let her in.
11. Arias snuck in doggie door, and later hid behind Christmas Tree.
12. TA finally gave her a job cleaning his house, and slept in his bed without his permission.
13. Arias slashed his tires twice in two different locations so she had to be following him.
14. Arias slashed the tires of a girl friend of his.
15. She hacked into his emails.
16. She hacked in to his Face book.
17. She hacked into his ATM/Bank accounts.
18. She sent threatening e-mails to his friends, especially girl friends.
19. We saw the evil look in her eye, we told Travis we dont want her around our children and we dont want her around here. (Chris Hughes)
20. I am extremely Fearful. (Travis)
21. Turned her jealousy of a planned trip to Cancun into a Rage.
22. Jodi was obsessed. (Sky Hughes).
23. Jodi was Clingy, like Fatal Attraction. (Clancy)
24. Travis would question her, Why you in the house, why are you here? (Zach Billing)
25. She told me she snuck over to his house and looked in the window. (Jodies father).
26. She haunted him; every girl he met a girl she would text and send these crazy e-mails, saying you are a *advertiser censored*, and you shouldnt be dating Travis. Chris Hughes.
27. She was obsessed with him and she didnt want my brother to move with his life. (Traviss sister)
28. In the end he was scared but he just couldnt get her out of his life. Chris Hughes.
29. It takes an evil, evil person to do what she did.
30. My spying ex. (Travis)
31. Dont be surprised if I end up dead. (Travis)
Why was Travis Stalked?
Anyone who knew him loved him. He went out of his way to help people, and to make sure they were taken care of. He was an amazing person.
Why didnt Travis call the Cops?
Read his journal, he thought if he could appeal to the goodness in people he could change anyone. To admit he couldnt do that would be a failure on his part. He tried to motivate her but was manipulated by kinky sex (a form of power and control), and he was also perhaps he was afraid she would go to the Mormon church and tell them he was having sex. This is why she hooked up with Ryan Burns after they broke up, to stay around Travis. Also, fear doesnt show up until later in the stalking process. Travis would also have to face the ridicule of perhaps his friends or police, and that could have damaged his business. Also conduct causes fear, although not always vocalized. For instance a woman who is abused could be planning an exit strategy can often still have sex with that person.
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PREMEDITATION: (Point-2)
1. Faked Journal entries.
2. Broke into TAs face book, sent messages to herself.
3. Hacked into his ATM, Bank Records, and E-mails.
4. Robbed Grandparents of 25-calibre GUN, $30 cash, and a stereo.
5. Dyed her hair a different color.
6. Drove 90-miles out of her way away from home town to get rental car.
7. Used rental car, specifically asked for not red, so she could presumably not see any stains/blood to clean.
8. Borrowed two gas cans, and bought a third.
9. Turned off cell phone so it wouldnt ping off towers.
10. Turned her license plate upside down.
11. Brought gun and knife to crime scene.
12. Showed up at Traviss house early in morning.
13. Locked Traviss dog in a closet so he wouldnt get in blood.
14. Waited until he was in vulnerable position in Shower and naked.
15. Arranged for date with Ryan Burns and was to arrive same night as murder.
16. Malice: Intent to kill or harm.
17. PREMEDITATION:
Wrongfully causing the death of another human being, after rationally considering the TIMING---OR---METHOD of doing so in order to increase the likihood of success or to evade detection or apprehension.
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JODI SHOWED NO REMORSE: (Point-3)
1. He had it coming.
2. Wanted make-up in jail and smiled for her mug shot, saying thats what Travis would have wanted.
3. Showed more remorse on police video tape for dog she kicked (who then disappeared).
4. Made out/intimate relations with Ryan Burns immediately after killing.
5. No Jury will Convict Me.
6. Morbid curiosity of autopsy photos to help build her case.
7. No reason to be sad, smile and say Cheese.
8. Cried about what SHE would miss out on during police interrogation.
9. Frequent smiles and giggles during proceedings.
10. Lied about pedophilia after killing, and forged papers to kill him again.
11. Lied about domestic abuse after killing him thus killing him again.
12. Filed motion saying if convicted remorse would not be a factor in penalty and she would never apologize.
13. Said in police interrogation tape that TAs murder was a temporary loss for his family and they would get over it.
14. Savage and brutality of killing29-stab wounds, shot in head, near decapitation.
15. Sent twenty Iriss to his Grandmother after she killed him.
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DANGEROUS JODI (Likely to Re-Offend) Point-4
1. Frequent rage and physical violence toward mother.
2. Lied about Marijuana she was using on roof of house.
3. Attacked and kicked dog who disappeared and never came back.
4. Kicked and broke walls and doors and smashed things.
5. Her own actions scare people
6. Stalked and used the men in her life prior to Travis.
7. Practiced Witchcraft in a prior relationship.
8. Gave Chris Hughes such an evil look that he told Travis not to bring her around anymore and he didnt want her around his children.
9. Threatened TAs female friends.
10. Broke in Traviss email, Face-book, and ATM and sent messages to herself.
11. Broke into Traviss house several times and was there uninvited at other times.
12. Stalked Travis at his house and on his dates.
13. Slashed all four tires of Travis car twice.
14. Slashed tires of a girl acquaintance of Travis once.
15. Travis friends called other friends out of fear of Jodi.
16. Peeped outside TAs window when he was with someone else.
17. Broke into Grandparents house and stole gun, $30, and stereo.
18. Turned license played upside down to evade police.
19. Turned off cell phone, dyed hair, and borrowed gas cans to evade police.
20. Premeditated and planned attack on Travis.
21. Hide gun and knife from Travis for several hours.
22. She and NOT Travis, had a morbid curiosity of the Psycho movie and combined that with her own psychosis, personality disorder (black and white- no gray, go from loyalty to intense rage).
23. Stabbed Travis---29 times.
24. Cut a gaping hole in TAs neck.
25. Shot TA in head.
26. Removed evidencegun and knife from crime scene and destroyed/hide evidence.
27. Removed (Stole) car mats from rental car and did not return them.
28. Had a 9mm gun, 2-knives, and a box of ammo in her car when arrested.
29. Forged pedophile papers prior to trial.
30. Lied throughout interviews and trial, falsely claimed abuse.
31. Narcissist and above the Law.
32. Six disciplinary actions In Jail
A. Fight with cellmate
B. Disobey return to cell
C. 3-different violations for hiding pens
D. Hiding various creams.
E. Hiding various pictures.
33. Accused prosecutor of being threatening on the stand.
34. Broke pencils and gave other people the finger.
35. Tweeted derogatory statements to Nancy Grace and Prosecutor.
36. Borderline Personality Disorder: Past behavior=future behavior.