10:30 Horn has moved on to Travis’s legs–contusions consistent with antemortem injuries. Travis’s sisters’ heads are bowed. Some are leaning forward. Arias’s bother looks down too. Three contusions to front of right leg are fresh and consistent with occurring at or near the time of death. Horn now identifies contusion and abrasion of left ankle.
10:28 Stab wound to the abdomen. Track through the fatty tissue of 5.75 inches. Stab wound to center of chest is 3.5″ deep.
10:26 Cut to an artery causes quicker blood loss than a but to a vein. Horn is describing wound to Travis’s heart.
10:23 Horn is describing how these injuries would cause pain. (NOTE from Beth: Martinez is laying a foundation for arguing that Travis was conscious and suffered a lot of pain during the assault. He will use this as part of his argument for a death verdict.)
10:20 Horn is now identifying wounds to Travis’s chest and abdomen: total of four wounds (stabs and incisions) and an additional two incised wounds above the right shoulder. There are six separate injuries consistent with six blows with the knife.
10:16 Another photo of the left hand with a different view. The fingernails were clipped by ME’s office to look for evidence. Minimum number of swipes of the knife to cause these injuries? Objection. Sustained. Martinez tries to lay a foundation for this question to be asked and answered. He can now answer: Likely to be four separate actions of the knife. With the wound on the right hand, that means a total of five separate actions (swipes, slices, stabs) of the knife by Arias.
10:14 At the time of the defensive wounds to the hands, Travis was conscious, says Horn. He points out another defensive, incised wound to left hand. Incision to left palm–consistent with grabbing the blade of the knife. It’s a little over 3 cm which is 1.75 inches. Four incised wounds on the left hand.
10:12 Martinez just leaned over the rail to speak to Travis’s family member–perhaps a caution not to emote too much? Not sure. Direct of Horn resumes. More photos of Travis’s hands–left one this time. His hands have incised wounds. Bruise at base of left thumb is a deep incised injury
(Beth Karas)
