She took the stand on March 25 at 4pm.
The following were court days and she has been on the stand all of them:
3/26
3/28
3/29
3/31
4/1
4/2
4/3 (half day)
Good grief, that many days of nonsense and more to come!! I need a glass of wine.
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She took the stand on March 25 at 4pm.
The following were court days and she has been on the stand all of them:
3/26
3/28
3/29
3/31
4/1
4/2
4/3 (half day)
We know that the gun and the DVD player were stolen at the same time from JA's grandparents house. Pay close attention to this you tube video. It stands to reason JA was responsible for the robbery after watching this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=n9-qVSYgD68#t=63s
Great and accurate post... Also adding that it depends on where you live, in Mississippi you do not have single wards and family wards and other customs ae different also... I know this as my parents and other family are members..You are absolutely right. Jodi going to the temple parking lot might be as close as she could get, but I think I remember her saying she went through the visitor's center. Many Mormons go to the temple grounds when they are troubled or when they are dating and want to talk about their future, just like any other "sacred place."
Regarding single women asking for help. Some things are more easy to get than others. If you need something fixed that's a danger, or help loading for a move, you can call the elders quorum and they will come even if you are not a temple recommend holder or even if you are not active. If you need food, that is also usually ok esp if you have children and are active. If you need money, unless it is winter and you are freezing, that is much harder to get.
Jodi Arias believed in the Law of Attraction and the principle of "Acting As If." Mormon converts do not talk like Jodi. Their journals are full of things like, "I read Section 132 in the Doctrine and Covenants today and realized that the polygamy is a true principle given to Joseph Smith by the Lord himself. This is so exciting! Just think--I will be pregnant in heaven and get a chance to bear spirit children which will be clothed in human bodies here on earth. I realize now that I lived close to my Heavenly Father and MOther before I was born on earth. Wow that is such an exciting concept! I brought this up at Family Home Evening and...."
Jodi Arias should have been learning these new concepts at church and writing/talking about them. As a convert, she should have been excited at learning about Jesus walking the earth in the Americas after his crucifixion. These are all unique Mormon perspectives and when I was Mormon we talked about them constantly.
I never, ever met or knew anyone in the Mormon church who talked about the Law of Attraction or any of the other MLM principles Jodi apparently got from Travis. Also, journals in Mormonism are kept "to edify your posterity" rather than for personal mental health reasons or personal growth. That's why hers is so phony. Between the Law of Attraction and Edify Your Posterity, and speak what you want to happen not what is happening, she was blocked at every turn.
This is why she said she was a shadow of her former self. Her identity had been absorbed into a facade and, in the end, even that wasn't good enough for Travis. She had "killed" herself for him and he not only threw her away, but he was going to ruin her chances of scoring another Mormon PPL rich guy.
LaViolette's testimony brought out that Jodi said to Travis that she would not be showing up at the future PPL functions. This was a lie, a test. Travis was supposed to say, "NO! There's no need for you to give up the conferences, you and I will still go. The principles are good salesmanship principles no matter what business you are in and we always have a great time."
When he failed to encourage her to keep coming, she knew he was out to ruin her there as he had already done with the Mormon ward.
He would either shut up or she would eliminate him. He had to die.
Anyhoo, that's my theory.
I have been in the background since the CA trial and finally came to the conclusion that I will probably be on this site for the rest of my life so why not join the discussion and register I will try my best to "add" to the community here!
Someone ask what makes a situation a domestic issue. In my opinion it's the following:
1. An unmarried couple living at the same address as a couple (ie sharing a bed etc)
2. Persons related by blood or marriage.
3. An unmarried couple who has a child in common, no matter what address they live at.
So Since JA & TA were not living together nor did they have a child in common, the murder of TA is not domestic.
OK am I close?
It will cost them a heck of a lot more if they have to try this case all over again.
That's not true. The ripped out pages were not about Travis but about suicide and her fling with a certain man that upset Travis (she testified to this).
All the journal entries quoted at trial came directly from her journal books. None were ripped out pages that just conveniently appeared.
Also, I believe that most of the entries are genuine and not after the fact forgeries. I think some here are going way too far with this forgery talk.
If she was going to forge anything, she'd be forging examples of physical violence, just like you said. Especially a forgery relating to her account regarding the pedophilia on Jan 21st. Instead, we have "nothing noteworthy happened".
And like someone else said, Travis need not be a saint for Jodi to be guilty of 1st degree murder.
I for one had Travis pegged as womanizer very early on in the trial. Didn't changer my opinion on her guilt.
I think JA is just looking at the big screen in the court - during this time, her journal was up there.
The situation became urgent.
Judge, may we approach?
I need and Alka Seltzer...
She has WHAT? Needs to WHAT?
Jury, this will take (hopefully) five minutes. Please be excused. And you, too, Ms. La Violette... to the bathroom with you.
Evidently someone didn't like the witness running off the stand before the jury had even left the room, but the Judge hushed that right down.
Back to the slammer for Jodi.
Her mom seemed honest and in true shock in the police interview. She could not fathom how her daughter, or any human being, could do what Jodi did. She kept asking Flores "Why?". She freely confessed Jodi had major problems. I think she, like Cindy, like most parents, cannot cope with the reality of what their child did and are willing to accept even the most absurd stories to rationalize and lessen the brutality of the whole thing. I do believe THAT is a coping mechanism. Both families are victims of Jodi. I see a lot of bashing of her mother just as I did Cidy Anthony. It is very easy to judge. But these situations are extroardinary and as much as we woul like to say "I would never react that way" the fact is no one knows how they'd react. Discovering your daughter brutally killed a man or your grandchild is something i cant even begin to imagine.
Highlights from Trial Day 40, April 3, 2013.
After a few emotional moments, like when Jodi cried about La Violette's testimony about a stranger's cat abuse, the defendant appeared bored (and stoned). She alleviated her boredom by defacing court property:
As the clock approached lunchtime, defense counsel and their witness became antsy, whether to have the day end with a moment of oomph (quotation from La Violette) or because the witness needed a bathroom moment, and this ensued:
She took the stand on March 25 at 4pm.
The following were court days and she has been on the stand all of them:
3/26
3/28
3/29
3/31
4/1
4/2
4/3 (half day)
On DD they are talking about getting help for JA - a psychopath will never accept help. They don't see anything wrong.