First day of interrogation, July 15, 2008. From Jodi Arias Unedited Police Interrogation Videos posted to YouTube by David Lohr. Jodi wears black v-neck t-shirt, white pants, barefoot (shoes have been taken by police).
Disclaimer: I transcribed these as notes; they are not verbatim. Please do not get hung up on wording as it may not be accurate. Not everything was transcribed; not all questions or discussions are shown here. Please watch videos for accuracy. G&AMom
Video 4
Flores asks if Jodi has told her parents about what happened. Jodi says she has told them about Travis death because she knows she is acting different. She told them she was worried about things. Flores asks why her parents are not surprised. Jodi asks him what he means. Flores says they are not surprised, they are concerned but not surprised. Jodi says she told them that people were dropping her name; she was worried about her reputation.
Jodi says images on camera can be manipulated. Flores explains why that is not possible because of their investigation techniques.
Jodi asks what the price will be for this crime. Flores says it will depend; it is better if you come clean, if you show remorse. It is not up to him to decide what price will be.
Flores says that he has no evidence that anybody did this but Jodi. She repeats she did not kill him. Flores asks if she has any responsibility for Travis death. Jodi says she feels some responsibility. He tried to guilt her into coming to see him and she told him no. If it werent for Ryan she would have spend all her time with Travis. If she had gone there she could have done something.
Jodi says she has a camera in her storage unit. Flores asks if she remembers taking these pictures before. Jodi says they took tons of pictures, deleted most of them. She asks if it is possible that her memory card would be in his camera, are they interchangeable. If she left card at his house, maybe it got in his camera. Flores says they are not interchangeable. He asks if she is saying someone framed her. She says no, it might have happened by accident.
Jodi says her hair is all over the house, all over the bathroom. Flores says her hair is in the blood. Jodi says she cut herself. Flores says her blood is mixed with Travis. Flores says he wont accept excuses any more. He will move on with his investigation, move on with his report and let a judge and jury decide. Flores says Travis was shot, someone took a knife to him. (Jodi is motionless.)
Flores asks if Jodi has ever had anger issues in her past. Jodi says she had a nervous breakdown following argument with previous boyfriend. She went into her room and hyperventilated and cried. She says she kicked the dog once when she was a freshman in high school. She says her family was not able to properly care for animals and left dog in the yard a lot. She took out garbage and the dog got in it and ripped up diaper. She says she got mad and kicked him with her foot. He ran away and she never saw him again. It was an anger issue I guess.
Flores says he cant help her if she is just going to repeat herself. Asks if she has anything else to tell him. (Begins to pack up.)
Jodi says she has tried to put Travis death behind her. If she had done anything to Travis she would be remorseful. Flores asks if she could be blocking something out. Jodi says no, she tended to write everything down. Jodi says she has just read book, The Road Less Traveled, that talks about how one must face reality. Flores says she is facing charges of 1st degree murder. They are at the sheriffs office. She will be booked and brought to Arizona. She will go on trial. That is reality, but Jodi refuses to embrace reality.
Jodi says she didnt have issues with Travis, if anything he had issues with her.
Flores says she has not been acting right from day one, from the first time he talked to her. Flores says she is not acting like someone who loved Travis. Even facing 1st degree murder charges she is not acting right. She is acting like someone who is guilty. Jodi asks if that is because she is not crying. Flores says no, you are just not telling me the truth. Jodi asks what she is doing (that is not right). Flores says not to focus on that, focus on the truth.