This is my take on Jodi(sociopath) and Travis (the victim) and how it played out...
A female sociopath is described as:
"She is meticulously turned out, expertly masking her inner personality cracks with flawless make-up, perfect hair and an extensive wardrobe, often paid for by past boyfriends. She may have learned to cover up who she really is by appearing confident and self-assured. Yet underneath this confident and highly manicured exterior may lie an insecure, inadequate and ultra-needy woman.
**note: past boyfriends pay for her boob job, I'm sure other things as well.
"These women want to create the illusion of intimacy quickly and are prepared to take short-cuts. They are full-on and their friendliness positively gushes. They often smile too much, but with their teeth, not their eyes. The woman will say all the right things and appear keen to be seen to make plans with you, but its a ploy to gain your affection quickly and hook you in.
** when she met him at conference than leaving boyfriend within a week to be with him.
"She also appears so wonderful, sweet and demure, as if butter wouldnt melt in her mouth. Of course, she is a chameleon, capable of becoming exactly who her victim needs her to be.
** This is how she manipulated him in the beginning appearing to be something she is not i.e. by becoming a Mormon.
"She believes she is entitled to everything she desires. With an overdeveloped sense of self, working for what she wants is an inconvenience. Hard work is for everybody else. She wants the fast buck and the short-cut to success. Becoming a social parasite is quicker than toiling for anything. And when she pulls it off, she can then congratulate herself on cheating, conning or defrauding others who may be more intelligent or successful than she is.
** Travis was successful, except he didn't continue with her plan.
"She will seem very loving and capable of intimacy and will pretend to care. However the intimacy, depth and commitment are illusions. They merely enable her to collect what she wants. Her true colors show only when all other tactics fail.
** She became a Mormon, pretended to care about him And act like a Mormon girl would. When that didn't succeed to fully land him, Her tactic than became to use sex to land him and than unfortunately later to be used against him.
"Creating self-doubt in her victims minds is an integral part of her approach. She plays on their reasonableness to give her the benefit of any doubts they may have. She knows that reasonable people dont like to think badly of others and will often beat themselves up for thinking uncharitable thoughts. She always sounds so convincing. Her approach is intended to make you question whether you were correct in your thoughts about her. It slows you down. Its meant to.
** Playing on his goodness, knowing he is a good person
"This is a key point. She is probably brilliant at eliciting pity and knows precisely how to do it.
** This is how she stayed in his life even after breaking up with him and moving away. In her mind she thinks I gave him so many chances to comply.
"This woman doesnt think twice about destroying the reputations, health and well-being or the livelihood of others if they represent obstacles to getting what she wants. Shes the sort who will force you to get down on bended knee to beg forgiveness and then take delight in saying 'No'. She makes you feel bad to keep you on your toes.
** At this point Travis was on to her as he said in the sociopath message to her! Another haunting fact here is that in her ninja story she talks about him getting on his knees or on all fours... No telling how long she tortured is soul on that day! God love him.
"Such women will not be happy until they have ripped the very heart and soul out of their victim. Even then, there is no guarantee they will be any happier. Sadly, most men ignore what their gut instinct is trying to tell them about her, because they think she wants them."
** This is truly sad he had the gut instinct but he ignored it based on his inability to believe people could do such things. Also, he was a 30 yr old hormone male that fell for her sexual trap..IMO! By the time he realized what was going on the plan was already in place - the premeditation and let's not forget her next victim/alias Ryan Burns.
"She holds grudges too. Her revenge and retribution can be savage and harsh. Surprise is her weapon. Expect the worst, then double it.
** This is why his murder was so brutal... IMO there is no telling how long she tortured him!
** in conclusion, this is the behavior we are seeing after the murder and in trial!
"The consequences of her behavior are always somebody elses problem, not hers. She is never to blame for anything...Because shes out to control, she manipulates and punishes at will. She is the witness, the judge, the lawyer, the jury, the executioner - but never the accused... She will break the rules without a second thought, if the end justifies the means.".
Travis never had a chance after she set her sights on him. IMO nothing happened to the other boyfriends because they did not offer her the reputation, the successful life and money that Travis had, she wanted that life!
God rest his soul! My heart breaks for him and his family!
