SIDEBAR #32 - Arias/Alexander forum

[Bernina]

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer 34s35 seconds ago
We start the #JodiArias day with the traditional sidebar and white noise.

Mike Watkiss ‏@mikewatkiss3tv 54s55 seconds agoPhoenix, AZ
As usual Attys and Judge start day arguing at the bench #jodiarias #3tvarias

 

[Bernina]

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 23s24 seconds ago
Court officer is speaking with the still photographer about something. Counsel still up front sizzlin' #JodiArias

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 37s37 seconds ago
jury's here... #JodiArias

 

[ILikeToBendPages]

If I don't thank everyone I'm doing it now ahead of time and I will do as I can as this thread flys

 

[Bernina]

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 33s33 seconds ago
#Jodiarias looks very nervous #3tvarias

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 25s25 seconds ago
Jury is seated. Judge says 2 victim family members will read 2 victim impact statements. Tanisha is up first. #JodiArias

Katie Conner ‏@KatieJConner 48s48 seconds agoPhoenix, AZ
Victim family members being called for statements #JodiArias #abc15

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 46s46 seconds ago
Tanisha is up to read her statement to the jury #3tvarias #jodiarias

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 42s43 seconds ago
Tanisha stands behind the lectern and addresses the jury. They take notes and look directly at her. #JodiArias

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer 48s48 seconds ago
The #JodiArias jury just entered. Alexander's sister Tanisha is making a victim impact statement. She is difficult to hear.

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 41s41 seconds ago
Tanisha says she's going to do her best to speak for her family #jodiarias #3tvarias

 

[Bernina]

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 49s50 seconds ago
Tanisha says Travis was her best friend #jodiarias #3tvarias

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 1m1 minute ago
Sorenson is crying, "My brother was my best friend. He protected me and inspired me." #JodiArias #TravisAlexander @12News

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 1m1 minute ago
A few sentences in and Tanisha is having trouble getting the words out. So sad to hear this again. #JodiArias

 

[Bernina]

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 1m1 minute ago
Sorenson: "today i'm 4 years old. I have outlived my older brother." #TravisAlexander #JodiArias

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 58s58 seconds ago
"I feel so fortunate to be blessed with such a wonderful brother" "He will be forever 30" #JodiArias

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer 1m1 minute ago
"Today I am 34 years old. I have outlived my older brother." Tanisha cannot hold back tears. #JodiArias

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 1m1 minute ago
Sorenson: "Travis doesn't get to have that life. He doesn't get to have those children!" #JodiArias #TravisAlexander

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 2m2 minutes ago
Tanisha is crying stating that Travis will always b 30 in her mind. Travis will never get to have children or a family #jodiarias #3tvarias

Dave Erickson ‏@ericksonvision 1m1 minute ago
Alexander's sister, Tanisha, sobbing while making her statement. #JodiArias watching her intently.

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 1m1 minute ago
Jurors stopped taking notes and are paying attention as Tanisha continues to pour out her heart about her brother Travis. #JodiArias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 1m1 minute ago
Tanisha- When our parents died Travis was our rock. When we found out Travis was dead we had nobody to comfort us #jodiarias #3tvarias

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 47s47 seconds ago
#JodiArias seems to me watching Tanisha. Emotionless.

 

[Bernina]

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 1m1 minute ago
Our family has fallen apart since Travis's death. I've been diagnosed with PTSD from this incident #jodiarias #3tvarias

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 1m1 minute ago
"The images of my brother's dead body will forever be stained my memory." #JodiArias #TravisAlexander

Steve Krafft ‏@SKrafftFox10 1m1 minute ago
"Our family has been through a living hell," says sister of Travis Alexander because of his murder at hands of #JodiArias

Dave Erickson ‏@ericksonvision 1m1 minute ago
"Our family has been through a living hell. Not enough words to describe it. Our family has fallen apart." - Alexander's sister #JodiArias

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 1m1 minute ago
Sorenson: "I'm scared every day to close my eyes in the shower." #JodiArias #TravisAlexander

 

[ILikeToBendPages]

I hope Jodi doesn't say Tanisha was lying about Travis being the rock in the family like she did Samantha

 

[Bernina]

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 2m2 minutes ago
Sobs are heard from the front 2 rows of TA family and supporters. #JodiArias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 2m2 minutes ago
I see Travis's dead body in my mind, taking a shower is so difficult. I'm obsessed with carrying out Travis's legacy #jodiarias #3tvarias

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 2m2 minutes ago
Sorenson: "I started to lose my faith in God and my will to live!" #JodiArias #TravisAlexander

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 1m1 minute ago
Sorenson: "I am continually reminded of the death of brother...over...and over." #JodiArias #TravisAlexander

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 1m1 minute ago
Tanisha is crying and kinda shouting..."I have to relive this OVER and OVER again" #jodiarias #3tvarias

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer 2m2 minutes ago
Tanisha's grief seems to reflect in the faces of the jurors. She shows a photo of Alexander and "The smile I love." #JodiArias

Steve Krafft ‏@SKrafftFox10 1m1 minute ago
Travis Alexander's sister says she can't get images of his decomposing body and mummified face out of her head. #JodiArias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 1m1 minute ago
Pictures of Travis are on the screen along with Travis and his grandmother #jodiarias #3tvarias

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer 1m1 minute ago
Alexander's sister says she cannot get the death photos out of her head. #JodiArias "Travis was our strength and our motivation."

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 1m1 minute ago
A photo of Travis is put up with his grandmother. Tanisha explains how her and her GM had to make all the funeral arrangements #JodiArias

 

[Bernina]

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 2m2 minutes ago
Tanisha and the grandmother help make funeral arrangements for Travis #jodiarias #3tvarias

Steve Krafft ‏@SKrafftFox10 1m1 minute ago
This is an outpouring of grief as Travis Alexander's sister addresses the jury. It has to have a powerful impact on the jury. #JodiArias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 59s59 seconds ago
Tanisha- Travis was full of life! He would laugh and joke always lifting spirits #jodiarias #3tvarias

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 55s55 seconds ago
Nurmi jots down notes as Tanisha continues. More happy photos of TA are put up, one with his dog Napoleon. #JodiArias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 1m1 minute ago
#jodiarias is crying #3tvarias

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 1m1 minute ago
Sorenson: "I remember the last day i spent with him...it was an amazing day. a truly amazing day." #JodiArias #TravisAlexander

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 1m1 minute ago
Picture of Travis and his dog are on the screen. It's the one most of you have seen #jodiarias #3tvarias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 53s53 seconds ago
Some jurors are crying #3tvarias #jodiarias

Dave Erickson ‏@ericksonvision 51s51 seconds ago
Jury is riveted listening to Tanisha. One wiped away tears. #JodiArias

Steve Krafft ‏@SKrafftFox10 1m1 minute ago
Travis' sister's voice raises to near-shriek as she describes his throat slit ear to ear. #JodiArias

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 56s56 seconds ago
I see some of the female jurors tearing up. Tanisha's voice echoes pain and torment throughout the courtroom. #JodiArias

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer 57s57 seconds ago
Tanisha talks about the photos of Alexander slumped over in the shower with his throat slit. At least one juror wiping eyes. #JodiArias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 54s55 seconds ago
One male juror has his head down #jodiarias #3tvarias

Steve Krafft ‏@SKrafftFox10 52s52 seconds ago
As Travis' sister Tanisha speaks to jurors, we see images of him as motivational speaker on screen and #JodiArias slides down in her seat.

Mike Watkiss ‏@mikewatkiss3tv 1m1 minute agoPhoenix, AZ
Jurors transfixed by impact statement of TA's sister #JodiArias #3tvarias

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 54s55 seconds ago
"our lives will never be the same.. never!" -Tanisha #JodiArias

Dave Erickson ‏@ericksonvision 40s40 seconds ago
"I cannot express how much we miss our brother.... his motivation, insight, and HUGE smile." - Tanisha. #JodiArias

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 33s33 seconds ago
Tanisha reads from a paper but also makes sure to look around at the jurors as she speaks. #JodiArias

 

[Bernina]

Katie Conner ‏@KatieJConner 27s27 seconds agoPhoenix, AZ
#TravisAlexander sister "Now everyday is not the same and it never will be. Our lives will not be the same." #JodiArias #abc15

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 46s47 seconds ago
"I just want to close my eyes and see Travis my brother, but I can't". Tanisha is done. Steven is up next. #JodiArias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 35s36 seconds ago
"When I think of my brother I don't want 2 see him stabbed, bleeding, shot to the head. I just want 2 see my brother!! #jodiarias #3tvarias

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 40s40 seconds ago
Next is Steven Alexander, #TravisAlexander 's younger brother. #JodiArias #TravisAlexander

CBS 5 News ‏@CBS5AZ 34s34 seconds agoPhoenix, AZ
Travis' sister just finished reading impact statement. Very powerful words. Next up: Travis's brother. #JodiArias

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 27s28 seconds ago
Steven addresses the Jury trying to be as in control as possible but the pain in his face and wavering voice is felt. #JodiArias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 31s32 seconds ago
Steven is reading the same statement he did during the first trial #jodiarias #3tvarias

 

[Bernina]

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 1m1 minute ago
These statements are very similar to the original ones from the first trial. #JodiArias

Steve Krafft ‏@SKrafftFox10 36s37 seconds ago
Travis Alexander seemed "bulletproof and unbreakable," says his younger brother. Why him? Why did #JodiArias kill him, he asks.

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer 56s57 seconds ago
Steven Alexander, Travis' brother now takes stand. "I remember thinking that Travis was bullet proof." #JodiArias "How much did he suffer?"

Katie Conner ‏@KatieJConner 1m1 minute agoPhoenix, AZ
#TravisAlexander younger brother speaking now to jurors "I will never get answers to questions about my brothers murder" #JodiArias #abc15

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 1m1 minute ago
Steven: "why him? I'll never get the answers to most of my questions. how much did he suffer? How much did he scream?" ##JodiArias

Dave Erickson ‏@ericksonvision 1m1 minute ago
Says we'll never know what Travis' last words were. #JodiArias

David Wallace ‏@DavidWallce 1m1 minute ago
#TravisAlexander's sister Tanisha Sorenson reads a statement to the jury during #JodiArias sentencing retrial.

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 1m1 minute ago
The photo of Travis and Steven is up, singing together on the American Idol video game during a Christmas event. #JodiArias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 1m1 minute ago
Steven is talking about how Travis would play American Idol with him, a picture of that is on the screen #jodiarias #3tvarias

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 1m1 minute ago
Steven: "i have nightmares of someone coming after me with a knife and then coming after my wife and daughter."#JodiArias #TravisAlexander

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 1m1 minute ago
"my wife has woken me up from a nightmare because i was screaming in my sleep." #JodiArias #TravisAlexander

Steve Krafft ‏@SKrafftFox10 1m1 minute ago
Travis' younger brother is giving a much more controlled statement. He says he dreams of being stabbed. Now his voice is rising. #JodiArias

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 1m1 minute ago
#JodiArias looking at Steven, not looking down.

 

[Bernina]

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 48s49 seconds ago
"I don't want these nightmares any more, this is my hell, when is it going to end?" -Steven Alexander #JodiArias

Katie Conner ‏@KatieJConner 1m1 minute agoPhoenix, AZ
Younger brother #TravisAlexander says he has nightmares because of murder. The worst, he says, when #JodiArias slit his throat #abc15

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 59s59 seconds ago
every so often a juror takes a note, but he's got them. They're looking right at him. #JodiArias #TravisAlexander @12News

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 1m1 minute ago
Steven has to lock door when he showers. He's been admitted to hospital many times for ulcers. He is in a living hell #jodiarias #3tvarias

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 56s57 seconds ago
"I cannot wait for this to end so that we can get our lives back" #JodiArias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 53s53 seconds ago
This has destroyed friendships and family relationships at times. He can't wait for this to be over #jodiarias #3tvarias

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 50s51 seconds ago
Steven: If i want to talk to my brother, i have to go to his grave. that's where i celebrate xmas with him #JodiArias #TravisAlexander

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 31s31 seconds ago
Juan puts up a photo of Travis smiling. I don't recall seeing this photo before. Steven reads what TA wrote about the year ahead #JodiArias

 

[Bernina]

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 46s47 seconds ago
When I want to see my brother I have to visit him in buried in the ground. That's where I go to see him for Christmas #jodiarias #3tvarias

Dave Erickson ‏@ericksonvision 23s24 seconds ago
Steven Alexander is trying hard to hold it together. Considering the horror he's described thus far, he's doing a good job. #JodiArias

Nancy Grace ‏@NancyGraceHLN 50s50 seconds ago
Some jurors appear teary-eyed. #JodiArias

Nancy Grace ‏@NancyGraceHLN 31s31 seconds ago
Steven: "My brother's murder and this trial has taken its toll on my marriage. My marriage is now over and I'm getting divorced." #JodiArias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 44s44 seconds ago
Steven is reading something Travis wrote I think from his blog about this year being the best year of his life #jodiarias #3tvarias

Dave Erickson ‏@ericksonvision 34s34 seconds ago
Photo of Travis Alexander smiling is on the all the courtroom monitors. #JodiArias

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer 42s43 seconds ago
Steven is reading his brother's blog on why his last year would be the best of his life. #JodiArias

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 41s42 seconds ago
Jurors continue to pay close attention to the victim impact statement by Steven. No notes being taken. #JodiArias

 

[Bernina]

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 35s36 seconds ago
Travis- "I will have new goals and better my life. I will be a teacher as well as a student." #jodiarias #3tvarias

Katie Conner ‏@KatieJConner 49s49 seconds agoPhoenix, AZ
#TravisAlexander brother says he will learn to forgive...I will live a better life" in the sake of his brothers murder. #JodiArias #abc15

William Pitts ‏@william_pitts 48s48 seconds ago
at least one juror looks a little emotional #JodiArias #TravisAlexander

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 49s50 seconds ago
"2008 will be the best year of my life" wrote Travis. Much crying is heard in the front two rows. #JodiArias

Dave Erickson ‏@ericksonvision 58s59 seconds ago
As Steven Alexander speaks, Tanisha is seated in the front row sobbing. Her husband, Harold, is consoling her. #JodiArias

Mike Watkiss ‏@mikewatkiss3tv 50s50 seconds agoPhoenix, AZ
Travis Alexander's sister and brother make it oh so real for jurors this morning #JodiArias #3tvarias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 1m1 minute ago
Alexander family is breaking down as Steven reads Travis's words..."This year, 2008 will be the best year of my life!" #jodiarias #3tvarias

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 50s51 seconds ago
Steven is done. Judge asks jurors to turn to page 11 of instructions now. #JodiArias

 

[Bernina]

AzSandi ‏@azmatthews 59s60 seconds agoMesa, AZ
#JodiArias Travis and his grandmother pic as mentioned by @WildAboutTrial

 

[Bernina]

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 1m1 minute ago
Judge calls for a 15 minute recess. #JodiArias

 

[Bernina]

Michael Kiefer ‏@michaelbkiefer 41s41 seconds ago
The #JodiArias jury has left the courtroom. Sidebar.

Wild About Trial ‏@WildAboutTrial 1m1 minute ago
Many of the female jurors looked shaken up as they left. Men looked pretty business faced. #JodiArias

Jen's Trial Diaries ‏@TrialDiariesJ 50s51 seconds ago
The Alexander family has left crying and it's really sad #jodiarias #3tvarias

Nancy Grace ‏@NancyGraceHLN 1m1 minute ago
#JodiArias is wiping tears, nose & hiding her face. Judge calls 15 minute recess.

 

[Bernina]

Wild About Trials ‏@WildAboutTrials 42s43 seconds ago
#JodiArias today - @jeffgoldesq

 

[Bernina]

David Wallace ‏@DavidWallce 47s48 seconds ago
#TravisAlexander brother Steven very angry while reading statement to jury during #JodiArias sentencing retrial.