Desperate people do stupid things. Scott Peterson was headed to the border with a car loaded with brand new camping gear. Jodi was desperate. She could feel the pressure. Travis's friends were pointing fingers. She knew after she gave her DNA swab it was only matter of time until they matched the blood she left when she cut her hand.
She sounded incredibly shocked when Flores said they found the palm print with the blood mix...."but if I had done this I would have worn gloves....I have boxes of gloves......" <---paraphrased from the interview.
Another one of those crazy CMJA things we'll probably never find out just what she was thinking. "Duh, Jodi."
I'm still flummoxed that there are some people who think this trial is being influenced and covered up by the Mormon Church. In the whole scheme of things, Travis wasn't even a "blip" on the LDS radar. There are literally Millions of LDS members who hold the same or similar Priesthood callings as Travis did. They boast a membership of over 15 million, but that includes unbaptized children (kids that have been "blessed" in the church soon after birth but not baptized at 8 years or older), "jack Mormons", and people who left the church but never bothered to be removed from the membership ie., resignation or excommunication.
But, again, only a defendant and her legal team could make this about Mormonism and not cold blooded murder. A true blue LDS member would not frequent an establishment that promoted the consumption of caffeine (Starbucks), and wouldn't do anything on Sundays that would cause other people to work on the Sabbath. That includes watching television UNLESS it's General Conference. No stopping at a gas station, no going out to eat, etc., etc.
Any clothes that would expose your garments are major no-no's, including 2 piece bathing suits. How many Mormons do you know of that don't follow those tenets? Just about ALL of them.
My gramps, who was in the Arizona Mesa Temple Presidency, drank 3-4 RC colas a day<---------so much for NOT using stimulants like caffeine. That was just one of his least transgressions. He was a Bishop multiple times over, member of the Seventys, and a High Priest. The then President of the Church, Pres. Kimball, bestowed upon him the keys to the Celestial Kingdom: a guarantee that gramps got a free pass to the highest level of Heaven.:facepalm:
If anyone is trying to put Travis on the proverbial LDS pedestal, it's the defense. Because no Mormon truly has all their ducks in a row as far as the doctrine. Putting Travis in that light is just stupid. He was a normal guy who continued to
try to
follow the teachings of the church, just like every other Mormon.
The defense wants to make it sound like he was striving to be a Prophet and had all these skeletons in his closet. Good grief.
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He ran away from home, maybe?
