http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt61znNwsaAHere you go, Rumpole.....make sure you have your headphones on. This Part One of Day 17 video starts out with the judge explaning that the family has agreed to be present while they hear the audio (the victim, Travis Alexander's family - the 2 girls and guy they show) and I read that on the defendant's side, the brother and the father both decided not to be present during the playing of the recording (wise decision on their part).
When finished, I almost expected the judge to say, "I'll have whatever she's having...."
As far as the sex, it is really completely irrelevant to the murder. Jodi was a nympho and I don't believe Travis was any kind of saint - although he did say on the recording that he hadn't done "certain things" (he actually uses the graphic language) until he met Jodi.
People believe Jodi made these recordings in order to play for any future girlfriend Travis might think about marrying. Travis was very Mormon and
being virginal for both men and women sex is an important aspect. Jodi was "baptized" by Travis into the Mormon religion. Apparently, he did some "self-help" speaking gigs. From the testimony and hearing Travis himself on the recording, and like I said, I don't think he was any kind of Saint - he held it together on the outside, but deep down...... (it goes without saying that he did not deserve to be murdered!)
From what I have been able to discern, I stand to be corrected, Jodi's parents were well off with many restaurants and then later had financial problems. She became a real problem teenager and left her parent's home, etc.
I think she is coming off as a cool, collected PSYCHO.
oh, and Rumpole - the explanation for the pop rocks and tootsie rolls comes after the recording upon questioning by the defense attorney Nurmi.