My true prophecy....her cold sore will NOT leave, it'll be there past the trial. Those things just never go away. It looks worse but still hasn't broken the skin, if it does break then you'll see one big ugly sore. At least its presence shows that Jodi is having stress, which shows either fear or some conscience....prolly just fear.

I think the questions are tripping her up. I also think Jodi is smart enough to know that the questions represent the mind of the jurors, which is thinking she's guilty as hell.

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1:48 p.m: ET: The jury is done asking questions. Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi is now asking Arias follow up questions. Nurmi is asking Arias about her understanding of the Mormon Law of Chastity. Arias said Alexander told her that vaginal sex was the only prohibited behavior under the law.

1:44 p.m. ET:

Juror question: “How can you say you don’t have memory issues when you can’t remember how you stabbed him so many times and slashed his throat?” “I think that I have a good memory and June 4th is an anomaly for me. Like I said yesterday, it’s in a class of it’s own and I can’t explain what kind of state of mind I was in. Most of the day was an entire blank and little pieces have come back but not very many,” said Arias.

1:39 p.m. ET: Juror question: Did prosecutor Martinez make you shake when he was questioning you?

Arias said she did shake, and it was most intense during his first day of cross exam

1:38 p.m. ET: Juror question: You said everything happened so fast you didn't have time to think, then how did you think about grabbing the gun?

Arias said what she should have said was that she didn't have time to think of repercussions. She just reacted.

1:36 p.m. ET: Juror question: Are you still ashamed about Alexander's death?

Arias said yes she is still ashamed.

1:35 p.m. ET: Arias is taking the stand for new jury questions.

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I can't BELIEVE Jodi keeps repeating and repeating how much she wanted to EDIFY Travis! Are you kidding me? I have seen Travis naked, I have heard Travis' sex talk, I have heard he is a pedophile and sex addict, and I have seen the most gruesome pictures of his bloody bloody bloody body from head to toe. None of that is EDIFYING!!! It's all horrifying!

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Unfortunately, I think the rest of the day is going to be BORING. The fat lawyer is now questioning Jodi again, which means another several months of his trying to formulate questions into sentences. (I'm wondering why Nurmi's favorite subject is penile/vaginal intercourse? He's stuck on that again. Also wondering what that's got to do with her butchering Travis?)

So basically, to heck with the rest of today...until next Wednesday.

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I understand what you are saying, rt.

I'll keep the thing running and listen while doing other stuff.


I'll update any worsening of her cold sore

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3:36 p.m. ET: The attorneys are discussing something with judge Stephens. Testimony should pick back up any moment.

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4:31 p.m. ET:

“So at age 27, you weren’t seeking to avoid turning 30, you were seeking to be married and start a family before that age? Is that accurate?” asked Nurmi.

“Yes, it’s 31. But yes, that’s accurate,” said Arias.

4:30 p.m. ET: Nurmi asked Arias if Alexander knew she was loyal. Arias replied, "Yes."

4:28 p.m. ET: In May 2008, Arias was having sexual relations with Alexander, but she considered herself single.

4:25 p.m. ET: Arias said Mormons are expected to be married by 30 or 31. In 2007, Arias was 27 and she said she was seeking a husband. Nurmi is asking Arias about a Mormon man she met online after breaking up with Alexander.

4:21 p.m. ET: After breaking up with Alexander, Arias said she still identified herself as a Mormon.

4:17 p.m. ET:

“It was the night we had an argument in his bedroom. It was the night he wouldn’t let me leave. I tried to get up and leave and he stopped me and pushed me and I fell down. I fell on my knees. And he basically demanded that I listen to what he was saying. And a short time later I got up to leave again and he did the same thing. The third time I got up he let me leave,” said Arias.

“His harsh words at that time. It was still relatively fresh and it kept playing like a recording in my mind over and over. They were haunting me in that regard,” said Arias.

4:15 p.m. ET: Nurmi is showing the jury a journal entry, that Arias wrote after the pushing incident.

4:13 p.m. ET: Arias is explaining an incident when Alexander pushed her down, and wouldn't let her leave his house.

4:11 p.m. ET:

“You had been contemplated suicide since August 26, 2007?” asked Nurmi.

Yes,” said Arias.

“You had been contemplating suicide from August 26, 2007 until your arrest?” he asked.

“No, there was a break,” said Arias.

“And what was the break?” said Nurmi.

“After I moved out of Arizona I didn’t feel suicidal as much until after Travis passed away,” said Arias.

4:09 p.m. ET: Nurmi asked Arias to review one of her journal entries

4:07 p.m. ET: Arias seemed to become upset as she reviewed the letters. Arias confirmed they were her suicide letters, and one letter had her request for her tombstone.

4:02 p.m. ET: Nurmi is having Arias review what could be suicide letters she sent her grandmother.

4:01 p.m. ET: Alexander allegedly began to masturbatee during this phone conversation the day after they broke up. She said she was kind of flattered by his sexual attention.

4:00 p.m. ET: Arias said she had a sexual conversation with Alexander a day after she broke up with him.

3:59 p.m. ET: Nurmi has moved on to Arias' break up with Alexander on June 29, 2007. Arias said she didn't break off communication with Alexander, because she still loved him. The attorneys are now at a sidebar with judge Stephens.

3:54 p.m. ET: Arias said she still had financial ties to Brewer when she began dating Alexander.

3:52 p.m. ET: Her relationship with Brewer ended with a civil conversation at the kitchen table.

3:51 p.m. ET: Arias said she broke up with Brewer, before she ever engaged in any sexual activity with Alexander.

3:49 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi is picking up where he left off with asking Arias about her previous relationships. Arias is talking about her break up with Darryl Brewer.

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4:56 p.m. ET: The attorneys are at a sidebar.

4:54 p.m. ET: Nurmi asked Arias if she could have sex with Alexander when he attacked her on June 4, 2008. Arias said no not in the heat of that moment.

4:52 p.m. ET: Nurmi is asking Arias how sex helped calm Alexander when he was upset. Arias said sex usually marked the end of an argument.

4:50 p.m. ET: Arias is describing how her love for Alexander changed through their relationship.

4:47 p.m. ET: Arias she still loves Alexander in some ways even now.

“I knew I wasn’t going to marry him and I can’t say that I had a desire to marry the Travis that I knew as Travis to be at that point,” said Arias.

4:44 p.m. ET: Arias said she wasn't jealous of Hall, but she had "bittersweet" feelings about it. She said she still had feelings for Alexander, but she wanted him to be happy.

“I didn’t feel jealous… but when he began to talk about her – I can’t say it was jealousy. It was kind of bittersweet. Because I knew that I wasn’t going to marry him but I still had feelings for him. I knew I needed to move on and I knew our relationship was unhealthy,” said Arias.

“Were you jealous, in any way, that he was taking Ms. Hall to Cancun?” asked Nurmi.

“I didn’t know he was taking Mimi Hall until after June 4th,” said Arias.

4:42 p.m. ET: Nurmi asked why Arias was willing to have sex with Alexander after she knew he was interested in Hall. Arias said she was conflicted, because it wasn't helping each other spiritually.

“At first he didn’t tell me a lot. He just showed me pictures of her. I understood that he believed that he was receiving signs from God that she was to be his wife,” said Arias.

4:39 p.m. ET: Arias said she engaged in sexually behavior after he started dating Mimi Hall, and he was taking her to Cancun in June 2008. Alexander was receiving signs from god that Hall was supposed to be his wife according to Arias.

4:38 p.m. ET: Nurmi is asking about Alexander's desire of having a threesome with another girl. Arias said she entertained the idea, but is not sure if she would have gone along with it.

“You also mentioned that Travis had an interest in having a threesome during your relationship, is that correct?” asked Nurmi.

“Yes,” said Arias.

“And that involved another woman, correct?”

“Yes,” said Arias.

“And you told us that that was something that you were, I believe your words were, ‘Willing to go along with,’” asked Nurmi.

“I’m not sure if it had gone up to the moment if I would have gone along with it or not but I entertained the idea with him,” said Arias.

4:37 p.m. ET: Arias said after June 4, 2008, she deleted multiple phone sex recordings, because wanted to keep them secret.

4:33 p.m. ET: Nurmi is now asking Arias about why she took gas cans with her on road trips. Arias said she took them with her when she was driving in the desert.

Nurmi asked, “Was taking gas cans on a trip -- and your answer was something to the affect that that was common practice for you. Was that correct?”

“Only after we moved to the desert and realized the extreme conditions of the desert in the summer. I didn’t take them on all the trips. Just within desert areas. For example if I was going to Portland I wouldn’t take gas cans,” said Arias.

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5:01 p.m. ET: Judge Stephens has recessed court, and the attorneys are still discussing something with her at the bench.


Live feed has ended?

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I assume this is a break?

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They are back

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They are at side bar....

It's a toss up which is most boring Nurmi or Nothing at all?

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5:35 p.m. ET: Arias said she knew deleted photos stayed on memory card, but a normal person couldn't recover it.

5:34 p.m. ET: Nurmi is asking Arias about how she deleted photos from Alexander's camera after killing him on June 4, 2008. Arias said she was an aspiring photographer so she knew how to delete the photos.

5:25 p.m. ET: The attorneys are at a sidebar with with judge.

5:24 p.m. ET: Judge Stephens is back on the bench, and is reviewing a document.

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LOLOL

Trying to rehabilitate her on "holster"..... FAIL.

It was there at some stage?

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5:45 p.m. ET: Arias is explaining how she hid her shaking from everyone, when prosecutor Martinez was questioning her.

5:43 p.m. ET: Arias said she thought she was going to die on June 4, 2008, because Alexander almost killed her before when he choked her.

5:42 p.m. ET: Nurmi is now moving on to what happened to the knife that she used to stab Alexander. Arias said she does not remember what happened to the knife.

5:41 p.m. ET: Arias is explaining where the camera landed when she dropped it right before Alexander attacked. She said the camera landed near his bathtub.

5:37 p.m. ET: Nurmi is asking Arias if Alexander's gun was in a holster on June 4, 2008. Arias said she does not remember. Prosecutor Martinez objected and said she had testified the gun was in a holster.

5:36 p.m. ET:

Nurmi asked, "The gun you discovered Mr. Alexander owning, was it your understanding that his ownership of said gun was to be kept secret?

"Yes," replied Arias.

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Jodi just did a prepared speach on how can we believe her now after so many lies?

FAIL

Nurmi done... thank God... now Martinez

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5:52 p.m. ET: Martinez asked Arias if she remember taking an oath she would not lie before taking the witness stand. She said yes she does.

5:51 p.m. ET: Nurmi has wrapped his questioning. Prosecutor Martinez is examining Arias now.

5:49 p.m. ET: Nurmi is walking Arias through all the lies she has told since Alexander's death, and is asks her why should anyone believe you now.

Arias said she wanted to protect Alexander's reputation, and she didn't want to be caught.

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What a relief to have Martinez... cutting through the BS


But.... sidebar after objection he was being argumentative.

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6:04 p.m. ET: Martinez is asking Arias when she told a psychologist about the pedophile claim. Arias said she believes it was in July 2009.

6:03 p.m. ET: Arias said she told McCartney in April in 2008 about Alexander's sexual attraction to children.

6:02 p.m. ET: Arias said she never wanted to bring up Alexander's alleged pedophile tendencies.

5:59 p.m. ET: Martinez is pointing out that Arias first mentioned that Alexander allegedly masturbated to an image of a young boy years after his death.

5:55 p.m. ET: Martinez asked Arias if she was going to tell the truth about the pedophile claim, and who she told that Alexander was attracted to children. Arias said yes she was telling the truth.

5:53 p.m. ET: Martinez asked Arias if Matt McCartney would lie for her. Arias said no he would not. Martinez tried to bring in a statement from McCartney, but the defense objected. The attorneys are now at a sidebar. McCartney may testify that Arias did tell him about Alexander's alleged sexual attraction to children.

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6:25 p.m. ET: Martinez showed the jury how her bank account records show three transactions from a gas station in Salt Lake City.

6:21 p.m. ET: Nurmi is objecting to Arias' bank accounts, and they are now at a sidebar with judge Stephens.

6:19 p.m. ET: Martinez is now showing the jury Arias' bank account statements from June 2008.

6:15 p.m. ET: Arias said earlier in the trial that she bought a third gas tank in Salinas, California for her roadtrip, but took it back the same time. Martinez asked if she returned it then why did she have three gas tanks on June 6, 2008. Martinez is now showing the jury receipts from a gas station in Salt Lake City.

6:13 p.m. ET: The attorneys are at a sidebar with judge Stephens.

6:12 p.m. ET: Martinez is asking Arias about the gas cans she took on her road trip to visit Alexander in June 2008. Arias said she can't remember filling up the car or the gas tanks first. Martinez pointed out she was unsure earlier in the trial, but she just told the jurors that she likely filled up the car first then the gas cans. Arias is trying to say she is unsure, but she says according the receipts and logic she filled the car first.

Martinez said, "So isn’t it true that you do remember the sequence of events involving the filling up the car with gas in Pasadena?

The only part I remember, as far as sequence, is I put the gas in the gas cans and then so I didn’t leave the hose on the floor, or the ground, the concrete, I hung it up. That ends the transaction. That’s all I know," said Arias. "I really don’t know the exact sequence. I wouldn’t bet all my money on what it was. I can only go by receipts and times to help me remember."

6:06 p.m. ET: Our producer in the courtroom says jurors have submitted more questions for Arias. It is not clear whether judge Stephens will have Arias answer them.

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