Jodi Arias Murder Trial – Day Fourteen

So, the chatter was, whose hard drive was being discussed last week, Travis’ or Jodi’s?  We were led to think it was Travis’, but according to InSession’s Beth Karas it is actually Jodi’s, a defense trick!

It will be interesting if the defense will admit it or if we have to wait for Martinez to resolve the matter.

Judge calls a sidebar at 120:28 MST…we’re early, lol.

Jury brought in 10:32 MST.

Willmott questions Lonnie Dworkin.

 Dworkin now says the hard drive belonged to Jodi Arias!  Bingo!

He also examined a Helio phone in January 2010.  This would be the phone Gus Searcy gave Jodi.

There are no programs to retrieve info for this type of phone.  He did screen captures for messages and photos and he retrieved audio via a recorder.

Willmott shows him two photos of messages from the phone that he identifies.

He also examined Jodi’s Cannon camera January 15 2013.  He retrieved photos.

Willmott shows him photos taken from the camera that he identifies.

Martinez objects as to the relevance of the photos before they are entered as evidence.

Sidebar and the jury is sent out.

One photo is of Jodi with a dog, one shows Jodi smiling with a friend, and another one and the final one is a T-shirt and some pink underwear that says Travis’ on July 12, 2008 – after Travis was dead.

This is a murder case these have no relevance.

Defense says the photos show Jodi had brown hair in May, prior to Travis’s death.

Judge allows the photos, jury being bought back.

Photos are published to the jury.

Martinez on cross…

On Thursday, you gave the impression the Presario was Travis’?  Correct.

The damaged hard drive belonged to Ms. Arias’?  Yes.

Appears a You Tube video watch on Travis’ computer was titled Daft Hands- Better – Harder- Faster  -Stronger.

Martinez asks if he looked at the videos.  No.

It looks pretty salacious, doesn’t it?  Yes.

If I told you this was a rock band and Better – Harder- Faster  -Stronger is a song?  I don’t know.

Where there any images of women’s breasts on the computer?  I didn’t look.

Do you have any knowledge of pornography on the computer?  I remember some was on it.

Do you remember our interview?  Yes.

You said there was no pornography.  If that’s what I said, I stand by my statement.

Do you know who took the photo of the T-shirt and woman’s panties?  No.

But we know from the info it was taken in July 2008?  Yes.

That would be after June 4, 2008?  Yes.

Are you an expert on hair?  No.

Do you know when the hair color was applied to the defendant?  No.

Well, this was another defense witness chewed up by Martinez!                                                                     

Lunch recess called.

Willmott on redirect…

The Internet history from Mr. Alexander’s computer we looked at was it at 4 or 4:3o in the morning?  Yes.

The broken hard drive, did you actually see it?  Yes, and I had a mirror image of the hard drive.

There were thousands of entries on the hard drive?  Yes.

Yippee, jury questions!

Are dates and time stamps on digital photos able to be changed?  Yes, it can be changed before the photo is taken.

Wilmot…

Did you see any manipulation of the data?  I didn’t find anything out of the ordinary or unusual.

Willmott now calls Bryan Neumeister.  USA Forensic enhances audio and video for cases.  He’s been doing this for 32 years.

He goes through his CV.  Certified as an expert.

He was asked to enhance the audio of a phone call where the person making the call was heard, but the person on the other end wasn’t so clear sounding.

They go through a bunch of slides with graphs that show voice tracks, background noise, etc.

This phone call between Jodi and Travis shows Jodi’s voice clear and they had to enhance Travis’ voice.

Does the male call the female by name?  Yes, Jodi.

And does the female call the male by name?  Yes, Travis and the man refers to himself as Mr. Alexander.

Martinez on cross…

So it was Travis and Jodi on the dvd.  Yes.

Did you only compare Travis’s voice to a known sample?  Yes.

Did you compare Jodi Arias’?  No.

Jury sent out…again!!

Jodi must be ailing…twice now; she’s been taken out to use the facilities!

Ohhhhh, Jodi Arias on the stand!  Yikes!

Nurmi on direct…

Is this a position you ever thought you would find yourself in…testifying today?

Objection, relevance…

Did you kill Travis Alexander in June 2008?  Yes.

Why?  He attacked me.

You gave an interview with Inside Edition?  Yes.

You said you would never be found guilty?  Yes, I planned to commit suicide and never expected any of you to be here.  I couldn’t say I’d be acquitted either.

What are the names of your parents?  Bill and Sandy.

You have a half-sister?  Yes.

You have a younger brother?  Yes, Carl.

Younger sister?  Yes, Angela.

Younger brother?  Yes, Joseph.

Till age 7 she had an ideal childhood, has positive memories of that time.

You’re speaking quietly today.  Are you nervous?  Yes.

After age 7 what changed?  The frequency and intensity of spanks increased.

Her dad started using a belt and her mom started carrying a wooden spoon in her purse.

Objection, relevance…side bar.

Parents under the bus…sound familiar?

Her mother would whack them with the spoon if they were being brats.  It left welts.

When your dad hit you with the belt, did he leave welts?  My dad was pretty imposing…my mother didn’t carry that fear factor so she hit harder.

So she killed Travis because her parents disciplined her?

The beatings increased into her teen years.

Your interest in art, how did your parents react to that?  They were indifferent.

Did your parents ever show any interest in your artwork?  At one point, for a few weeks.

Mom is making dollars off her art now!

Was your mom aware of your dad beating you?  Yes, I remember times they were both present.

Did you graduate high school?  No.

Did you drop out?  Yes.

Where were you living at that time?  I was living with my boyfriend, Bobby Juarez.

Why did you leave your parents home to live with your boyfriend?  I was tired of the discipline and I was 3 months from being 18.  I skipped a class and my parents decided to ground me until I was 18.

Her boyfriend was 3 years older and had never been employed.

They broke up prior to the moving in together and she found out later he slit his wrists and was committed to a facility.

OMG, this is so scripted!!!!

Afternoon recess called.

I can’t wait for Martinez on cross!  Just as she did with Flores, she is giving way too many details and that’s when she gets tripped up with inconsistencies! Martinez has been writing and writing pages of notes and pages.  Jodi will be sorry she ever took the stand.

Can anyone tell which side of her mouth Jodi is talking from?

For whatever reason, they just switched out stenographers.

Nurmi….

You got back with Bobby Juarez?  Yes.

You had a boyfriend in another country?  Yes, Victor.  She met him in Costa Rica and his last name was ironically Arias!!!

She broke up with Victor and got back with Juarez.  Her mom wasn’t happy about their relationship.

Bobby didn’t have an ss card and couldn’t find his birth certificate.  Couldn’t get a drivers license.

Illegal?

She worked at Denney’s and supported both of them.

The parents went to a rest home.  She has no idea who paid the electric and phone at that time.

Now she says that she thought Bobby treated her well till she found he was cheating on her.   OMG!

She was hacking his email account too! She’s having trouble keeping the scripted story together!!!

Was Bobby ever physically abusive to you?   At one point, I was advised to get away because he wasn’t healthy for her.

He had an argument with her and grabbed her in a strangle hold and she almost passed out.  He said he would kill her family and he knew a lot about her family.

Have you heard this before??? Sounds like the same freakin story!  Liar isn’t a strong enough word for her.

Did you ever engage in sexual relationships with him? Yes, once or twice.

Why?  I still loved him.

She left Juarez and went to Costa Rica to reassess her life and then went back to her grandparents.

She finally decided stop seeing him after he moved to Oregon and finally got a job and was living with a friend, Matt.

Now, she suddenly becomes good friends with Matt!!!

Oh good lord, I’m gonna barf!

Why, when I look at Nurmi, I see him him roasting on a spit???

Holy carp, now she and Matt hook up as boyfriend and girlfriend and “We became romantic.”

Anyone else see a pattern here???

ritanita just told me… “Victor” is Travis middle name”… guess he’s made up.  And, then there is “Victor Arias.”

So, name the show…did I watch Showtime, HBO, Starz or a trial???

Nite All!