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Jodi Arias Speaks Out

March 8, 2009 8:36 AM

Only On the Web: Excerpts from Jodi's jailhouse press conference and why she's smiling in her mug shot.

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by kevincurphey October 23, 2009 1:32 PM EDT
i didnt mean to send the same comment twice. i didnt realize the first one sent
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by kevincurphey October 23, 2009 1:31 PM EDT
regarding the person who said "fry the b*tch" mr. or mrs. "iwatchthenews"

what is your problem? fry the b*tch? you are the one who is evil.... what if that were YOU daughters life and reputation on thw line what if it were YOUR sister or friend? how vicious and wicked is someone who would EVER just want to "fry" someone without COMPLETE proof that they have infact committed a murder or some horrible act toward someone else! you are a menece to this world, it is people lie you that are the real threat in life. crimes of passion and crimes that happen becasue of someones mental instability are not NEAR as scarey as a man or woman who speaks and thinks like you. you are a cancer to the community and it saddens me deeply that you feel the way you do. IF Jodi is for some reason not found innocent i would hope people might understand that this man was NOT everything he protraied himself as. and there are many who confirm that. my point being that (first off i DONT believe she did it) if she had ANYTHING to do with his death at all then it could of been in self defense. if she is infact "mad" then maybe it was him that drove her there. ALSO... if she IS innocent imagine the kind of anguish she must be suffering at this very moment. she has lost everything including the man she loved, and possibley wittnessed his murder. how DARE YOU!!! just say "fry the b*tch" with out FULL proof!!!! even if you turn out to be right, you are human scum for saying such a thing
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by editor_theotherside October 23, 2009 1:57 AM EDT
I am interviewing Jodi tomorrow. If anyone would like to ask her any questions, send them to: editor@theothersidenews.com I can?t address all the questions but I will do my best.
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by September 11, 2009 3:48 PM EDT
BUT to the point where she can manage to get herself a jury of 12 average citizens who will basically be hypnotized by that pretty face and that empty stare. Yes, this girl is way too smart for the average jury. Hopefully, the D.A. is on top of that. They would have to be.

I don't think a lie detector test would make any sense because she believes what she is saying. Like whatever she fabricates, becomes real as it comes out of her mouth.

She has a complex - yes, her friends, I know I'm only assuming and I apologize - but she has a complex that makes her feel far superior to anyone else. And, actually, that includes the two of you. And I imagine that you'll find that out someday. IF and only if she makes it out of that cell. If not, she'll need you for the rest of that life sentence.

Again, sorry for those hurt. Truly. Please stay strong.
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by September 11, 2009 3:41 PM EDT
First off, I feel deeply for all the friends and family involved. This must just tear at you every day. I have never commented on a story, but I'm so taken in by this one, I feel like I have to. This is what I think...

1. If Travis were truly unable to move his legs, he would not be propped up. Jodi is the one who said this happened; she is the only one. Physically, it just cannot be true.

2. There was a foot in the photo? Has anyone discovered whether it is connected to a leg? Perhaps it is a shoe. Perhaps it was even placed there on purpose.

3. I am shaken by Jodi's demeanor. Truly, I believe

4. She has lied about each piece of information. She doesn't tell the "truth" until she is caught. That doesn't even count as telling the truth!

5. Why is it Travis using Jodi for sex. (I hate talking this way about someone who was murdered and I am sorry to people that care about him...again, this must just be heartbreaking...) The last I checked, sex was between two people. I never heard he raped her. Why wasn't she feeling good too. And even using sex to keep a hold on him. I know what kind of control a girl can have over a guy. Especially - and I'm thinking this isn't so true - but especially if he's not having a lot of sex (because of the Mormon religion).

6. Why can that guy PROVE she's innocent if he dated her some nine years before the murder took place?

7. I think it's clear to everyone - people are not perfect. Stuff will come out about Travis, his friends, his family. I just hope you can all get through that so that justice can be served.

8. FROM THE EVIDENCE I'VE HEARD and read on the Internet and in newspapers, I cannnot imagine anything more shocking than if Jodi did not kill Travis. Out of jealousy and control. She did not LOVE him though or it is just not comprehensible that she could have left her lover dying.

9. jwbailey2 and karma4ever, I am sorry for your pain. I really am. You both sound truly convinced and I respect that you are standing up loyally for a friend. I wonder if you are able to take a step back at all? If so, I would think you could understand why people are reacting the way there are. I'm surprised people aren't getting more upset. I feel really pissed at Jodi and I don't know any of the people involved. I am very sorry I feel this way too...but SERIOUSLY...without knowing whatever stuff you both know because you are involved personally, it would be impossible to give her even the benefit of the doubt.

10. jwbailey2 - big sigh here - no matter how nervous you are, you do not leave behind someone you LOVE. You do not leave behind someone strong enough to be up on all fours to suffer a murder. Fine, you run. And then what is the first thing you do? YOU DO NOT DRIVE TO ANOTHER STATE, GO ON A DATE and NEVER, NEVER call to get help for this man? There is NO compassion. Or even a human quality there. Honestly, it is gross. You have to give yourself more credit than that too - if you were nervous and someone you loved was hurt, chances are YOU WOULD HELP. C'mon. That's silly. Many of us know at least one person who has had to react to a situation that is horrendous, I do, and they did not flee. Not just the fleeing - she did not call to get him help! I don't care how nervous you are, once you are out of imminent danger, you call. She should be guilty of leaving the scene of a crime, involuntary manslaughter, etc. if she cnanot be found guilty for the murder. SHE LEFT HIM THERE. And at that point, it is totally immaterial what "bad things" his family was involved in. Nothing could be as chilling as leaving someone - let alone someone you made love to 15 minutes earlier - to die!

Lastly, and this sends chills up my spine, I think Jodi is close to brilliant. But she also seems close to crazy. Not close, I'm going to be honest - and I'm almost afraid to because I don't want to run in to her later in life; she honestly scares me - I think she's got to be mentally SOOOOO off balance. But not to the point where it excuses her murder. BUT to the point where she can manage to get herself a
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by Curious_Gal August 24, 2009 4:26 PM EDT
February 2, 2010. But she just changed her lawyer (I think her lawyer dropped her) and they keep pushing dates further, so it may change.
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by LisaLisaDidIt August 5, 2009 9:18 PM EDT
well,i thinkk she didnt do it but then i do its hard to read her cause she is reallyy calm and looks innocent and talks really soft like nothing happened.well if any one knws when her court date is please tell me?.thanks.
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by willardsux July 25, 2009 6:35 PM EDT
I am astounded at this evil woman. I would be afraid to be in the same room with this maniac. And I agree with James5193...completely. She feels that what she did, was the right thing. If he wasn't going to be with her, he would be with no one, and she was going to make sure of it.

Chilling.
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by Randall85281 July 20, 2009 3:50 AM EDT
If this is the Jodi I am thinking of SHe is 100 % Innocent I can Prove it
cause I dated Here back IN November Of 1999 when she worked for the Chase Bank
I knew her well
trust me!
where the **** is she right now??
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by MrPink28 July 19, 2009 11:37 AM EDT
This situation has become so one sided its not even funny. I never met the guy, but growing up in the mormon church, i have met alot of the so called "Perfect Mormon" types and they usually are too good to be true. I also went to school with Jodi, and never remember her being "thought she was better than everyone else", but it was also high school. Before all of you start beleiving everything you read in the papers and online, just remember to keep an open mind and wait to judge until you ahve heard all the facts. And for all you so called christians (and ive met alot concerning this case, even in our own town), just remember you will be judge in the end based on how you judge others.
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by thedarkotaku July 15, 2009 9:42 PM EDT
anyone check his myspace lately? his last login date is waaaayyy after he was murdered? whats up with that
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by karma4ever July 6, 2009 4:22 PM EDT
It amazes me how people just judge. To me it just shows how our system and sociaty are like a third country. We as Jodis friends will never leave her side and she has never ever spoken of Travis in an evil way. She will tell her story whereit needs to be told, the court room. When she does go home then all who judged her can then turn on someone else. People post crap that dont even know her or who say they knew her and only met her for a brief second, and that grants them the right to judge her? I don't even bother with trying to get people to think of her family and what they are going through. Travis's family and Jodis live this every single day. Just let the courts hear the case. We as sociaty hear only what the DA and Police want us to hear. God help all the judgmental ones.
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by LisaK13 July 1, 2009 4:11 AM EDT
I have watched the 48 Hours news story on Jodi Arias and she seems completely guilty. To the commenter who argued that we don't know what happened and there might have been a threesome or a foursome gone wrong, if that were the case, then Jodi Arias would have stated it. Jodi Arias was present and admits to being present at the time of Travis's brutal slaying. Her story makes absolutely no sense. If her lover was being attacked by two people, why would she just leave him behind? And call later to leave voicemail messages as if nothing was wrong. She clearly thought she was brilliant and could cover up her crime by leaving messages she hoped would mislead the detectives and make her look innocent. No matter what relationship she had with Travis, she had no right to murder him if he wasn't a physical threat to her and it wasn't self-defense. I believe she killed him by herself without any help from anyone. If she had involved a friend, she would have turned on him or her already and revealed their involvement in the crime to help her get off. Her whole excuse for why she smiled in her mugshot is lame. It wasn't even a sad smile. People got outraged by her callousness and she concocted what she thought would be a clever story to explain her smile. It didn't work.
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by Miss-Roz June 24, 2009 5:35 PM EDT
I watched this last night and I checked out both Travis' and Jodi's myspace profiles. Her's reflected a lot of his as far as reading the same books, having similar ambitions (i.e. getting rich), liking the same people (i.e. Maya Angelou)...

I think this may be evident that Jodi obsessed over him.

In another comment someone left here, they said they supposedly had met Jodi and that she would spy on this person's friend that Jodi obviously liked.

This shows past obsessive behavior.

If Travis was stabbed 27 times, obviously this was a crime of anger, passion, jealousy? He was going to Mexico with another woman in a few days. Sounds like an, "If I can't have you, no one can" type of situation.

Here's an idea:

When she said that the man who supposedly killed Travis pulled the trigger on her, the gun backed up and didn't fire, could it be possible that that's what happened when she went to shoot Travis again? And that's why he was only shot once? Then, maybe she went and grabbed a knife to finish the job.

Of course we have to presume this woman is innocent until proven guilty, we have to give her that. There have been pretty good cases that have been turned over that seemed rock solid. However, in this case, the evidence and the motive are very, very clear.
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by livebyacode June 24, 2009 1:48 PM EDT
Obviously someone that is very confussed about reality and evidence collected. If she got arrested is clearly because of solid evidence collected against her. They have DNA evidence at the scene, pictures of them before and after the crime, her false police report and so many other stuff. I think she knows she will be found guilty and this is just her momment in front of the camera one last time. I feel bad for the victims family, he seemed like a cool guy but it just shows to prove that no ones perfect, you can make mistakes like using someone for sex but at times the price can be pretty hefty. For her, I hope at the trial all will come to light, who ever helped her needs to be caught as well. Even if she didnt do the stabing or shooting but clearly she was there. What to expect at the trial, temp insanity, other people involved will be caught eventually, life in prison without chance of parole. Cant wait to see it play out.
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by amygdala1 June 24, 2009 4:23 AM EDT
This guy was a total *******, using this woman repeatedly and then conveniently clinging to his "religion" so he could date other women. He must have thought his Mormon d*ck was lined with gold. She changed for him, but he never moved an inch for her and just tossed her away like a used tissue time and time again. She converted to Mormonism, drove countless miles to see him and to show he was such a caring nice guy (like everyone swears, yeah right) what did he do? Go out with other women-- yeah, that's a guy I'd want in my life. If he wasn't so pigheaded, maybe he would have realized that he was in a relationship with someone that actually cared about him. Likewise, his refusal to see past the end of his own c*ck, er, nose and realize that he might be in a relationship with a needy unstable person ultimately cost him his life. Maybe Mr. Wonderful, Travis Alexander, will be reincarnated as someone with a sense of humility, someone *truly* good, not the self-serving prick he was in this life.
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by iwatchthenews June 24, 2009 2:10 AM EDT
Watching this soft spoken Jodi reminded me of another psychopath who just got the death penalty Skylar Deleon..Fry the b*tch she did it, i never heard a more ridiculous scenario than what she described when you fry her no makeup for her trolly looking face
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by jwbailey2 June 24, 2009 12:43 AM EDT
wow yes she pretty and unemostional so what!yes shes smart but not smart enought too pull that off!she is innocent until proven giulty i know not always the case as why so many wrongfully convicted men/women bein let out with dna!!!!!!!althgough this not one of those cases and yes she was there but if u so into the pics how do u explain the foot in the pic?maybe officials should do more investigation into that!not getting into religion but maybe with his sexual activities maybe it was a 3sum/4sum gone bad.i know know one likes too think a holly rolla goes bad but wow more investigation needs to be done!sorry for the family reall am but more than too this than just him and her wow our justice system and these detectives need more education.
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by rodezi June 15, 2009 1:51 AM EDT
oh comm on, you can still keep a smile behind bars when you re facing life in jail;
, this can t be true.i d like to know if she already beeb sentenced.someone can tell me please
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by Augustinapriel June 7, 2009 5:06 AM EDT
In 48 Hours, she said Travis said he couldn't move his legs and that he was on his hands and knees. That seems odd -- how can one be on his hands and knees and not able to move his legs? I think bbalance on one's knees if one's spine is injured to the point one cannot move his legs.
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