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Jodi Arias Trial: Five Things to Watch for Between Now and July 18

Jodi Arias coverage has been in the doldrums since the May 23 non-decision by the jury on the death penalty. Some news media outlets are digging up crumbs leftover from the trial. Nancy Grace and CNN resorted to interviewing Arias' fellow jail inmates; Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced l ... More >>

Jodi Arias Trial: Arizona Supreme Court Declines Review of "Cruel" Factor; Arias Execution Still Possible

The Arizona Supreme Court won't be reviewing the Jodi Arias case based on her previous claim that prosecutors can't use "especially cruel" as an aggravating factor for her sentencing. The ruling means that Arias, who was convicted on May 8 of premeditated first-degree murder, is still facing potent ... More >>

Jodi Arias Jury Done -- No Decision on Death Penalty; Mistrial of Penalty Phase Declared; State Wants to Retry

Jury members in the Jodi Arias case wrapped up nearly five months of work today, causing a mistrial due to their failure to reach a unanimous decision on the death penalty. Some women jurors were crying and one even said "sorry" to the family of slaying victim Travis Alexander, according to a tweet ... More >>

Will Jodi Arias Get the Death Penalty?

The jury in the Jodi Arias trial will continue deliberating this morning about whether the murderer should be executed.Arias, always the drama queen, changed her talking points while addressing the jury yesterday, as she pleaded with the jury to let her live -- despite previously saying she would "p ... More >>

Reporters Ask No Tough Questions of "Sex Kitten" Jodi Arias on Eve of Sentencing

Just watched the interview of Jodi Arias by Mark Curtis of Channel 12 (KNXV-TV), Troy Hayden of Channel 10 (KSAZ-AZ) and Ryan Owens of ABC News. In what may be one of the last TV interviews of Arias, since prison interviews aren't normally allowed, Curtis and Hayden -- who'd been invited by Arias - ... More >>

Jodi Arias Jury Can't Reach Decision on Death Penalty, Sent Back by Judge for More Deliberation

The jury in the Jodi Arias case announced just before noon today that they can't reach a unanimous decision on whether Arias should be executed. Maricopa County Judge Sherry Stephens sent the jury back to try again. Under Arizona law, the jury will be dismissed and a new jury convened if the stale ... More >>

Meet the Three Women Currently on Arizona's Death Row

While a jury's apparently having a tough time deciding whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for killing Travis Alexander, we'll point out that Arias would join just a few other women on death row, if that's where the jury decides to send her.There are only three Arizona women in the custody of ... More >>

Jodi Arias Asks Jury to Spare Her Life So Her Family Isn't Hurt; No Apology to Victim's Family, No Tears

Jodi Arias asked the jury in her long-running murder trial to spare her life, contradicting previous statements that she preferred the death penalty to life in prison. She failed to apologize for killing ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in her highly anticipated statement to the jury today. See bel ... More >>

Jodi Arias Jury Nears Final Decision on Death Penalty; Court Resumes Today for Penalty Phase of Trial

The jury in the sensational trial of boyfriend-slayer Jodi Arias is expected to hear testimony today from Arias' defense attorneys, who'll try to argue that Arias doesn't deserve execution. Arias has said she prefers life in prison. As we reported last week, state officials say Arias could be execu ... More >>

Phoenix Police Officer Daryl Raetz's Body Circled by Nativist Buzzards

The nativists are a parasitic lot. They gloat when someone is murdered by an "illegal immigrant," or any kind of immigrant, actually. In the Boston bombings, they made a feast of the two brothers, the alleged terrorists: one a naturalized U.S. citizen, the other granted asylum. Suddenly, the brot ... More >>

Jodi Arias Could Be Executed in Just Four Years — if Her Death Wish Isn’t Another Lie

Jodi Arias's Kinky Murder Trial in Arizona Continues

Jodi Arias Back in Court Today as Death Penalty Looms; Victim Statements, Mitigation Arguments Precede Jury's Final Decision

The engrossing saga of convicted slasher Jodi Arias is wrapping up after the jury took about an hour on Wednesday to decide her fatal attack on Travis Alexander was "especially cruel." Next up in the marathon trial that's gone on since January 2nd: impact statements by Alexander's family and the pe ... More >>

Jodi Arias Could be Executed in Just Four Years -- If Her Wish for Death Isn't Another Lie

In an exclusive post-conviction interview, boyfriend-killer Jodi Arias insisted that she didn't plan to kill 30-year-old Travis Alexander in 2008. But now that she's been convicted of premeditated murder, she'd "prefer to die sooner than later." Arias went on to say to Channel 10's Troy Hayden, "L ... More >>

Jodi Arias Drops the Dramatics, Gets Off Suicide Watch

Drama queen/convicted murderer Jodi Arias has been taken off "suicide protocol," according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.Arias was placed on suicide watch after a jury found her guilty of first-degree, premeditated murder in her killing of Travis Alexander.See also:-Jodi Arias Says She Pre ... More >>

Should Jodi Arias Get the Death Penalty?

A jury found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder yesterday for killing Travis Alexander at his Mesa home in 2008.Arias' conviction means she could be sentenced to death for her crime.See also:-Jodi Arias Guilty of First-Degree Premeditated Murder-Psycho Killer: Jodi Arias' Kinky Death-Penalty T ... More >>

Jodi Arias Trial: CNN's Dramatic Coverage Mocked by the Daily Show (Video)

It seems nearly impossible to keep the state of Arizona off of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, but, for once, an Arizona-based segment isn't due to the actions of the state's elected officials.This time, Stewart gave his analysis of the Jodi Arias trial, specifically, the over-dram ... More >>

Jodi Arias Trial: The Jury Has Reached a Verdict

UPDATE: Jodi Arias Guilty of First-Degree Premeditated Murder, Jury FindsThe jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of Jodi Arias.According to a spokesman for the Maricopa County Superior Court, the verdict will be read at 1:30 p.m.See also:-Jury Deciding Arias' Fate-Psycho Killer-Jodi Arias ... More >>

Jodi Arias Guilty of First-Degree Premeditated Murder, Jury Finds

Jodi Arias was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder today, and now the jury must decide whether or not to put Arias to death. The jury also found Arias guilty of felony murder. The penalty phase of this trial, which already has lasted four months, will start at 1 p.m. on Thursday. It c ... More >>

Five Songs That Speak to Those Celebrating the Jodi Arias Guilty Verdict

News broke within the last couple of hours that Jodi Arias was found "guilty as charged" by a jury of her peers in a Maricopa County Superior Court room for the brutal 2008 murder of lover Travis Alexander. Needless to say, there's been much celebrating both outside the courthouse (where chanting ... More >>

Jodi Arias Heads Toward Probable Death-Penalty Sentence; Says She Prefers It to Life Sentence

Chances seem slim-to-none that Jodi Arias will escape a death sentence. The Maricopa County jury which today found Arias guilty of first-degree murder is scheduled to begin hearing the aggravation, or penalty, phase of the trial tomorrow starting at 1 p.m. Witnesses will likely be called for this p ... More >>

Travis Alexander's Family Agrees With Verdict, Plans to Sue Arias

The family of Travis Alexander agrees with the first-degree murder jury verdict against Jodi Arias, and plans to sue Arias in the near future, the family's lawyer said today.. Jay Beckstead, the family's lawyer, announced the planned wrongful death suit against Arias today on the steps of the Maric ... More >>

Jodi Arias' 10 Most Pathetic Tweets

While the jury is still considering Jodi Arias' fate for killing Travis Alexander, we have some insight on what's going on in her head.It's easy, really, because she's a nationally known murder defendant with a friggin' Twitter account, and one of the few words that accurately describes Arias' posts ... More >>

Jodi Arias Trial: Jury Deciding Arias' Fate; Announcement to Come in Hour or Less After Jury Makes Decision

The jury in the Jodi Arias murder trial huddled at 9 a.m. this morning on its big decision following about an hour of deliberations on Friday. The panel's decision will be announced about an hour or less after it's made, court staff tells us this morning. Whether individual jury members feel Arias ... More >>

Jodi Arias Trial: Judge Requests Defense Request to Sequester Jury; Damning Video of Arias' Parents; Booted Juror Watches Trial From Courtroom

The most interesting developments in the sensational trial of man-killer Jodi Arias this week had nothing to do with the boring, skepticism-inducing testimony by a domestic-violence expert. Two other key events had the public's attention: The booting of Juror #5 from the jury panel and her subseque ... More >>

Jodi Arias Trial: Defense Counters Attacks on PTSD Doc's Credibility; We Talk to Expert Who has Doubts on Amnesia Story

The capital murder trial of Jodi Arias continued with several delays today, focusing on the testimony of a local doctor who claims Arias' alleged amnesia seems real. The theory of Scottsdale psychologist Richard Samuels was tarnished badly by deputy Maricopa County Attorney Juan Martinez, as we det ... More >>

Richard Samuels, A.K.A. Doctor Fog, Hammered by Juan Martinez Over Jodi Arias' Alleged Memory Loss

Prosecutor Juan Martinez hammered a local psychologist over his evaluation of murder defendant Jodi Arias today, at one point asking him if he had memory problems. Richard Samuels, who has an office in Scottsdale, evaluated Arias while she was in jail following her 2008 slaying of ex-boyfriend Trav ... More >>

Psycho Killer: Jodi Arias' Kinky Death-Penalty Trial

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Jodi Arias Vs. Gavin Macfarlane: Tale of Two Death Penalty Cases

Something's wrong with Jodi Arias, that much anyone can tell. Her lack of emotion combined with the brutality of her crime -- stabbing, slashing and shooting her victim -- have led some to call her a sociopath, or psychopath. Not that most people could give a medical definition of the terms. But by ... More >>

Jodi Arias Trial: Prosecutor Juan Martinez's "Meltdown" With Murder Suspect; Plus, KY or Baby Oil?

The Jodi Arias trial took another turn for the nutty today with a "meltdown" by prosecutor Juan Martinez and, to some extent, the justice system. Arias, who claims she shot, stabbed and nearly decapitated her ex-boyfriend in self-defense, said in her third day of being cross-examined that Martinez ... More >>

Jodi Arias Live Blog: Cross-Examination Continues Into Arias' Admitted Lies and Alleged Truths

Juan Martinez begins the day by asking Jodi Arias if she lies to her benefit. Seems like as good a way as any to start. Martinez tries to play an excerpt from Arias' police interview, when she was still sticking to the story that two masked intruders came in and attacked her ex-boyfriend, Travis Al ... More >>

Jodi Arias Live Blog: Arias Grilled Under Cross-Examination by Prosecutor Juan Martinez

It's 10:30 a.m. at the Jodi Arias murder trial. Every seat is full today because Arias is preparing to answer questions from prosecutor Juan Martinez, in his cross-examination. Martinez displays a picture of Arias and her younger sister, Angela, taken on May 10 of 2008. He tells her that she tape-r ... More >>

Jodi Arias Live Blog: Arias Describes How She Killed Travis Alexander in 2008; She Recalls Shooting Him, But Not Stabbing Him or Slashing His Throat

We're live-blogging this morning from the Jodi Arias trial. Be sure to check back frequently for updates. The testimony is beginning right now as her attorney, Kirk Numri asks for Jodi to tell what happens when she gets in the shower. This follows yesterday's testimony, in which she described showi ... More >>

Jodi Arias Live Blog: Goes Home After Killing Alexander, Wanting to "Deny Reality"

It's about 1:30 p.m., and the afternoon recess in the Jodi Arias trial has ended. Arias is back on the stand, having testified this morning about how she shot Travis Alexander on June 4, 2008, then drove to Utah to meet a guy she liked. She spent a few hours with him, made out, tried to "act normal ... More >>

Zero Zero, Rogue Bar, 10/5/12

Zero Zero Album Release Party @ Rogue Bar | 10/5/12As you might notice by the timing of this posting, I come from that age-old school of being fashionably late. (I try to limit these things to social gatherings, dinner dates and house parties, but every so often the habit bleeds over into work.) I'v ... More >>