speculate on that. however, i can tell you that earlier when we found out that she d been transferred to the psych ward, we were also told at that point she was in transport to the courthouse to come to this hearing. now, at this point we don t know why the hearing has been canceled. this wouldn t be the first time court has been canceled or delayed or, you know, outright they end it very early. different reasons include jodi wasn t feeling well or something happened. so it s not out of the ordinary for court not to have gone on today as usual. but we re still trying to find out why. well, you will and you ll bring it to us. nbc s diana alvear, thanks so much, diana. and we ll be right back to clear the air. for seeing your business in a whole new way. for seeing what cash is coming in and going out. so you can understand every angle of your cash flow- last week, this month, and even next year.
the law of ohio calls for the the death penalty for those most depraved criminals who commit aggravated murder during the course of a kidnapping. in the meantime, i ask for everyone s patience to avoid damaging the investigation or the victims. the victims in this case have gone through a traumatic decade-long ordeal that few among us are capable of ever understanding. the fbi victims assistance specialists informed us the victims desperately need space and time. these victims need to be decompressed. they need a chance to heal before we seek further in-depth evidence from them. we cannot have them subjected to 50 interviews and then go seek the interview to get the detailed evidence that we need. it is imperative that the community and the media be respectful of these young women and their families and give them and their families the privacy they need and deserve. i also greatly appreciate the members of the bar who stepped forward pro bono to assist victims and their famil
and beatings resulting in miscarriages and officials said quote, we ve heard that. some of the girls, some of the family members, we are trying to sort it all out. that is new information from a federal official who is working on this investigation. now let me take you back to the other breaking news story, the jodi arias verdict. we will hear the verdict at 4:30 eastern time. i have got karen desoto, attorney with me, as well as diana alvear. i think a lot of people grapple with this and people at home, attorneys if you will, will you look at facts of the case that travis alexander was stabbed 27 times. shot in the head. his throat slit ear to ear. his body found in his shower. after the investigation police discovered that it was jodi arias. she never denied killing him but she said it has all been a
case. are there any questions? you are excused. please stand for the jury. the verdict in the case a unanimous guilty verdict of first degree murder. diana alvear, you re outside the court. what s the reaction? let me tell you something, martin. as soon as they said guilty, screams came from overin front of the courthouse. i could tell it looks like a block party is going on out there. everybody was hugging, cheering, tears. everybody is so happy that the jury decided to go with a guilty verdict for jodi arias. it really does feel like people out here really took this personally. if you look over my shoulder right there you can see people starting to walk away from the courthouse. many of them probably feel right now they got what they wanted and travis alexander got justice. right. your reaction, rikki? i think it was an appropriate
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