about jodi arias, including the time alexander described being robbed at gun point, and arias didn t seem kerned at all. you say when you first met jodi, your internal alarms went off. what do you mean by that? she had a very spooky kind of like a seductive style energy when she walked into the room. you know, when you looked her in the eye, she had an empty like there was no soul behind those eyes. and jacob, the woman you see on the stand, is that the way you remember her back then? if you mean the lying, manipulating jodi, absolutely. the one that she s trying to portray to the rest of the world like she s some meek, you know, honest person that just wants the best for people, you know, this battered woman that she s trying to portray, absolutely not. that s, you know, theperson she s trying to portray is not who i see on the stand. the lying, manipulating jodi
defense lawyer stepped in yet again to try to repair the damage. so, jodi, that is the ultimate question. why should anybody believe you now? i lied a lot in the beginning. i understand that there will always be questions, but all i can do at this point is say what happened to the best of my recollection. and if i m convicted, than that s because of my own bad choices in the beginning. reporter: bad choices that could cost her her life. randi kaye, cnn, phoenix. bad choices indeed. jodi arias and her lawyers have tried to paint travis alexander as physically abusive, a man who attacked her in a rage. that s not the man his friends say he was like. they socialized after alexander started dating arias, and they said they saw red flags early on
was that a recollection or a logical assumption on your part? it was definitely not a recollection. reporter: the jury also wanted to know this. why did you place travis body back in the shower? i could only speculate because i don t remember. reporter: and this. why is it that you have no memory of stabbing travis? i can t really explain why my mind did what it did. maybe because it s too horrible. reporter: when the jury s questions were done, arias defense lawyer stepped in yet again to try to repair the damage. so, jodi, that is the ultimate question. why should anybody believe you now? i lied a lot in the beginning. i understand that there will
she s always been is definitely who where see on the stand. holly, do you agree with that. even the way she looks, the meekness she s trying to project, is that at odds with the way you remember her? she was never meek or quiet or reserved the way she is. the real jodi is the aggressive jodi you see talking to the prosecutor. that s the real jodi. i want to play a video your husband shot of travis telling a story about a near death experience. let s listen. tough people that s like pull the trigger or whatever. you one of those people who t k talks like they re tough. whatever. whatever, just to see how you d react. what do you see? what kind of behavior do you see in her? um, in jodi, i see that she s very apathetic in that moment. she s annoyed almost like she doesn t want to be there. she doesn t care to hear this story. she s not interested in any way.
alexander as physically abusive, a man who attacked her in a rage. that s not the man his friends say he was like. they socialized after alexander started dating arias, and they said they saw red flags early on including the time alexander described being robbed at gun point, and they say sayrious didn t seem concerned at all. you say when you first met jodi, your internal alarms went off. what do you mean by that? she had a very spooky kind of like a seductive style energy when she walked into the room. you know, when you looked her in the eye, she had an empty like there was no soul behind those eyes. and jacob, the woman you see on the stand, is that the way you remember her back then? if you mean the lying, manipulating jodi, absolutely. the one that she s trying to portray to the rest of the world like she s some meek, you know,