Think you’ve seen or heard it all when it comes to the
behind-bars antics of Ms. Jodi Ann Arias?
Think again! The convicted murderer now has her own online book
club! Yes, you heard me correctly –
another website somehow controlled by a “close custody” inmate! When will it stop, and how is it being
allowed to happen? Never in my life have
I seen a convicted murderer have so much control of social media from behind
bars – while I don’t know if she is breaking any laws by (obviously) having
somebody create and maintain these websites displaying and selling her “artwork”,
t-shirts and whatever else she’s hawking these days. What’s next, Tupperware? Avon?
Amway?
The convicts’
newest online venture is Jodispage.com, and it’s a bright yellow website with a
big picture of Arias, in the infamous white hooded parka – holding her beloved
camera, atop some snowy mountaintop. The
audacity. The nerve. The never-ending
self promotion. Please make it stop!
The site
currently includes 7 books and includes pictures of the book cover, information
on the author and publishing company as well as Jodi’s personal review of the
book. Looks like at least one of the
books was sent or given to her by somebody on the outside. She names the person, which may be bad news
for the sender of said book! There are
notations such as “Jodi is currently reading” on the books she has yet to
finish reading, and her literary opinions of the ones that she has read. So now she’s an Oprah wanna- be, or a
literary critic? Her twisted and
fictitious resume continues to astonish me.
How is it
that she has managed to accomplish more from behind bars than she did from the
free world? On this site, her recent tweets are posted, and she thanks somebody
named HeinzFrick for “Jodi’s Page”. An
August 6th tweet from Arias mentions Lifetimes movie as “a hatchet
job”, and she openly calls for producers “interested in making a film about the
truth”. Yes, she is soliciting movie
offers on Twitter now. In addition to
her recent tweets, the site has a Q & A page, where she instructs people
how to fund her commissary account, send her mail – and specific information on
sending books, magazine subscriptions, and instructions on how people can visit
her in jail! Has your jaw hit the floor
yet? She includes links to her artwork that is for sale, and of course that “Survivor”
t-shirt. The art website lists what
appears to be a phony address of 333 Fun St., San Francisco, CA 12345 under “Contact
Us”, and the telephone and fax number listed are both 123-456-7890. Is this her
attempt at being humorous?
Does anybody
else find this behavior completely outrageous?
How can an INMATE operate so many outside websites and continue to sell
things? Or is this a ploy in
anticipation of her penalty phase retrial, where she can use the promise of
book clubs and recycling programs in prison as mitigating factors to keep her
off Death Row? You be the judge! I am just at a loss for words. And it takes a lot for that to happen to
me. It’s like she’s living in the
Twilight Zone, unaware that she’s in jail for MURDERING another human being.
Jail and prison are punishment, not a place to launch a reality show. Somebody please make it go away! Sheriff Joe,
where are you? Are these shenanigans
protected by free speech? Just seems wrong, that’s all – plain and simple. An
inmate should not be able to use their incarceration as a launching pad to
online infamy.
In other
Arias related news, Jane Valez Mitchell’s new book titled “Exposed: The Secret
Life of Jodi Arias” hits the book stores on August 20, 2013 and has been
getting rave reviews. It promises shocking
and disturbing new information about the convicted murderer and her revenge
plot against Travis Alexander – using sex as a means to get close enough to
kill. Included in the book are “Five
lessons learned from the Jodi Arias trial”.
To summarize:
1) Don’t sleep with the enemy!
2) Pathological liars are very dangerous people
3) Be wary of people with transient
lifestyles. Jodi Arias couldn’t hold a
job for long, moved from place to place and from man to man. From an early age, Arias moved from Yreka to
Santa Maria, to Medford OR, to Big Sur, to Palm Desert, to Mesa and back to
Yreka. During this time frame, she held numerous miscellaneous waitressing jobs.
JVM says this is a symptom of borderline personality disorder, characterized by
her inability to fit in. Jane’s
advice: when you begin dating somebody
new, it’s important to get a real sense of where they come from, what they do
for a living and where they have been in their lives. As an added rule of
thumb, she suggests getting an in-depth bio prior to getting too romantically
involved with a person.
4) TRUST YOUR GUT INSTINCTS! Perhaps the most
important of this list, it is so important to trust your own intuition. We heard throughout the trial that 90% of all
communication is non-verbal. Many of
Travis’ friends reported having bad vibes about his new love interest, some referring
to her as “creepy”. They were able to
see what he didn’t, couldn’t – or chose to ignore. There were many clues
pointing to a mentally and emotionally unstable woman. Travis’ friends tried in
vain to convey their feelings that something was off with Arias. They felt she
was unbalanced and perhaps even dangerous.
Trust your friends opinions. They
always have your best interest at heart.
5) WOMEN CAN BE VIOLENT! Towards the end of their relationship, Travis
expressed fear of Jodi. Some of his friends believe he may have been lured into
a false sense of security by her petite stature. Statistics also show that
violent crimes are mostly perpetrated by men, not women. Perhaps that’s why
America was so fascinated with women on trial for violent crimes? It’s not the norm, thankfully. However, it’s certainly and sadly not unheard
of.
“Exposed” is
expected to be one of the most provocative crime books this year, packed with
exclusive new information and psychological insight. A portion of the profits are going to
charity. Jane Valez Mitchell dedicated
this book to victim Travis Alexander and his siblings. Should be an interesting read. Hey, maybe it will earn a mention on Arias’
book club website? Wouldn’t that be
ironic…….
Can we
please empanel a new jury and get this show on the road? What’s next, a Jodi Arias action figure? Rental-car, .25 caliber gun and camera sold
separately. Sorry, I hope that didn’t
offend anybody but I couldn’t resist. The
last thing I’d ever want to do is to make light of this tragic murder. Those of you who have been following this
blog know that.
I personally feel Arias continues to exploit
her name recognition – even though for most people in America, her name is more
associated with evil than anything else to further her own agenda. She wants the pool of potential jurors to see
“all the people she could help” while in prison. The book club was mentioned in
her mitigation multi-media slide show/campaign speech. If anybody has any ideas on measures we can
take to ensure any/all sales this convicted felon makes make it into the hands
of the victim’s family – please speak up.
Let’s put our collective minds together and be sure she is not profiting
from the murder of another human being.
