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BACK OUT TO THE LION'S DEN.
THIS IS SOMETHING AS BETH CARE
AS MENTIONED, THE JURY NEVER
HEARD.
ADD SOME THOMPSON, CRIMINAL
DEFENSE ATTORNEY, RADIO TALK
SHOW HOST OUT OF MIAMI.
WHY IS IT THAT SO OFTEN WITH
TRIALS THE JURIES IS THE LAST TO
KNOW ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE AND
THE REAL TRUTH?
>> WELL, THE JUDGE HAS TO BE
VERY CAREFUL WHEN THEY'RE
CONDUCTING THE TRIAL OF THIS
NATURE TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVIDENCE THAT MAY BE SO
OVERWHELMINGLY PREJUDICIAL
DOESN'T COME IN AT TRIAL.
IF THE JURY HAD HEARD THAT JODI
IN THE PAST HAD ENGAGED IN THIS
KIND OF CONDUCT, IN ANY WAY,
SHAPE OR FORM, THE PREJUDICIAL
EFFECT OF THAT INFORMATION MAY
HAVE BEEN SO OVERWHELMING THAT
THEY MIGHT HAVE TUNED OUT WHAT
WAS REALLY GOING ON IN THIS CASE
AND JUST MADE A DECISION BASED
ON PAST HISTORY.
TO PLAY IT SAFE, THE COURT HAS
TO WEIGH THE PREJUDICIAL EFFECT
OF THE PROBATIVE VALUE AND IN A
SITUATION LIKE THIS, THEY
NORMALLY WOULD KEEP SOMETHING
LIKE THAT OUT.
IF THE PROSECUTOR CAN PROVE THE
CASE AND THEY HAVE THE GOODS,
THEN THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PROVE
THIS CASE BASED ON THE MERITS OF
THIS CASE.
>> I HEAR YOU.
>> NOT BASED ON --
>> YOU'RE A CRIMINAL DEFENSE
ATTORNEY TOO.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE MOST
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE NEVER GETS
BEFORE THE JURY.
THEY'VE GOT TO PUT THE PIECES
TOGETHER AND I MEAN, TO ME, THAT
SAYS IT ALL.
SHE STALKED BEFORE.
>> JANE, IT'S A REALLY GOOD
POINT AND YOUR GUEST RAISES A
REALLY GOOD POINT TOO, AT THE
END OF THE DAY, THE JUDGE HAS TO
SERVE AS THE GATEKEEPER OF THE
EVIDENCE.
WHAT EVIDENCE COMES IN AND WHAT
STAYS OUT.
THE JURY HAS TO DECIDE, BASED
UPON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED, SHE
HAS A RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL.
WHAT YOUR GUEST IS SAYING IS
CORRECT.
DOES THE PREJUDICIAL EFFECT
OUTWEIGH THE PROBATIVE VALUE.
IN THIS CASE, THE JURY THOUGHT
SHE WAS SHUT I, NUTTY AND
VICIOUS.
THEY CONVICTED HER BEYOND A
REASONABLE DOUBT.
>> NUTTY AND VICIOUS, WE'VE
HEARD THE OTHER THREE PHRASES
THAT HER DEFENSE TEAM REFERRED
TO TRAVIS SAYING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
NOW WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE.
WHAT WAS IT SHUT I, NUTTY AND
VICIOUS.
>> VICIOUS.
>> IT'S WENDY, JANE?
WE GOT TO STOP THE SHAMING HERE.
THIS IS SO NOT FEMINIST BEHAVIOR
HERE.
SHE CAN ENJOY SEX AS MUCH AS SHE
WANTS.
SHE JUST CAN'T KILL ANYBODY.
>> EXACTLY.
>> A MEN SISTER, YEAH.
>> I DON'T THINK -- WAIT A
MINUTE.
>> BUT SHE TOOK THE WITNESS
STAND AND DESCRIBED HIM AS A
*** DEVIANT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
I'M NOT -- SHE CAN ENJOY SEX ALL
SHE WANTS.
BUT SHE CAN'T SAY SHE'S A VICTIM
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
>> JANE, SHE DOES NOT DESERVE TO
DIE BECAUSE SHE BRINGS BAGGAGE
INTO EVERY RELATIONSHIP AND
THEY'RE GOING TO BRING UP THE
ATTORNEYS -- I'VE ONLY PLAYED
ATTORNEYS ON SOAP OPERAS.
THE ATTORNEYS WILL BRING UP
EVERYTHING FROM HER CHILDHOOD.
OBVIOUSLY, SHE'S DAMAGED.
SHE KILLED A GUY.
EVERY 29 SLASHES, I'M SURE SHE
WAS KILLING SOMEONE THAT HAD
WRONGED HER IN HER CHILDHOOD,
SOMEONE THAT DUMPED HER.
THEY WANT TO -- EVERYBODY WANTS
TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
THE SEX WAS A WAY TO GET PEOPLE
TO WANT TO BE WITH HER.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
STRIPPERS, *** STARS, WOMEN
THAT SCREW INDISCRIMINATELY.
SHE WANTED TO BE TAKEN TO CANCUN
AS A GIRLFRIEND, AS A HUMAN
BEING, AND I DON'T THINK SHE
DESERVES TO DIE BECAUSE SHE'S
NUTS.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO
DEATH PENALTY ARGUMENT.
I'M GOING TO GET INTO WHAT THE
TRUTH IS.
THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.
I WANT TO BRING BETH KARAS BACK.
A SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH.
THE SIGNIFICANCE, LOOK, JODI
DISPLAYED A LITANY OF BEHAVIORS.
SHE SENT E-MAILS TO TRAVIS' NEW
GIRLFRIEND, SHE MOVED NEAR HIM
AFTER THEY BROKE UP AND
ALLEGEDLY HACKED HIS FACEBOOK.
ON THE STAND, SHE ADMITTED TO
SNEAKING INTO TRAVIS' BACKYARD
AND WATCHING HIM MAKEOUT WITH A
MYSTERY WOMAN.
REMEMBER THIS?
>> YOU FELT THAT IT WAS OKAY FOR
YOU TO GO OVER TO HIS HOUSE IN
AUGUST OF 2007.
>> I DID NOT KNOCK.
>> AT SOME POINT YOU STARTED TO
PEEP IN TO THE HOUSE, DIDN'T
YOU?
YOU'RE TELLING US YOU WENT
AROUND THE BACK TO GET IN,
RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> BUT WHEN YOU GOT TO THE BACK
TO GET IN, YOU STARTED TO LOOK
AT WHAT WAS GOING ON, RIGHT?
>> I GLANCED IN AS I WAS WALKING
TO THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR.
>> THEN YOU WERE OUTSIDE LOOKING
IN, RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> AND WHEN YOU WENT AND LOOKED,
YOU SAW SOMETHING THAT UPSET
YOU, RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> THAT NIGHT DID YOU SEE MR.
ALEXANDER INSIDE THAT HOUSE, YES
OR NO?
>> YES.
>> WHAT I LEARNED FROM MULTIPLE
SOURCES IS THAT JODI STALKED
SOMEONE A PREVIOUS BUY FRIEND
WHO BECAME AFRAID OF HER.
IT'S ALMOST AN EXACT PARALLEL TO
THE WAY SHE STALKED TRAVIS, THE
JEALOUSY, THE ESPIONAGE.
MOVING CLOSER TO HIM AFTER THEY
BROKE UP.