The verdict for Jodi Arias is guilty of murder one, as I had predicted, shockingly the jury hung on the penalty phase! So now we wait until late September for jury selection for a new jury to determine her fate, life without parole, or death. Many think life is enough of a punishment, while others feel the ultimate punishment is a life for a life.

 I've never really been in favor of the death penalty, but, after attending the Arias trial and being privy to the gruesome crime scene photos I advocate it in the particular case.

 Being on death row, for how ever long she is there leaves her with far less privledges than that of an inmate in general population, and due to the nature of her crime, I do not believe she deserves the liberties of interacting with the general population and all the amenities that come along with it.

 Attending the trial on a regular basis, changed my life in so many ways,and my future blogs will elaborate on that more, the main thing that stood out to me most, that I will carry with me, is that I have never faced evil in the eye like that, before. Jodi makes eye contact with you, blatently stares you down, there is nothing there, her eyes are cold, empty and evil, upon making eye contact with her, you know that you are looking in the eyes of a killer. I will never forget those eyes.

 I have followed and blogged about many trials over the years, but, I must say I have found the Arias trial the most fascinating, maybe because I attended, I'm not sure, there was an awful lot of twists and turns connected to it, inside and outside the court room, and continues to be, and I don't expect anything less once the penalty phase begins.

 I intend to take this time to try and catch up with my blogging before court procedures begin again, so please check back often or click the follow link so you get alerts!