Expression of the Day
Hopefully you will feel these emotions expressed in this still photo, and it will improve your day!
Charles Erickson on Ryan Ferguson and The Crime
48 Hours ran the latest updates to the Ryan Ferguson story last weekend. The show was titled “The Accuser”. I have been following this story since 2006.
For those of you who haven’t followed the story, you can read about the story here, and you can read my original thoughts on this case from February 2006 here. I titled the post “Confess to a murder you didn’t commit?”
I never believed Charles Erickson (who then went by the name “Chuck” back then)–not one time nor did I believe that Ryan killed Kent Heitholt. Now for the first time, Charles speaks out about the case to 48 Hours. He says he lied and wants to correct a wrong.
I have absolutely and 100% have stood by the fact that I believe Ryan Ferguson is innocent and honest, and had no part in the killing of Kent Heitholt. I have also said from day one that Charles Erickson was lying.
When I watch Charles Erickson speak to Erin Moriarty on 48 Hours, I do believe he is FINALLY BEING HONEST. He is telling the truth! He didn’t remember anything, and under pressure, he lied to save his own hide –obviously realizing he was in way too deep.
Charles said, “The reason I felt I needed to lie and make things up is because I couldn’t remember anything.” This is the truth and it is sad to see the judge doesn’t believe it.
If there is one case in our justice system that I find horrifying, it is this case. Ryan Ferguson should not be locked up and needs to be freed IMMEDIATELY.
Please support the Ryan Ferguson family any way you can. http://freeryanferguson.com/
I believe Ryan has the best and most capable attorney, Kathleen Zellner, helping his cause, but all her amazing work has yet to free Ryan — mind you however, I believe she will work tireless until he is freed, and he will be freed. He has to be, if we want to have a fair system!!
Please show your support for Ryan on your Facebook page, website and with your friends. Justice needs to be served and served now!!
Travis Alexander’s Last Photograph
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When I first saw the photo of Travis Alexander in his last photographs in the shower, I felt a strong feeling that he had a sense of what was going on when this photo was taken — that he knew he was in serious trouble. I sensed terror and fear and a sense of disbelief, like what they hell am I going to do? I wondered when she took this photo, if she had a gun or a knife aimed or pointed at him at this point, and we see his initial reaction. Or I wonder if she was acting so deranged at this point, he knew it was a sticky situation.
Today an Eyes for Lies reader shared with me a photograph that she put into a face mirror software which splits the image of a face in half, and then mirrors it back. She did both the left and right sides.
What it reveals is absolutely fascinating! In the photo on the left you see sadness. And the photo on the right you see an intensity that is gut-wrenching. It’s like a mix of a fear and anger that one would feel if they have their back against the wall and they are cornered. As another Eyes for Lies reader said its a “fight or flight” response. I can’t agree more.
This reader further conjectured, when we split a face in half, are we getting windows into the right and left brain? You sure do wonder.
Thanks Eyes for Lies readers for sharing your thoughts with me and others!
Juror’s Question Concerning
I have to admit that I have had little time to watch the Jodi Arias trial. I typically try to tune into 20-30 minutes of HLN at night to catch up on the trial. When I watched the other night and I heard one juror was taking notes, and the rest weren’t, it concerned me that there may be one juror who could be believing Jodi’s story. The behavior of that one juror was a standout. See yesterday’s post for more info.
On Facebook, one of my readers “Alex K” saw my post from yesterday, and then linked to this video above and wrote, “Perhaps it was that very juror who submitted the questions starting at 15:08, as soon as I heard the judge read that question and the few following it I had a feeling one of the jury members was on her side. It’s just unreal.”
It’s very unreal and mortifying.
Jodi Arias and Juror Questions
Yesterday the jurors got to ask their questions to Jodi Arias in the court and it was said there were more than 156 questions–some of which were objected to. However, on CNN, one of the correspondents covering the trial said something noteworthy to me. She said that most of the jurors were NOT taking notes, but that one in specific was.
This has significance to me.
When there is disagreement in a group, and the group gets a chance to get clarification, the person who is the standout is the one who has to defend their position. That person is going to be the most likely to “take notes” of comments to support their argument. I mean let’s face it, if you are in the consensus, and the majority of you feel the same, would you feel the need to take notes when you feel understood? Probably not. But if you are the lone man out, you certainly would.
This gives me great concern that there is at least one hold out juror on this jury who may believe Jodi was a victim of abuse!!
I think the jury, if they were all in agreement, would still ask questions, but I don’t think they would ask as many as they are asking because they would feel they have a good understanding of the truth.
It appears to me that the insightful jurors see that there is potential disagreement among them, and they needed to ask very clear and concise questions to get the one (or possibly more) jurors to see the truth.
I have to say this makes me quite nervous and I hope I am wrong!! Or I hope the ones who see the truth prevail with these questions and get the hold out to see the truth.
Jodi Arias lies constantly. It is a rare moment when she says something truthful and to think there are believers, its mind-boggling to me.
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Update: In Facebook discussions, it was brought up that jurors are not supposed to talk about the trial until deliberations, and while I understand this, I do not think you can interact with other members of the jury for 9 weeks and not have a pretty good idea of where people stand in general on this case. Juror are allowed to talk about other topics over lunches, recesses, etc. So I am firm believer the jurors have a pretty good understanding of whose buying Jodi’s story and who isn’t…
