"legalmania
Verified Paralegal Yesterday, 09:11 PM
It could be one of two things a timer on a tripod or an accomplice. I don't think it's impossible that Jodi had help. It would explain a lot to me. Since there has not been any evidence of it, it's been disregarded. It would explain to me the ninja, time factor, and to me the look of shock on Travis's face when he was in the shower, then on the floor bleeding 62 seconds later.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202053&page=50 Post 1232"
Who would have helped Arias - and why would Arias keep "mum" for almost five years?
When the Murder of Travis Alexander first became news - I wondered how Arias could over power a strong male.
More so - how could Arias escape her such violent savage unharmed? I would think that Travis Alexander would be able to fight back to the degree where Arias would be left bruised, cut, a large section of a hair missing.
IMO - Travis Alexander could not even bring himself to inflict Arias with injuries - even when his own life counted on it. Travis Alexander did not have the mindset to grab her by the hair and violently slam her head - Travis Alexander did not have the 'heart' to attempt to put Arias in a headlock ("choking her out," or even "snapping" her neck). Travis Alexander spirit was too "good" re-act violently in self defense to desecrate Arias.
Arias walked away from brutally murdering Travis Alexander unharmed - to me this means that Travis Alexander did not have it in him to harm Arias even to save his life.
Arias lack of injuries after forcing a knife into Travis Alexander's body almost thirty times, slicing his throat with such force that Arias almost cut off Travis Alexander's head, and holding a gun up to Travis Alexander's head pulling the trigger - shows that Travis Alexander, with his human flaws, had a generous, kind, and honorable spirit.
When Travis Alexander's murder first started making news - the fact that two roommates failed to notice a washer full of blood, a body decomposing in their house - almost made it seem that reasonable doubt could be found. Had Arias taken the camera with her / or the card - I do not know where Arias would be right now.
We have the pictures - we see an unsteady Travis Alexander sitting on top of his shower drain - we see that he is not about to attack. Then we see Arias standing over Travis Alexander's bloody body - we know that Travis Alexander is not a threat here. So - if it was Self Defense - why is Arias in this picture (wouldn't a scared victim want to flee from their attacker?).
The scared victim was Travis Alexander - and perhaps he did try to flee by crawling out of the bathroom towards his bedroom. At the end of the hall Travis Alexander falls on his stomach - Arias flips him over, maybe slices his throat at this point almost removing his head from his body - Arias stuffs her murder victim back into the shower.
I can see how easy it would be to believe that Arias had help - I want to believe that it would be impossible for Travis Alexander to be overpowered and butchered by someone smaller / not as strong as him. That Travis Alexander had to be attacked by a group of well skilled assassins - because the truth that Arias could inflict so much pain, carnage, destruction to Travis Alexander's body is beyond frightening.
I do not know what Arias would gain from not revealing if she had help. It has almost been five years - and it seems as though 'helpers' always tell at least one person.
I am interested to find out why you think that she had help - why she has not revealed this - why a person would help her butcher Travis Alexander.
I have read that there is a footprint in Travis Alexander's blood (I believe that it is supposed to a male's footprint). However, this footprint could belong to the friends that went into TA's room looking for him.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and opinions - I look forward to reading more of your posts.
