Could be, the 'stab' wounds on his back are superficial slashing wounds that could only be accomplished by someone lying on top of another. The wound shapes are consistent with that because they have a 'tail'. All the wounds were superficial except for 3. None of those wounds except for 3 could have been fatal. If her intention was to kill, she had much better opportunities to do so without a hellishly gory fight. He was photographed sleeping at one point, that's when I would have struck, no mess no clean-up quick escape.
She went to an awful lot of trouble to carry out a pre-meditated murder and made some very silly mistakes for an above average intelligence creative person.
It's really not the behaviour of pre-planned psychopath, those are very cold and swiftly carried out, it's part of the thrill of high risk taking. I could not in all honesty see JA as a thrill seeking sexual psychopath acting out a fantasy.
I can only think that a fight took place, for whatever reason and that JA defended herself. There are some great resources available to discover the differences between stabbing and 'chopping slashes' - one produces a tail and the other does not.
I am not trying to defend her, I just need more information than we are given by television pundits and innuendo.
I guess it's one thing to assume Jodi was a victim as a child which caused her issues. But to believe she must always be the victim is another.
First off, they were not superficial slashing wounds. They were superficial stab wounds. A lot of bone and cartilidge back there. They weren't slashes but stabs. The length and size of the stabs were consistent with the other wounds. If they were slashes they would be longer, no?
Also, when someone is attacked with a knife, they tend to try and fight back. It should come as no surprise to anyone that a fight or struggle took place. Travis was fighting for his life. The ME, however, never testified, to my recollection, about slashes or a "tail." They were superficial stabs and he explained him. I can find the video or transcript.
Jodi brought a stolen gun and knife with her. This was not just an altercation that got out of hand. The only explanation for that and Jodi's other actions is that she had a plan.
No one ever said she was a sexual psychopath. She's just a psychopath. A psychopathic stalker. She wasn't acting out a Bundy or Ramirez fantasy murder. This was an OJ rage killing out of revenge and spite.
The argument I always hear that she left a messy crime and didn't strike when Travis was sleeping never made sense to me. Murders are messy things. They don't often go as planned. Murderers who kill people they know usually strike when the person is awake. They want the person to know they are being killed and by whom and why. Jodi didn't expect the struggle.
It's also quite possible a roommate was home or in and out. Jodi couldn't strike while a roommate was home. She also may have been giving Travis a chance to change his mind before she carried out her plan. He probably didn't.
Even the jury didn't belive the story of self defense. There was simply too much planning before hand to believe Travis just attacked and Jodi reacted. This is also not just based on what I heard on Nancy Grace. This was in the trial. I am sick of that accusation. Jodi also had a knives and a gun in her post murder get away car.
ETA: oh I know the slashes you're talking about. However, the ME testified that the stab to the chest was first. Either Jodi created these while terrorizing Travis from behind or Jodi attacked and Travis reacted. I do believe at one point he was on her or he threw her to the side. But she was killing him. Justifiable.