The woman of Mexican origin has a special ability to continue being the protagonist - with certain nuances of a victim - even after being declared guilty of first-degree murder. Now there are fears that Jodi Arias may commit suicide and attention remains focused on her.
From the interview she gave minutes after the verdict to Phoenix television station KSAZ, the authorities mobilized around the physical protection of the accused because for her "death is finally going to be freedom." Given this calm statement that she gave before the cameras, Arias was transferred from jail to a psychiatric hospital, from another penitentiary center, where she is monitored 24 hours a day, according to the Arizona sheriff's office.
Jodi Arias is constantly supervised there by a team of psychiatrists and doctors who evaluate her mental condition so that she does not lead to an attempt on her life.
The surveillance that weighs on the 32-year-old woman is such that Sandra Arias, her mother, was not able to go in to see her daughter on Thursday night.
The evaluation phase of the trial was to begin in which prosecutors weigh whether the way in which ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander died was cruel and that this would determine whether Jodi Arias deserves life in prison or the death penalty.
Arias will not have contact with any family member and the new phase of the trial that was scheduled to begin this Thursday was postponed until next Wednesday, unexpectedly, given the fact that it could be another stimulus for the accused's thoughts of suicide.
According to experts, prisoners or patients under the suicide attempt protocol are kept isolated, in this case, in cells with minimal or no access to any potential means that could be used as a suicide weapon. In some cases, a specialized person remains in the cell and if medications must be provided, they are not left in the hands of the potential victim.
Arias' own mother said that the authorities "did not allow her to visit her daughter in the psychiatric hospital because she is under permanent surveillance."
Jodi Arias testified for 18 days about the death of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, who was found by friends in the bathroom of her house, five days after the crime, with a shot to the face, 27 stab wounds and his throat cut from side to side. side.
Starting Wednesday, jurors will have to work on the evidence presented to decide whether to apply the death penalty or life imprisonment. The testimony of the medical examiner will be key to determining whether Alexander died in a cruel manner, with extreme suffering.
The trial of Jodi Arias became one of the most publicized in the United States and attracted national attention for all the details involved in the murder of Travis Alexander on June 4, 2008 and which had Arias as the main and only suspect.
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