3/19/13
Updated 6/10/13
This is an updated list of the jury in this case as we know them today.
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| 3 of the jury members raising their hands when the reporter asked which ones voted for death! |
Jury info:
Juror No. 1 (nearest the witness stand)
She is a white female in her 60s and sits closest to the witness stand. She doesn't look at Arias often during her testimony. People in the gallery observed her yawning once during an emotional part of Arias' testimony.
Juror No. 2
He is a white male in his 50s. He takes few notes and usually has his head cupped in his hands as he listens to testimony
Juror No. 3
She is a white female in her 40s. She takes a lot of notes and often watches prosecutor Juan Martinez as he moves around the courtroom. She has been seen submitting questions.
Juror No. 4
He is a white male in his 60s, and he takes few note
Juror No. 5 (she was kicked off 4/2/13)
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| Juror # 5-Meliha Omanovic who was booted off. She is in the green |
She is a white female in her 60s and is also seen taking many notes.
She's a retired 911 operator.
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| Juror 6- Diana S. |
Schwartz said she voted for the death penalty “with a lot of pain and angst.”“I personally spent a lot of time soul searching,” the grandmother of three grandchildren said. “Was it the right decision?”But after carefully weighing the aggravating and mitigating factors, she arrived at her decision. She looked at the planning, the coverup, the continual lying and the mechanism of death in reaching her vote.Arias claimed Alexander had abused her but Schwartz said she saw no evidence of it. Schwartz said she doesn’t consider Arias a monster.But “she gives me a lot of concern,” Schwartz said. “She was someone who was untruthful and manipulative. Personally, I feel sorry for her.”She said she felt Arias’ testimony was “repetitive and scripted.”“I didn’t see any remorse,” she said of Arias. “I saw a very disconnected person.”
Schwartz said the 8-4 vote was not along gender lines as some have alleged.Schwartz, who was seen mouthing “I’m sorry” to Alexander’s family as she and the other jurors left the courtroom Thursday, said she was sorry that the jurors failed to reach an unanimous decision, to bring closure for the Alexander and Arias families.“I want the public to realize what a hard job the jury had as a whole,” she said. “Most of all, I want people to realize the amount of work we had to do.”
“I felt like we had failed the system,” Schwartz said. “As I walked out, I remember looking towards the prosecution table. I thought, ‘They won’t even look at us.’ I immediately, as I was stepping down, told them, ‘I’m sorry,’” she said. “It was heartfelt because I was. I was very sorry.”
Juror No. 7
He is a white male in his 30s, and he is married. He takes notes and often bites his nails.
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| Juror # 8-Daniel Gibb |
Dismissed "Juror #8" says he's not surprised by the guilty verdict.Juror No. 9
He is a white male in his 60s. He wears denim on most days and sits at the end of the jury box. He sits close to the first row of the gallery where Alexander's family sits.
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| Juror #9- This is when the media bombarded him as he left the court. |
Juror No. 10 (alt juror)
She is a white female in her 40s. She is an occasional note taker, and she often looks at the gallery during sidebars.
Carol told Jane V Mitchell that she would have voted for death.
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| Juror#10- Carol Gosselink |
Juror No. 11 (He was ill 4/12/13)
Juror No. 12
He is a white male in his 40s.
Juror No. 13 (Voted for the death penalty)
He is a white male in his late 20s or early 30s. He appears to be the youngest member of the jury and takes very few notes. He smiled when Martinez asked Arias if she could predict the future.
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| Juror 13- Kevin Spillman |
Schwartz, along with fellow jurors Kevin Spellman and Marilou Allen-Coogan, told ABC News they were all in favor of giving Arias the death penalty, but four other jurors believed she should spend her life in prison. “It was a very trying experience,” Spellman, a banker who was known as Juror No. 13 told the media outlet. “How do you weigh a person’s life?” In any case, Spellman said he thinks Arias is dying, regardless of any sentence she receives: “She is sentenced to death no matter what.”
Juror No. 14
He is a white male in his early 60s who often swivels in his chair. He does not appear to be taking notes.
Juror No. 15 (alt juror)
He is a white male in his late 60s to early 70s. He wears an audio-enhancing headset provided by the court. He does takes notes.
Juror No. 16 (voted for the death penalty)
She is a white female in her 40s and also takes lots of notes. She swiveled her chair toward Arias during her testimony.
ER Nurse
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| Juror 16-Marilou Allen-Coogan |
What we did is list out whatever phase we were on and we went through each piece individually, as a group, discussed it, kicked it around, took a preliminary vote, kicked it around again for several more hours, took another vote," Allen-Coogan told the station."I don't think anybody has the right to be angry with them or spew hatred on them because they voted their conscience," Allen-Coogan told KPHO. "Mitigating circumstances are very personal. It's not something that has to be proven by the defendant. It's something you feel based on your past, your conscience, your thought process and your heart that could warrant leniency and mercy."Many wondered how jurors would stay sheltered from all the media attention surrounding the case. Allen-Coogan says jurors had no idea everyone was watching as the trial played out.“I’m absolutely flabbergasted and floored by the amount of interest and coverage that this case has generated," she told the station. "Blows my mind.”
“Based on what we saw and the evidence presented, it was very apparent that we weren’t being told the truth in a lot of the matters, and there was a lot of cover-up,” Allen-Coogan said, adding that she believed Arias was manipulating the jury. “The state proved their case. It was premeditated,” she said.
Juror No. 17 (alt juror)
She is a married, white female in her 30s. She takes a lot of notes. She does not look at Arias during testimony. She tends to look straight ahead or down at her notes.
She is identified as Tara Kelly
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| Juror 17 is on the left and Juror 6 is on the right. |
Tara Kelley, alternate juror 17, has been answering questions via Twitter over the weekend. Here is some of what she has to say:
1. Do you believe she was abused in any way?Definitely not!
2. Did you believe her “fog” story?Absolutely not!!! Was definitely not believable!
3. Regarding the jury ‘betraying’ her:It’s all about her!!!
4. What did you think of LaViolette’s testimony?Didn’t like her! I found her rude trying to spar with a prosecutor!
5. Regarding Nurmi wanting off the case:Definitely can’t blame him for not wanting ti represent her!!
6. Regarding the juror who got kicked off for a comment she made- Tara confirmed the comment was about how if they can $300/hr for an expert you would think they’d get us more comfortable chairs. She also indicated that the jurors were not the ones who turned her in.
7. How did you feel about the pedophilia accusation?Disgusting and ridiculous! I asked her for proof in my questions to her! Of course she said she didn’t have any!
8. Did anyone buy it (the pedophile comments)?I don’t think anyone bought it!!! Too far out there!
9. What did you think about her claim of ninja skateboarders?Ridiculous! And then Juan kept referencing the hoard of skateboarders and it was sooo hard not to laugh out loud!!!
10. How did you feel about the 2 minutes of silence?Brilliant!!!
11. How did they ask you about the media issue with Juan (Signing/ photos)?They didn’t mention it was Juan! Just asked a general question!
12. Do you feel Juan was too aggressive?He definitely had moments but I think it was passion!!!
13. Have you seen the killer laughing and doing headstands in the interrogation?What made me most mad was when she said: ‘Gosh Jodi you could have at least done your makeup.’
14. What did the jurors think about ‘child abuse’ claims?She was probably spanked but weren’t we all?
15. Do you think the trial dragged on too long?Definitely!!!!
16. (Nurmi) was basically calling you all liars and that you were going home at night reading, watching, etc.I heard enough in court! No interest in goin home to hear more and we weren’t supposed to anyway!
17. Was Bill Z. the foreman throughout the trial or just the guilt phases?Foreman was chosen at the guilt phase.
18. Travis’ anger all sounded normal relationship to us. You too?Yes and I really hope to be able to explain what I think happened and what that May 26 text was about!!
19. Did it creep you out the way Jodi stared at you whenever you would enter or leave the courtroom?I never paid attention! I looked down when I walked in and down when I walked out.
20. What about how she looked at the jury when answering each question?I understood it was probably their strategy! Didn’t phase me I was at the other end anyway!
21. What do you think of her tweets? If you had known all that you know now, would your opinion be he same?Yes, because I’m not surprised!!
22. Have you seen all the interrogation videos?Not all but quite a few.
23. Have you seen the media ‘blitz’ Jodi did before the sentencing? If so your thoughts?Ridiculous but that’s Jodi wanting the spotlight!!
24. How hard was it for you to sit through it all and not vote? Were you able to take part in discussions or did you just have to sit and listen?I was devastated! Cried as soon as we got out of the courtroom! The alternates were taken to a different area.
25. Did the 4 jurors acknowledge the Alexander family, like the ones that were crying and mouthed ‘I’m sorry?’I don’t know! I was balling and looking down! I was too sad to look at them!
26. Did it freak you out how close Jodi was to you during allocution?We were closer in judges chambers.
27. You were in chambers with her?Yes, quite a few times!!!
28. Did you know she had a shock band around her waist?Nope, had no idea!!
29. Is Dr.Horn as beautiful in person as he appears on TV?Yes!!!!
30. What did you think of the 7 dwarf testimony?I have to admit I did laugh when LaViolette said she didn’t know how old the dwarfs were! Was funny!
31. Were you shocked at the time-out comment?I was irritated when she said this! But he was snarky with her too! Was a long 10 days or whatever it was!
32. Did you think the Locks of Love/book club/recycling was odd?I did because I didn’t think you could just start your own program in prison!
33. Was it frustrating aitiing through Alyce & Samuels testimony knowing they were making $300 an hour spewing #blah?It was frustrating period!!
34. Have you seen the video yet of TA telling the story of being robbed w/gun to his head that was identical to Jodi’s ninja story?Yes!! We saw the video w/o sound and the story was so important!!
35. Did you think the gun used was her Grandfather’s?Absolutely!
36. Did you ever notice Jodi peeping up through her hair to see the crime scene photos?No I didn’t! I was too upset myself seeing those pictures!
37. What do you think came 1st- gun shot or knife wounds?Idk that it truly matters…he suffered so much pain either way! But I think the stab definitely did!
38. How did you feel about Jodi when she was drawing and not paying attention in court?Beyond irritating!!
39. Did you see the parent’s interrogation video where Mom said Jodi was growing pot on the roof?Yeah I think those tapes would have helped.
Juror No. 18 (nearest the witness stand -back row) (foreperson) (Voted for life)
He is a white male in his 70s and is married. He has a tattoo on his right arm. He rarely is seen taking notes. He sits the furthest away from the witness.
It's easy to assume from his statements that he voted for life instead of Death.
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| Juror 18- William Zervakos |
Reporter:You said you did not believe her story that she murdered Travis alexander in self-defense. But you say you do believe that travis alexander did emotionally and mentally abuse jodi?
Bill: I'm very sure in my own mind that she was mentally and verbally abused.
William Zervakos, the jury foreman in the Jodi Arias case, has been receiving threats ever since the panel deadlocked on the sentencing phase, and now his son is claiming he’s receiving death threats.“Today I read hate mail my dad had gotten. Some person had sent him a threatening message complete with his email address, full name, and phone number (which at the very least means that this guy should retake Hate Mail 101). I also read some comments on an article online about my dad. Surreal. They say my dad was fooled by the defendant, that he was taken with her, that he hated the prosecutor,” Zervakos’ son wrote on his public blog,
Zervakos did not vote for the death penalty, and later commented that Arias “was crucified in the court of public opinion.” (from Radar Online)
Some Juror questions asked or not asked.
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