Summary of Juan Martinez's Conviction

By IRB Media

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#1 I was assigned to the Homicide Bureau of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in Phoenix, Arizona, in October 1996. I had been on call for twenty-four hours after receiving a phone call from Sergeant Dana McBride, a supervisor with the Mesa Police Department, about a homicide.

#2 I walked through the house, covering my shoes with protective booties, and noted how orderly everything was. There were no signs of trouble. The only out-of-place item was a steam vacuum cleaner that had been left standing in the middle of the living room floor.

#3 The bedroom had a king-size bed, and was neat and organized. There was a large amount of blood on the carpet, and detectives were processing the bed area.

#4 The orderliness of the closet contrasted with the chaos of the bathroom, and I saw a sink streaked with blood. The blood covered the faucets and was splattered on the mirror. It was clear that Travis had been stabbed in the chest, throat, and temple.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669388241

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Insights on Juan Martinez's Conviction

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 26

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was assigned to the Homicide Bureau of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in Phoenix, Arizona, in October 1996. I had been on call for twenty-four hours after receiving a phone call from Sergeant Dana McBride, a supervisor with the Mesa Police Department, about a homicide.

#2

I walked through the house, covering my shoes with protective booties, and noted how orderly everything was. There were no signs of trouble. The only out-of-place item was a steam vacuum cleaner that had been left standing in the middle of the living room floor.

#3

The bedroom had a king-size bed, and was neat and organized. There was a large amount of blood on the carpet, and detectives were processing the bed area.

#4

The orderliness of the closet contrasted with the chaos of the bathroom, and I saw a sink streaked with blood. The blood covered the faucets and was splattered on the mirror. It was clear that Travis had been stabbed in the chest, throat, and temple.

#5

The police took the camera from the washing machine downstairs, and processed it to see if they could find anything. They found the missing bedding from the room upstairs, including the king-size comforter and sheets matching the bed in the master suite.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I was anxious to get back to my office in downtown Phoenix. I was on Interstate 17, heading toward my office in the nerve center of the city. The Phoenix area is a sprawling metropolis of many smaller cities collectively known as the Valley of the Sun.

#2

The form asked for suspects, but the investigation quickly shifted from unknown to Jodi Arias. Travis’ friends described her as clingy and a fatal attraction type. She had been dating Travis, and he had told his friends that she was stalking him.

#3

After Travis’ body was found, police questioned his roommates. His roommate Zachary Billings said that he had started renting a room from Travis in late January 2008 and was charged a monthly rent of $450. He knew that Jodi Arias had moved to Arizona from California after her and Travis’ breakup, and that she had rented a room in