Meet the 12 jurors who will decide Arias' fateBy Graham Winch
updated 7:01 PM EDT, Fri May 03, 2013
Twelve Arizona citizens have spent months listening to witnesses, looking at evidence and asking Jodi Arias questions about the slaying of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander. And now they must decide her fate.
The twelve jurors were chosen from a group of 15 Friday evening. The Arias jury is made up of of eight men and four women.
The three alternate jurors will not be released from service at this time. During deliberations, if one of the 12 jurors are released for any reason, an alternate juror will be called back and deliberations will begin again.
The Arias jury has been closely watched by the gallery and Arias herself. During Arias' testimony, she often answered questions while looking directly at the jury.
Here is what our HLN and In Session producers have noticed about the jury. The following descriptions are intended to give a snapshot of each juror's reaction to Arias' testimony. An arbitrary number has been assigned to each juror to protect their identities. You may notice some numbers are missing or out of order, because some jurors were kicked off the panel that was originally made up of 18 jurors.
...more at linkhttp://www.hlntv.com/article/2013/04/01 ... pt=hln10_1Juror 1White Female, in her 60s
Short dark hair, wears glasses
Sat closest to the witness stand
Did not look at Arias during her testimony
Yawned during an emotional part of Arias’ testimony
Juror 2White Male, in his 50s
Salt and pepper hair
Took a few notes
Cupped his head in his hand as he listened to testimony
Juror 3White Female, in her 40s
Brunette with bangs
Took a lot of notes
Watched the prosecutor as he moves about the courtroom
Observed submitting questions
Juror 4White Male, in his 60s
Bald
Took a few notes
Juror 6White female, in her 60s
Hair is cut short brown with blonde streaks
Was a prolific note taker
Juror 7White male, in his 30s
Married
Dark brown hair
Took some notes
He is a nail biter
Juror 9White male, in his 60’s
Long white hair is worn in a ponytail
Wore denim most days
Sat at the end of the jury box furthest from the witness
Sat closest to the first row of the gallery where Alexander’s family sits
Juror 12White Male, in his 40’s
Receding brown hair
Favors polo shirts and khakis
Occasionally took notes
Juror 13White Male, is late 20s to early 30s
Appears to be the youngest member of the jury
Took only a few notes
Smiled when Martinez asked Arias if she could predict the future
Juror 14White Male, in his early 60s
Balding, and wears glasses
He swiveled in his chair often
Smokes cigarettes
Did not appear to be take notes
Juror 16White female, in her 40’s
Dark reddish brown hair with bangs
Wears glasses
Took notes
Swiveled in her chair in direction of Arias during her testimony
Juror 18White Male, in his 70s
Married
Possibly former military
Has a tattoo on right arm above the wrist
Only took a few notes
The alternates:Juror 10White female, in her 40s
Sat in the second row next to a column
Occasionally took notes
Her Gaze wandered over the gallery during sidebar
Juror 15White male, in his late 60’s/early 70’s
Wears audio-enhancing headsets provided by the court
Took notes
Observed submitting questions
Juror 17White Female, in her 30s
Married
Prolific note taker
Appears to suffer from a cold or allergies
Sat in one of the most distant seats from the witness stand
Did not gaze at Arias during her testimony and tended to look straight ahead or down at her notes
Observed submitting questions
The jurors dismssed from the case:Juror 5She is a married, white female in her 30s. She sat on the edge of her seat and is the most visible juror from the gallery because she had a “unique hair style.”
Juror 5 got the boot the first week of April after the defense charged that she was “not fair and impartial” when she made some undisclosed statements related to the trial.
Juror 8He is a white male in his 50s and is married. He also took notes and had been observed submitting questions. Juror 8 was removed from the panel for unknown reasons.
Juror 11Juror No. 11 was released from service earlier this month due to illness. An HLN producer inside the courtroom says Juror No. 11 was the only juror who appeared to be a minority. He is Hispanic and has a long ponytail.