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February 15, 2016 · 9:54 pm

What Do You Think About Juan Martinez’s Book-“Conviction-The Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars” ?

Did anyone watch Dr. Phil today with Juan Martinez? Juan Martinez is the prosecutor that put murderer, Jodi Arias behind bars for the rest of her life with no chance of parole. I will admit I am captivated by this trial, I watch it on YouTube and yes, I realize it is over. I am not alone, many are watching the days of the cross-examination of Ms. Arias for the 3rd or 4th time. Many echo my same sentiments about wanting to jump through their screens to wipe that smirk off her face. The woman who self proclaims herself smarter than Einstein is now in Perryville Correctional Facility for the rest of her natural life.

She showed no remorse through her trials and even used her time at her sentencing to get a last jab at the Alexander family. A fog that she had through the trial suddenly lifted and she needed to let them know Travis was alive when she slit his throat from ear to ear. Pure evil is Ms. Arias who is a phony abuse victim. She claims that her mom using a wooden spoon to spank her was abusive and one of the reasons she should be spared 1st degree murder charges in the brutal butchering of her ex boyfriend Travis Alexander. She goes on to accuse the deceased Mr. Alexander of abusing her too. She claims that the 29 stab wounds, slitting of his throat and gunshot was done in self-defense.

The self-defense excuse was not her first choice to explain what happened. That was her third or fourth story regarding his murder. First she denied being there, then it was a home invasion and when that did not add up, Ms. Arias, an abused woman acted in self-defense. Okay, this woman is a psychotic stalker and this was a totally premeditated murder because she could not take the fact he would not marry her or even take her to his upcoming trip to Cancun with him.

If she could not have him, no one would. She stalked him, slashed his tires, entered his house through a doggie door, followed him on dates, went to the new girlfriend’s house to stalk them and more. She is someone who cannot let go and she was going to have him or she would make sure no one else could.

She had a history of checking her past boyfriend’s social media and email accounts and it just got worse. She is a manipulator and uses sex and flirtation to manipulate any male. She tried it with the investigator on the case, she tried to do it with her defense attorney and reporters, she did it with the jury and reportedly one older man fell for it and fell in love with the killer. She did it most recently with a rapper who has been visiting her in jail, calling her and wrote a song about her that is a disgrace to true victims of domestic violence. That rapper was on the Dr. Phil show today where the disdain for him was so palpable you could cut it with a knife.

I am going to be purchasing Mr. Martinez’s book, Conviction, The Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars. I really have so many questions about how someone smarter than Einstein could forget an SD card in a digital camera that showed her committing the murder. How she a professional photographer could not know anything can be recovered from that and leaving it in a washing machine would not destroy the chip.

The smarter than Einstein murderer who is a narcissist and paints herself a victim is a psychology textbook on just about every kind of psychosis and psychopathic behavior. Her cocky attitude as she played to the jury, mocking Juan Martinez and thinking she was winning them over as her friends is fascinating. Her smirk, smugness and oh that fog and brain scramble that come on at all the right times.

She changed from a blonde, sex crazed bimbo to a mousey, meek, librarian for the trial. Although in the early days when her old boyfriends were testifying she did not let herself look as mousey as she did as the trial went on. How she did not want to be seen in prison stripes and how that is what she wore along with shackles as she was sentenced to natural life in prison. She talked about the embarrassment of having to wear an orange jump suit and how embarrassing it would be to her family. How when she changed her mind about wanting to be put to death that it was not for her, but to spare her family the pain and suffering. Well off to purchase Mr. Martinez’s book. I think he was brilliant during the trial and exposed her lack of remorse and lies better than anyone could. Did you watch today? Will you be reading the book? Do let me know.

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June 18, 2014 · 2:42 am

Is Social Media Gasoline To Mothers With Munchausen’s by Proxy? Blogger Lacey Spears, Charged With Poisoning Her Child

Is social media becoming a catalyst for mothers with Munchausen’s Syndrome by proxy to gain the sympathy and attention of people around the world? Mothers with Munchausen’s Syndrome by proxy are believed to cause or fake illnesses in their children and to seek out otherwise unneeded medical care. They have been known to withhold food, falsify fevers and give their children drugs to cause vomiting and diarrhea. The children are often hospitalized with a baffling bunch of symptoms, that just don’t fit any known disease.

The children are subject to multiple tests and procedures with the mother being very attentive, even gaining the appreciation of the nursing staff for her dedication and help in caring for her child. This is the very reason it’s not suspected that this caring, devoted and self-sacrificing mother could be causing her child to be sick. Staying close by during hospitalizations gives the mother the ability to induce further symptoms and some go so far as to nearly suffocate their child that set off monitors signaling the child was not breathing.

As the medical team rushes in, the mother will react like any distraught mother wanting to know why her child stopped breathing and if they’re okay. The behavior of the mother can make it hard for staff to recognize that she is intentionally harming her child out of a desire for attention for herself and sympathy for what she is going through. In cases where it’s recognized that the mother may be suffering from Munchausen’s Syndrome by proxy the child needs to be removed from the mother’s care. The results of separating the child and mother often bring about a return to health for the child.

Since the parent is seeking attention, and it’s that sympathy and admiration she receives that has her harming her child, should we be alarmed that social media could be a constant source of gasoline for an already raging fire? Think about it, blogs, tweets, Facebook posts, Instagram and Pinterest are social networks that can help sick mothers gain the accolades, adoration and sympathy from people all over the world. Now she has a fan base that is devoted to her and her sick child and waiting for every update.

Yesterday, in my home state of New York, one mother, a blogger, was charged with fatally poisoning her son Garnett. Lacey Spears appeared to be a devoted mother to her son Garnett and chronicled about the five-year old’s many hospitalizations and his constant battle with illness. She even captured the last moments of her son’s life, as he lay gravely ill in the hospital in photos she then posted to her Facebook page. She would talk about her son’s incredible courage and referred to him as “Garnett the Great” on her blog. The little boy died in January from what doctors said was acute sodium poisoning.

People from all over followed her updates, posts and tweets and a huge outpouring of support, sympathy and prayers were offered to this mother and her son. Now formally charged, she is believed to have poisoned her son with sodium through a feeding tube in his abdomen. As Garnett lay dying in the hospital, a Chestnut Ridge neighbor said Spears called and told her to dispose of a bag Spears used to feed the boy through a tube. Police later recovered the bag which had extremely high levels of sodium.His killing, police said, was the final act of a deranged mother who, fueled by attention on social media, medically tortured her child for years.

Lacey Spears pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and manslaughter charges in the poisoning death of her five-year-old son, Garnett. She was ordered held without bail at Westchester County jail and is due back in court July 2. The only words the 26-year-old Alabama native uttered in state Supreme Court in White Plains were “Yes, sir,” when Justice Barry Warhit asked if she was Lacey Spears.

It seems that Lacey lived a life of lies and it’s all coming out now. Besides sharing her son’s nearly lifelong medical battles on social media she wrote about the loss of her soul mate, Garnett’s father who she said was a police officer killed in a car crash. It’s now apparent this was a lie along with so many others that seem to keep surfacing.

This homicide case may be one of the first involving Munchausen by proxy in the era of social media. I keep reading that last sentence, now that this has all come out, so many people are coming forward saying things about the mother and yet no one was able to prevent Garnett’s death. This may be the first homicide case involving Munchausen by proxy that has come this far, but do you truly think it’s the only one?

Do you think it’s possible that other mothers with this syndrome are right now updating statuses about their sick child, fueled by the comments and likes that are peppering their pages. Are any of us guilty of supporting a mother who is doing the unthinkable? Scary thought for sure and one that will cause us all to look just a little deeper into the lives we follow through social media.

And in closing, I turn my thoughts to a beautiful blond-haired boy that walked the beach on Honeymoon Island where I vacationed with my children and who lived in my state. This beautiful little boy should be playing with trucks, chasing butterflies and looking forward to a full and happy life. Instead his life on Earth is over and those of us that believe in God will pray that he is in the arms of Jesus and will forever be loved and cherished. God Bless you Garnett and may you rest in peace.