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Juan Martinez, the fiery prosecutor who convicted notorious murderess Jodi Arias for the disturbing killing of Travis Alexander, speaks for the first time about the shocking investigation and sensational trial that captivated the nation.

Through two trials, America watched with baited breath as Juan Martinez fought relentlessly to convict Jodi Arias of Murder One for viciously stabbing her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander to death. What emerged was a story wrought with sex, manipulation, and deceit that stunned the public at every turn. Arias, always playing the wronged and innocent woman, changed her story continually as her bizarre behavior surrounding the crime and its aftermath came to light. Unwavering, Arias and her defense team continued to play off the salacious details of the case, until she was finally found guilty and–controversially–sentenced to life behind bars.

Now, speaking openly for the first time, prosecutor Juan Martinez will unearth new details from the investigation that were never revealed at trial, exploring key facts from the case and the pieces of evidence he chose to keep close to the vest. Throughout the trials, his bullish and unfaltering prosecution strategy was both commended and criticized, and in his book, Martinez will illuminate the unique tactics he utilized in this case and how they lead to a successful conviction, and-for the first time-discuss how he felt losing the death penalty sentence he’d pursued for years.

Going beyond the news reports, Martinez will explore the truth behind the multiple facades of Jodi Arias. Sparring with her from across the stand, Martinez came to know Arias like no one else could, dissecting what it took for a seemingly normal girl to become a deluded, cunning, and unrepentant murderer.

With new stories from behind the scenes of the trial and Martinez’s own take on his defendant, the book takes you inside the mind of Jodi Arias like never before and is the definitive account of the case that shocked America.

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Patrick Lawlor is the narrator of Conviction audiobook that was written by Juan Martinez

Juan Martinez began working for the Maricopa County Attorney’s office in 1988. In his twenty-seven-year career with the office, he has spent nineteen years prosecuting homicide cases. Some of his most noteworthy cases include Arizona v. Wendi Andriano, who was convicted of first-degree murder and was the first woman sentenced to death by a jury in Arizona; Arizona v. Scott Falater, which was noted for the use of sleepwalking as a defense to the murder of his wife; Arizona v. Loren Wade, in which an Arizona State University football player was convicted of the shooting murder of an ex-ASU football player; and Arizona v. Rick Wayne Valentini, which resulted in a conviction for murder even though the victim’s body was never found.

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Conviction Full Details

Narrator Patrick Lawlor
Length 12 hours 26 minutes
Author Juan Martinez
Category
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date February 16, 2016
ISBN 9780062456861

Subjects

The publisher of the Conviction is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Forensic Psychology, Psychology

Additional info

The publisher of the Conviction is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062456861.

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This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Julie

September 26, 2016

Very well written book!I watched the trial and already knew most of the details offered in the book, however it was interesting learning the prosecutor's strategy. At times during the trial I wondered why the prosecution's questions to Ms. Arias jumped around to different events, and now I understand why. It didn't give Ms. Arias the advantage of predicting the questions or the opportunity to fabricate more lies. I thought the prosecutor's aggressive style was not only appropriate, but necessary, in dealing with such a cunning manipulative liar. He did a great job of exposing her vicious character, penchant for lying in the face of facts, and her nasty temper. Despite the defense's attempts to turn the trial into a seedy story and dilute the trial with irrelevant salacious details, Mr. Martinez always ensured the jury remembered this was about a horrific murder of a kind man My thoughts go out to Travis' family not only having to deal with the loss of their brother in such a heinous way, but compounding that loss with a bitter assassination of his character by such an evil lying non-human that is Jodi Arias. I ordered this book last July and it was well worth the wait!

Heather~ Nature.books.and.coffee

December 31, 2019

Wow, very interesting! She's NUTS!! I've often wondered about this case, and lots of questions were answered!

cheryl

March 01, 2016

Book of the centuryI chose to read Mr. Juan Martinez' book because I think he's a fine man, and an awesome prosecutor. He deserves kuddos for working so hard and being so diligent is getting a guilty verdict. Mr. Martinez, if you ever read my review of your book, please know this, I thought you were awesome during the trial. I loved and admired your tenacity and your determination to get to the truth and expose a lying and very deceitful and very evil person. Your aggression towards her was nothing but stellar. I am so glad you went strong at her. I think the way you chose to deal with her was spot on. An evil, manipulative person was sent to prison for her horrible crime and for that, I'm thankful. My heart still breaks for Mr. Travis Alexander's family. May they someday have some resemblance of peace in their life. My thoughts and prayers are always with them. Sincerely, Cheryl Cripps

Shitiz

January 14, 2019

Anyone who has seen Jodi Arias trial just wouldn’t stop watching it. It is that damn interesting. The murder trial which on the surface looks like a simple murder case turns out to be more complex than it looks like. I have seen every documentary and youtube footage on the trail and the case just keeps getting more intriguing and you keep desiring to know more. One thing you never get to know in the entire case is why Jodi Arias actually killed Travis because if it was simple jealousy then it was a really petite reason to kill someone for. The case is very interesting but the more interesting is the case and the main reason why this case is so interesting is that one man – Juan Martinez, the prosecution lawyer.When I opened the trial videos on youtube, I wasn’t ready for this force called Martinez. He is very interested in how he litigates and researches his material. He is often criticized about being very aggressive in the court but that is also the reason why people love him so much. People hated Jodi and they were angry with her and they wanted someone to be angry at her for what she had done and Martinez without knowing did exactly what people wanted from him. He fought the case like a hero that had all chances of Jodi getting out of jail very easily. The most amusing part was that Jodi was warned about him before trial and was told that the prosecution lawyer is very good at his job. If you have seen the trail then the book doesn’t offer you much as in the book Martinez talks mostly about the trial only and how the opposition was trying to help Jodi unethically to get her out. The interesting bits and pieces are about his personal findings from interviewing people and joining the dots to find the loopholes in the arias story and also in the stories of other witnesses. The job of Martinez was pretty difficult because it ceased to be a murder trial the day Arias accepted that she was the one who killed Travis and soon her lawyers turned the case into a case of Domestic violence. Knowing there were numerous instances when Arias had irritated Travis and he had been rude to her it was easy for the defense to prove the same. Martinez was left with just one option – to prove that the murder was not self-defense rather an act of premeditated well-planned murder. There are stories mentioned in the book which you won’t otherwise find in any other book, documentary or trial videos like how Arias used to send messages to her near ones with the help of magazines and a coded language. It was discussed during the trial to show the intelligence of Arias and that she was capable of committing such kind of crime and was not an honest girl. Martinez also mentions how he came up with the fatal Gas theory that put Arias in the total blind spot and she didn’t know what to say anymore. He knew that with the gas theory he could easily convince Jury of Jodi's intentions but if the defense were given enough time, they would come up with a proper solution to that. So he didn’t discuss that with anyone till the day he asked Arias about it during her testimony and used it at the time when the testimony of Arias was about to end. It made an impact on the jury's mind, the court was adjourned for a day and jury got time to think about it. It was then Martinez believes the jury might have made the decision that there is no way this murder was a self-defense. The book is nicely written and well edited. The events are listed as occurred and are mentioned in chronological order. Martinez refrains from talking about his personal life and talks only about the trial because he knew that would be the most interesting thing to his readers and that is why they would be buying his book. Absolutely must read even if you have no idea about the trial. The book is like an engrossing thriller and takes you on an inside tour of Martinez’s mind. I think more young lawyers should read it and know about the brilliant trail tactics of Martinez. Big fan of the author.

Paula

January 24, 2017

Nothing like a trashy real life crime drama where the bad guy goes to jail, (I am assuming this is not a spoiler, considering the title of the book is conviction.). Half Forensic Files, half Matlock, even though the 'criminal mastermind' is a bit underwhelming in the evil genius department. Its salacious and satisfying, especially if you didn't bother to follow it in the media. If you already know the whole story, you can probably skip it.

Bequi

June 26, 2017

I was obsessed with this trial, and still follow the antics of Ms Arias, so,I was really looking forward to this book. Having read it, it is very well written, and although I didn't learn any new information, reading how things fell into place and the trial was pieced together was fascinating. A must read for trial followers.

Ariadna73

May 21, 2016

Fascinating account of all the behind-the-scenes happenings of this famous trial. That woman, the murderer is one of the worst kinds of persons I have ever heard about. Detective Martinez does a great work portraying her as the monster capable of the horrible crime she was punished for.This is the book I read:The book starts telling the story from the detective's viewpoint: he was called to a scene where police had made a shocking discovery: the decomposing body of a man that had been brutally murdered: stabbed multiple times in the back and chest, his throat sliced from ear to ear so deeply that the knife actually cut a little dent in the spinal bone; and finally a bullet wound to the temple. The sadistic murdered didn't want to take any chances.Then a woman called Jodi Arias started to call police insistently, stating that she was a friend of the victim and that she wanted to help with the investigation. She was going to say that she hasn't seen him in a long time, but she didn't know that she had left behind a camera with a memory card that showed nude pictures of her, in bed, with her legs spread, exposing her genitalia and smiling to the camera; stamped with the date and time of the man's death. In the end, she had to admit that she had seen him that day, but that was all she admitted in the beginning:The victim name was Travis Alexander, and when the cops started to interview his friends, they all coincided in saying that Jodi Arias was some type of psycho-stalker, and that their first thought would always think that she did it:For her part, Jodi maintained her innocence, and started to portray herself as a helpless victim of a man who kept bullying her and harassing her. To make her point, she provided long text communications where he insulted her and she always played the victim and promised that she was not a violent person:But again and again, even her own family told the police that she was some kind or 'weirdo', and that she could very well be mean and hurtful especially to her own mother:As evidence mounted against her, she changed her story once again, now saying that she was an innocent witness of a horrible crime. That two unknown men had entered the house where she was having sex with Travis, and killed him and left.That was an absurd story, and on top of it, there were pictures that showed the lifeless body of Alexander being dragged to the shower, and a person's foot wearing pajama pants exactly as those property of Arias, that in the end, she had to admit that she killed him. Only that she said it was self defense, because he was attacking her. It is absurd to think that a man with his throat sliced to the bone would have the strength to attack anyone; because it was scientifically proven that she slit his throat and then she shot him in the head when he was already dead.She said that she had shot him first, and that he somehow continued attacking her until she had to slit his throat, but it is difficult to believe that anyone would be able to perform an attack with a bullet in the brain. That was her bet: that people would think that the man would attack her even with a bullet in his head, but it was proven that she shoot him when he was already death with his throat sliced, and that lie was what ultimately condemned her.Here is an excerpt of the opening arguments of the prosecutor (the author of the book):And here is something of what the defense said (basically that Jodi was a little tiny helpless thing and that Alexander was attacking her and that somehow he ended up dead, but not because she wanted to kill him, but because she was defending herself)There was also a very damaging piece of evidence:an interview that Arias gave to some media, where she smirked and very confidently stated "No jury will convict me; you can mark my words". She was so full of herself, just as any psychopath would:Here are some photos of the house where the dead man was found: he was only thirty years old, and he already owned a very beautiful, big and luxurious house. He was probably very successful financially, and he had a bright future in front of him. His end was such a sad tragedy!Here is a picture of the criminal. Note her look of confidence. She was certain that she had gotten away with the perfect murder. In the opposite page, there are pictures of the officers who helped crack this horrifying case open.Here is part of the testimony that the murderer offered in the trial. Full of tears because she was being caught. Not because of what she did. She was very much proud of what she did to the victim (what a disgusting woman!).Finally, here is the sentencing part: Prison for the rest of her natural life. I hope she lives till pass her 100's, so she has long time to think about what she did. Hopefully they decorate her cell with pictures of the slit throat of her victim, so she can never forget why is she spending all her time behind bars.I hoped you liked this entry. If you feel like viewing more of the books I read, you are welcome to (and comment!) on my blog: http://lunairereadings.blogspot.com

Juvy

March 29, 2018

“At 1:48 P.M. the clerk of the court stood up with the verdict in hand. And, as the electric tension in the courtroom climbed to an even higher pitch, the clerk announced that the jury had found Jodi Ann Arias guilty of premeditated first-degree murder.” I have watched most of the trials so I already knew that Arias was convicted of first-degree murder. What I didn't know was what Arias did after she killed Travis, I also didn't watch her interrogation video because it was so long. And reading it here, I realised why, she love hearing herself talk, you ask her a question and she goes on about what she did yesterday or whatever, not giving direct answers. And add that to the fact she has problems telling the truth. “Detective,” she wailed with a hurt look. “I am not a murderer.”Yeah right Arias. After telling all the lies, Jodi finally admitted to killing Travis because he attacked her and it was self-defense. First of all if a person was being attacked and the victim eventually got away, the first thing that sane victim would do was to call for help and Jodi didn't. Instead she drove to see her “potential possible maybe person that you might start dating.” and had sex with him. And I really can't with the brutality of how she killed him. 29 stab wounds, one gun shot to the temple and a 3-4 inches deep slit to the throat from ear to ear. I remember Detective Flores warning Arias that the prosecutor is really good at what he does, and he really is. One of the most moving scene for me was the one where Juan Martinez ask Jodi if she can imagine how much must it have hurt Mr. Alexander when she stuck that knife into his chest. But it wasn't as impactful reading it here than watching it, so I would like all of you who read this and haven't watch the trial to view this particular scene to see the expression on his face. He really fought for Travis.

Jlsimon

June 20, 2017

When this story was in the news I could never figure out just why people were so fascinated by this woman. Having now finished the book I still do not see why she captivated so much publicity. One of the drawbacks of reading a book written by the prosecuting attorney in a case is that you really only get one side of the story. Unlike with writers such as Rule, Phelps, and Olsen with books written by the attorney you cannot expect to get outsider perspective. This fact alone usually makes a book less attractive to me. I gave this book 4 stars regardless of the obvious bias for a number of reasons. First of all Martinez does his audience credit by assuming we are smart enough to follow the bouncing ball and walks us through the discovery of the evidence in this case. Secondly he does not try to take credit and peacock his triumph as the title suggests. He actually places the credit with every member of law enforcement and the judicial system that participated in the eventual conviction of Arias. Third the book is exceptionally well organized. Sometimes when writers go to compile the information from crime to conclusion they fail to make a cohesive narrative that allows the reader to follow the events as they happened. Then the reader spends time back tracking through the book to see if the time line that the author is drawing makes any since. I would recommend this book to readers that enjoy true crime and legal thrillers.

Jessica *The Lovely Books*

May 31, 2016

Chilling.

Tally

October 04, 2018

Best friend lent this to me through Audible and I only took a break from listening to it during sleep. The book is very well-written and while I knew the basics of this case listening to the story and having Martinez put everything together from crime, to arrest, to trial stages, and also explaining things was helpful in understanding what happened. I've started watching clips of the proceedings on YouTube but court can get boring at times and this helped speed things up. Highly recommend. Oh but please note, if you listen to this through Audible/Audiobook the part where the phone call is being read is SUPER cringe-worthy and awkward. Probably would have been better to read that in my head instead of hearing a man trying to do a feminine voice and saying explicit things. AWKWARD.

Savanah

August 31, 2018

** spoiler alert ** I've read a very of these books about Jodi Aris. Every single time I read these books, I can't believe my eyes. I followed the case and I can't believe she wouldn't admit to being guilty. This is from Juan Martinez's side of the story. He fought his hardest to try to convict Jodi Aris of stabbing her ex boyfriend Travis Alexander to death.She was sentenced to life behind bars but the bizarre stories she told the jury, Juan Martinez wasn't sure how they would convict her. She seems mentally unstable.Interesting book and if you've followed the case, you'll enjoy this book.

Jessica

February 13, 2021

4.5 stars? This doesn't add much new information to the trial and story of Jodi Arias if you are already familiar with the story; however it was fascinating to hear the perspective of a prosecution lawyer and gain some insight into his thinking. I would recommend this if you are interested in true crime.

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