TiggerTails57
'Bouncy Tigger'
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SHANNON PETERSEN, FRIEND OF TRAVIS ALEXANDER: Yes, hi, thank you.
GRACE: Shannon, when you hear the claim of self-defense, that she was a battered woman, that`s who we are learning from the witness list tonight, that they`re bringing on an expert in battered is women to defend Jodi Arias, that means their claim is to drag Travis Alexander through the mud and portray him basically as a wife beater.
PETERSEN: Yes, that`s pretty infuriating for anybody who knew Travis. You know, anybody who knew him at all. It`s unbelievable.
GRACE: Why do you say that?
PETERSEN: Because he was just this amazing individual who honestly, I don`t think would hurt a fly. He was just a bright light in the room, any room he was in, he was an amazing guy. I don`t believe he would hurt anybody.
GRACE: Did Travis ever talk about Jodi Arias?
PETERSEN: Yes, he mentioned her on a couple of occasions, just the -- just the e-mail hacking and you know, just I think that`s pretty much all he really mentioned to me.
GRACE: What would he say? What did he make of that?
PETERSEN: He was upset about it, but it was just kind of crazy. He would -- she hacked some e-mails between he and I, and I was married and moved on with my life and so they weren`t inappropriate e-mails by any means. We were just two friends that kept in touch after he moved, and, you know, she was very jealous, very jealous of these e-mails that he would -- you know, he and I sent back and forth occasionally.
GRACE: So she was jealous because there was an occasional e-mail between you and Travis Alexander? You know what? You better thank your lucky stars that you never met up with Jodi Arias because, I mean, she has apparently followed him on dates. She has e-mailed and contacted women that he would have casual dates with.
What was her complaint about him e-mailing you?
PETERSEN: I think she was just upset that he would e-mail any other woman besides her because like I said, I was married. I had kids. They were not inappropriate e-mails. Nothing I would not show my husband. And she was just I think upset that he was corresponding with me. Now, he and I were friends back when I was single. So maybe that`s why maybe she thought, you know, he still held a candle or something, I don`t know. But she was -- she was upset about it.
GRACE: You know, Shannon Petersen, I`d like the truth from somebody that doesn`t have an ax to grind or doesn`t have a dog in the fight.
Tell me who was Travis Alexander? Who was he?
PETERSEN: You know, the only word -- I mean I`ve heard him described in so many ways. He was joyous. He was always happy and uplifting, and I think because of the background and the way he was raised he was always trying to help people and lift everybody up around him.
And I know that sounds corny but that`s really who he was. He made people better. And -- I mean, I know he made me better. He helped me through a really trying time in my life and he was there for me and he was amazing. He didn`t want anything in return from anybody either.
GRACE: Shannon, when you hear the claim of self-defense, that she was a battered woman, that`s who we are learning from the witness list tonight, that they`re bringing on an expert in battered is women to defend Jodi Arias, that means their claim is to drag Travis Alexander through the mud and portray him basically as a wife beater.
PETERSEN: Yes, that`s pretty infuriating for anybody who knew Travis. You know, anybody who knew him at all. It`s unbelievable.
GRACE: Why do you say that?
PETERSEN: Because he was just this amazing individual who honestly, I don`t think would hurt a fly. He was just a bright light in the room, any room he was in, he was an amazing guy. I don`t believe he would hurt anybody.
GRACE: Did Travis ever talk about Jodi Arias?
PETERSEN: Yes, he mentioned her on a couple of occasions, just the -- just the e-mail hacking and you know, just I think that`s pretty much all he really mentioned to me.
GRACE: What would he say? What did he make of that?
PETERSEN: He was upset about it, but it was just kind of crazy. He would -- she hacked some e-mails between he and I, and I was married and moved on with my life and so they weren`t inappropriate e-mails by any means. We were just two friends that kept in touch after he moved, and, you know, she was very jealous, very jealous of these e-mails that he would -- you know, he and I sent back and forth occasionally.
GRACE: So she was jealous because there was an occasional e-mail between you and Travis Alexander? You know what? You better thank your lucky stars that you never met up with Jodi Arias because, I mean, she has apparently followed him on dates. She has e-mailed and contacted women that he would have casual dates with.
What was her complaint about him e-mailing you?
PETERSEN: I think she was just upset that he would e-mail any other woman besides her because like I said, I was married. I had kids. They were not inappropriate e-mails. Nothing I would not show my husband. And she was just I think upset that he was corresponding with me. Now, he and I were friends back when I was single. So maybe that`s why maybe she thought, you know, he still held a candle or something, I don`t know. But she was -- she was upset about it.
GRACE: You know, Shannon Petersen, I`d like the truth from somebody that doesn`t have an ax to grind or doesn`t have a dog in the fight.
Tell me who was Travis Alexander? Who was he?
PETERSEN: You know, the only word -- I mean I`ve heard him described in so many ways. He was joyous. He was always happy and uplifting, and I think because of the background and the way he was raised he was always trying to help people and lift everybody up around him.
And I know that sounds corny but that`s really who he was. He made people better. And -- I mean, I know he made me better. He helped me through a really trying time in my life and he was there for me and he was amazing. He didn`t want anything in return from anybody either.
