For someone whose life was at stake, this was an unusual reaction to see. One would never guess this woman was on trial for her life. Jodi Arias lets out a visible laugh after Juan Martinez asks what kind of person would sneak up behind someone and just wait there. Perhaps she was looking back and laughing at herself. Or perhaps Jodi was trying to blunt the image of a stalker that Martinez was portraying for the jury. Whatever her intention was, considering that she was on trial for killing Travis in the most horrific fashion, it would seem to be an inappropriate time to be laughing.

It's mentioned that the code to Travis' garage door that Jodi used to enter his house was 0187. The number 187 happens to be the California Penal Code number for the crime of murder, which seems to be quite a coincidence. It's important to note that this is what Jodi "told" the detective and it's never been verified. It would have been nice if this is something Travis' roommates either confirmed or denied. If this was something that Jodi made up, why would she have done that? It might remind someone of what the Kevin Spacey character was doing to the detective in the movie "The Usual Suspects" (if you haven't seen that movie yet, read no further). In that movie, the Spacey character was suspected of being involved in a murder and almost the entire movie takes place with him being interrogated by the detective. It's revealed at the very end that Spacey continuously made things up on the spot while explaining his story to the detective. For example, he would make up names based on names that he read on posters, bulletins, and coffee cups that happened to be in the detective's office. This revelation at the end made the Spacey character appear very clever as he got away with murder and in the process completely fooled the detective and in all likelihood fooled the majority of the audience who watched the movie as well. The movie is well known for this surprise ending. Perhaps Jodi has seen the movie too, thought she was outsmarting the detective, and was trying to entertain herself in the process. There is something called "duper's delight" (the delight that someone feels when he/she deceives others). Trial observers have accused Jodi of trying to experience this duper's delight throughout the trial and it's possible that this was no exception.

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