Sarah

Don't look at any of the notifications, dial your phone number, keep it on speakerphone and then turn it face down while you're talking so that I'm not looking at notifications as they're coming in while I'm talking. Oh, wow. And you have to keep it on speakerphone the whole time. So he'll start the clock five minutes and we're not allowed to talk about the case.

We're not allowed to ask any questions pertaining to the case or share anything about my day at all. The person that I'm talking to could say, you know, how are you? Are you feeling OK? Is there any you know? But it's like you have five minutes. How quickly can you get into something like that? Usually it's a, it was good. You know, we were in court most of the day. Here's where we ate for lunch.

We're not allowed to ask any questions pertaining to the case or share anything about my day at all. The person that I'm talking to could say, you know, how are you? Are you feeling OK? Is there any you know? But it's like you have five minutes. How quickly can you get into something like that? Usually it's a, it was good. You know, we were in court most of the day. Here's where we ate for lunch.

This is where we went for dinner. Yeah, that's it. That's it. How are the animals? What's going on at home? Anything crazy? You know, and remember during this week, it's like the inauguration was happening. Trump was being inaugurated. Yeah. TikTok went down. California was on fire. There was so much happening in our external world that we just were totally closed off to.

This is where we went for dinner. Yeah, that's it. That's it. How are the animals? What's going on at home? Anything crazy? You know, and remember during this week, it's like the inauguration was happening. Trump was being inaugurated. Yeah. TikTok went down. California was on fire. There was so much happening in our external world that we just were totally closed off to.

The only thing we had access to was the Weather Channel in the morning during breakfast.

The only thing we had access to was the Weather Channel in the morning during breakfast.

On day one. And it would have been about halfway through day one because the jury pool was so big, 118 people, I believe. They took the first half of the group up and kind of got the process going in the courtroom. And then just before lunchtime, they brought the rest of us in and we all ended up sitting in the gallery.

On day one. And it would have been about halfway through day one because the jury pool was so big, 118 people, I believe. They took the first half of the group up and kind of got the process going in the courtroom. And then just before lunchtime, they brought the rest of us in and we all ended up sitting in the gallery.

And so it was like once once our half of the group was was brought into the courtroom, we were made aware that. Very basic details of the case, not enough to know much of anything. We knew it was a murder trial. We had very vague details about what the defendant was accused of.

And so it was like once once our half of the group was was brought into the courtroom, we were made aware that. Very basic details of the case, not enough to know much of anything. We knew it was a murder trial. We had very vague details about what the defendant was accused of.

Yes, we knew his name and we knew the victim's name. We knew that this happened in Chattanooga and that it would be a sequestered jury. And then it was just like, mom's the word. You're not allowed to look it up. You're not allowed to ask about it. Nothing. And then from there on, it was like, first off, has anyone heard of this? If any hands went up, those people were excused.

Yes, we knew his name and we knew the victim's name. We knew that this happened in Chattanooga and that it would be a sequestered jury. And then it was just like, mom's the word. You're not allowed to look it up. You're not allowed to ask about it. Nothing. And then from there on, it was like, first off, has anyone heard of this? If any hands went up, those people were excused.

And then from then on, every single day until the end of the trial, we were asked at least twice a day, have we heard about it? Have we been exposed? So it was very serious.

And then from then on, every single day until the end of the trial, we were asked at least twice a day, have we heard about it? Have we been exposed? So it was very serious.

I can see how that would be a question. I can't. I try to put myself in their shoes and see from their perspective. Like the whole reason I told this story was to share my perspective. And let me say this. Anyone can tell this story. The whole thing was put on court TV. There are and will be plenty of people who will share this story. my goal was not to go share a murder story.

I can see how that would be a question. I can't. I try to put myself in their shoes and see from their perspective. Like the whole reason I told this story was to share my perspective. And let me say this. Anyone can tell this story. The whole thing was put on court TV. There are and will be plenty of people who will share this story. my goal was not to go share a murder story.

I wanted to share the story of Jasmine Pace's life and death from a perspective of someone that heard it unravel in a courtroom each day of the trial. And I just thought that was a unique perspective. The other thing is, it was my way of processing it. You know, I've never done anything like this before. I've And so it was just a, it was a good process for me.

I wanted to share the story of Jasmine Pace's life and death from a perspective of someone that heard it unravel in a courtroom each day of the trial. And I just thought that was a unique perspective. The other thing is, it was my way of processing it. You know, I've never done anything like this before. I've And so it was just a, it was a good process for me.

It was something to put out there and just like anyone else's, you know, art, there's always going to be opinions and, you know,