What One Former Cellmate Really Thinks About Jodi Arias

Publish date: 2024-05-09

According to one report published by Fox News on July 2, a former cellmate of Jodi Arias' named Donavan Bering previously disclosed in past interviews — a number of which are included in a true-crime documentary for Lifetime entitled "Cellmate Secrets: Jodi Arias" — that Arias was initially, by all appearances, a "sweet" person with "the voice of an angel." Bering, who also spoke to In Touch Weekly, disclosed to the magazine that Arias at first presented as "this prim and proper young lady, very well-spoken." Both Bering and their fellow cellmates thought Arias "was in there for something very simple" — a far cry from murder.

As Bering explained, they became somewhat close — enough for Bering to later help Arias run her social media account after Bering's release from prison — but eventually, Arias revealed an entirely different side, one which Bering described as "manipulative." As Fox News noted, Bering stated she cut ties with Arias after observing her treatment of others — namely "flirting" with guards (presumably for better treatment), as well as lashing out at both Bering and members of the Arias family, the latter of whom Arias demanded Bering post about unfavorably. 

"I realized she was not this person that I thought she was," Bering clarified. "She had a lot of hate."

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