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For a crime that was committed seven years ago in 2008 and for all the media circus that it has spawned - not to mention death threats thrown, it seemed rightful that the Jodi Arias trial reach a well-deserved conclusion a few days back, and be put to rest. However, one female juror decided otherwise and with one dissenting opinion in a vote of 11-1, swept the death sentence out urging the judge to declare a mistrial and sending the whole process back to square one.

To a large extent, all this has pulled the intense debate and speculation a notch higher, prompting many to ask the merits of the US justice system in general. All told, $3,000,000 has been spent by the prosecutor and Arias' public defense team on the case, according to Associated Press.

The Power of One

Never has the power of one dissenting vote been so deafening and heart-wrenching.

As reported on ABC News one juror detailed, "Eleven of us strived for justice for Travis, but to no avail."

Further she added, "We absolutely thought [the punishment] should be death."

Reportedly, the group didn't buy the whole death sentencing for Arias from the onset. Rather they were split down the middle. But they were able to make up their minds in the end - all except one.

One male juror expressed disgust about the holdout saying he felt that "the one holdout had her mind made up from the beginning."

Further he detailed that "the biggest thing that angered me was that she alluded that the death penalty would be a form of revenge."

Changing Hands

Jurors who appeared before the media did not bother showing their emotions and many broke to tears in the middle of the news conference.

Many were vocal about getting justice served for the Alexander family saying "like they put Travis on trial, [and] focused on that rather than the reason we were there."

It's understandable what immense pressure - and emotional distress - the jurors has been undergoing lately.

The trial has dragged on and on with one female juror pointing out, "We've had nightmares," adding "I think every single one of us has had nightmares and I hope they go away."

For now, the nightmares, may have to stay for a little bit longer than expected.

Now, the ball is in Judge Sherry Stephens' hands. However, she decides death sentencing may never be part of the option. All because of one.