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The Jodi Arias Trial: A tumultuous relationship leads to a man's brutal murder, multiple stories by his ex-girlfriend and a trial made for tabloids
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Tonight a woman accused of savagely.
Murdering her ex boyfriend in the shower.
If convicted she could face the death penalty on the record takes -- inside the Jody.
-- -- That doesn't get more vicious -- this is on Amanda -- -- -- at a -- shot ahead as throat slit from ear to hear.
-- -- -- -- -- his former girlfriend she's now standing trial machine claims in the Middle East now that she was forced to Joan yeah.
-- his life.
First.
Person who committed this killing.
Okay it's been very chilly there.
I just -- you.
Why did you listen Jenny -- -- -- mean.
There is no let's.
It is no doubt about it in my mind that this was -- hard challenge.
Here's a woman that gets -- -- gets a knife.
And puts it to what she suspects is good use against this guy but don't be -- good -- me the last thing any event.
The gunshot wounds in the news tonight but it -- The defensively.
Certainly if she's gonna claim self defense she's gonna have to get up on the stand and she's gonna have to justify -- justified he should never.
Free world and why what really happened.
CNN national.
People have tried to -- the monster you did not shoot around us now I've never been shot -- and you did not stab him twenties.
It's.
Still committed here I can't imagine putting -- her.
-- Apparently she's that listen to his voice -- for some sixteen minutes after the killing.
Hey CNN history apparently of sinking that voicemail system was messages apparently it's how she knew he was going up to -- with another woman that may be one of the things -- -- -- off.
Is it your belief that -- -- -- June 24 2008 house Alexander murdered in his Arizona home.
And now more than four years later his ex girlfriend -- area stands trial for his murder.
Let's take a look at how the case is unfolded in the Arizona courtroom.
He's not he's.
The person that person who committed this killer sits in court today the defendant majority areas.
-- I think Travis Bader Alexander.
A former reporter it's an individual that she was below what.
An individual that was a good -- An individual that was one of the greatest blessing.
Or not.
At this club well she rewarded and a lot -- track I think for Alexander by sticking him finish checks.
And you know it was a good match according to her and with regard in -- -- man well she slit his throat as a reward being.
-- of these blessings.
Well she's not the blessings of him by putting a bullet.
During warm.
Bet that occurred import it.
-- -- -- -- -- There it is no.
The two million dollar question.
What would have forced her to do it.
And throughout this crowd of people here yes -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- We go from the last picture taken and -- finish out.
It doesn't tell me.
The picture.
Of taxes.
You can -- let the -- show.
And Blair finished others.
It just those two minutes.
-- had any choice.
She -- -- live.
Achievement that.
Got -- -- mr.
Alexander's.
Seven.
As you wanted to see what was imminent couldn't stop stop doing that.
And it's -- in June of 2000 is that.
If she's looking for things to see whether or not there's going to be any kind of activity -- the -- She describes it as being flirtatious -- he wanted to know what was going.
I want to see if there was any.
So -- that -- confirmed.
Her suspicion.
-- -- -- There that she didn't.
-- but it wouldn't.
Her going into his cell phone snooping she did -- but she did it without.
Because she wanted to -- just couldn't help but.
And find things that he -- And that that.
Be -- got past due to when he.
-- -- -- -- knotts always tell the truth.
About -- She was scared.
Scared about what happens.
And scared about what -- had done.
She had absolutely no experience.
-- police interrogation before.
And there Lindy -- better.
-- -- -- -- Her BM.
Can't.
Talk about what happens and led to tell different stories.
But you learn that what she said.
The story.
We're not care where Q what's your words but through this.
We went directly to the steers.
-- the -- of the there's a double doors to tell us there's little.
Which was -- interest of the master bittersweet.
We went through you when you're in there.
And our personal to throw the ball.
Yeah.
You just -- it.
Fire department were gone.
Do.
Do you expect -- We're able to declared deceased.
What were you able to see.
As far as the voting yes -- It appears to me into the season into position for quite -- Anything unusual.
I get caught their attention to it.
Other than the neck wound did period people -- a lot of -- that appeared to be connecting from here two years.
His face was dark purple black through his his Bunker Hill -- And it was kind of -- in the bottom shelf stable or you can turn it on yes and -- -- -- place.
-- based largely on what.
Location in the body if you have injuries to the the backs of the foreigners working the palms to backs in the hands you can have gunshot wounds in those locations were.
In the case of an assault with a knife -- -- weapon you can have cuts are or aren't excited injuries.
To the backs of the palms and backed reform and it's consistent with someone trying to either grab the night before.
Fend off wounds are kind of injury.
And the way to describe it.
Assassinated personally have to be conscious and -- -- Yes I felt that he had the gunshot -- may have been less than at any event.
The the gunshot wounds and then it was an act would have had to come after the defensive -- -- -- It's the second we -- know we were we were kissing.
Anything about her demeanor.
That indicated -- -- that she was at center back.
That -- I don't know it turns out.
You were around her for that hey did you form an opinion based on your contract for being around her best to her strength again.
How finishing -- She's very this -- sheet and in terms of -- did you form an opinion.
Six.
We murder.
Instant messaging back towards wanted to somewhere and I complimented her on being very feisty and it's kind of referring to she's just lost -- she looks.
There's no reason for it there's no reason why.
There's no reason.
There's little or anybody else.
They couldn't -- here there's no way.
How else could Obama.
And here.
No it.
-- did yeah yeah I was trying to.
Did not take his life.
Did you have anything to do that.
The jurors have some questions were here for you where there anything that's so nice it appeared to be missing -- night.
No we can't find anything like that.
With a gun that was used to kill mr.
Alexander found in this -- -- possession.
No it's not.
We knew personally interviewed mr.
Alexander's roommates was there ever he mention they're concerned for his extended absence.
June 4 through June time.
No they believed he was in Mexico already didn't know the schedule.
What -- the -- I have given by those relief.
One was working in the other was actually exchange act his girlfriend's home.
And they were house sitting for her there.
Actually new to me -- few weeks actually.
We excise tax because that.
And he -- color us pretty shortly thereafter unless there's some scenes you guys proceedings and there.
It was long distance.
It was so long distance -- officially and we didn't need an -- from about that he is February -- espionage and and each page that -- it.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Yeah today says that it won't say my prayers.
I -- I have any relief plan are you where you live there.
Are seeking indifferent to it.
You know.
And here for me.
And it was -- heavy pressure.
I you know all that he -- It was -- -- the issues.
-- -- -- -- Right.
That's one -- That's -- doing.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Why did you.
He's done so much for me.
There's so much evidence in the house.
So much you know once you.
Here here you.
After nine days the prosecution resting its case the defense case begins January 20 ninth.
