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Admitted killer testifies in her own defense at murder trial

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    Adam Housley reports on Jodi Arias case

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-- -- and the lovers bloody death.

Tonight the defend -- in a high profile murder trial in Phoenix again testified in her own defense.

Her name is -- areas she admits now she killed her ex boyfriend stabbed him and slashed him over and over.

Shot him in the head and for good measure.

Cut his throat from -- -- year.

That was all back in 2008.

Prosecutors say areas did it because she was -- he was planning a trip with another woman.

But she claims it was self defense and when she first unexpectedly took the stand yesterday she explained why she once said.

No jury will ever convicted me.

I -- that statement in September 2008.

Million.

And then.

Potentially Goldstein consistent and I was very confident didn't really convict -- because I plan to -- -- You may have noticed the defendant has changed her parents quite a bit since the time of the crime.

Back then when this happened photo shows she was a blonde bombshell to hear it from many.

Now the confessed killer is -- -- Brunette with glasses.

Perhaps a little image worked their for the jury but -- help save her life this is that capital murder case and if jurors don't buy her story.

She could wind up on death row.

Adam how -- -- -- trial why -- why did the lawyer's letter testify.

-- -- -- Question a lot of people in legal community are asking maybe just be illegal hail Mary to the defense team felt things weren't going their way with this jury of course they watch the jury very closely.

As a lot of these details come out.

One of the problems at the defense has been having -- been the ability for the prosecution to show.

There are a number of different stories and excuses given by the defendant over the course of this trial.

About why she killed her boyfriend.

Now the white -- for allegedly killed aboard and I should say.

And that has really made the defense team come to the point where they put her on the stand and are allowing her to basically lay out her life in front of this jury.

Instance by instance in some cases shepherd too graphic for television.

You're talking about a lot of abuse in her life and the mother just sitting over there not even looking better when -- the prosecution gonna get its -- Everybody's waiting for that to happen -- thought it would happen this afternoon but to be in the defense team going through this very methodically very slowly every detail every boyfriend.

There now to Travis Travis is the one of course that was killed.

Allegedly by her back in 2008.

There at the point and their relationship were starting to become more serious so the extra expectation is tomorrow shepherd.

Cross examination will finally begin.

And that's what everybody's waiting to for four to see how she answers some of these questions and all these different stories that she's given over the course of this trial Adam Housley live force.

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