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Murder suspect Jodi Arias testifies in own defense

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    Adam Housley reports from Los Angeles, California

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More dramatic testimony expected today.

In the ex girlfriend murder trial Jodi arias -- is returning to the witness stand facing.

The possible death penalty for the brutal murder of her boyfriend.

Travis Alexander just after he reportedly ended their relationship that was back in 2008.

This area says appearance is now different from when she was dating Alexander but it isn't just her looks that they've changed.

Her story has changed a lot.

During an early police interrogation she denied killing -- said she knew nothing about it she last spoke Alexander the day before his murder.

About a month later she claimed if he was here he would back up that story September 2008 areas account changes yet again.

When she claims she witnessed -- other masked people killing Alexander.

And now this week on the witness stand.

Areas admitted she killed Alexander but claims.

It self defense Adam Housley is -- in Los Angeles with more on this Adam.

She was on the witness stand all day again yesterday and you know she's -- a lot of things about her relationship with Travis what did we learn.

While -- first of all the defense -- is methodically going through just about -- relationship she's had since high school.

Trying to show her his level headed even or one of her past boyfriends for example she claims tried to choke her.

And some difficult times she claims growing up.

In her household and -- that all the defense team is trying to paint her as someone who has been able to handle it who hasn't done anything out of the ordinary if anything has been nothing but calm.

Then they started towards the end of the day yesterday talking about Travis Alexander's relationship with -- Trying to show maybe that he is somewhat of someone who was controlling take a listen to this snippet from court.

Mr.

better motivated if you -- The things he said made -- big impression he wasn't just about relationships is not my whole life and career and the direction of my life.

So maybe step back and take a look at.

Where -- stand and where something.

There are some graphic testimony also yesterday talking about the relationship -- and the theory is people watching this case that as they move through today shall start to show -- -- -- controlling and eventually somebody who they're gonna claim.

Was baby someone who beat.

Right in her parents is really pretty striking from her earlier life she sort of you know the defense may try try to make her look like Marian the librarian with the the glasses -- -- there.

There she is on the left hand side but look right do we have any indication -- How much longer the defense is is gonna go on direct examination because the real fireworks here.

It's going to be cross examining.

Everybody's would have to cross examination Greg was a bit of surprise when she took the stand.

We do expect the the defense to rest today at least that again -- -- theory about a -- in the at the end of the day yesterday but it was -- -- their very methodical -- the way -- laying this out.

Trying to portray here is being this calm in the visual.

As you know great the prosecution's gonna go at her big time they have three or four major holes in her story they're gonna -- water is being someone who methodically planned this and brutally murdered her boyfriend and say that.

Hey if you're gonna kill somebody is self defense why would you stab them 26 times that the from here -- -- -- him -- -- -- take pictures try to clean the crime -- -- story and dragged the body around the house that's what they're going to -- Everybody's waiting for that to happen and Greg that could begin as early as midday today.

Now prosecutors -- these kinds of cross examinations with a witness.

Who has proven to -- or observers great sort of court observers -- -- -- at a housing thanks so much --

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