June 4, - Alexander is killed. His body is found days later in the shower of his home in Mesa, Ariz. He suffered nearly 30 knife wounds, was shot in the head with what was ultimately determined to be a.
Arias' palm print was found in blood at the scene, along with photos of her and Alexander from the day of the killing. June 5, - Arias goes to visit Ryan Burns, a love interest and former co-worker, at his home in West Jordan, Utah.
June 9, - Alexander's friends call after discovering his body. When questioned by police, Alexander's friends say Arias should be questioned. July 9, - Arias is indicted on first-degree murder charges in Alexander's death on her 29th birthday.
September 12, - Arias denies killing Alexander in an interview with The Arizona Republic, and won't discuss evidence police say links her to the killing. September 24, - Arias goes on "Inside Edition," where, for the first time publicly, she says that she was present when Alexander was killed by two intruders.
October 31, - Prosecutors file a notice of intent to seek the death penalty for Arias. As she faced the death penalty, Arias had claimed that Alexander, a year-old salesman and motivational speaker, was possessive despite her own reported obsession with her ex. The jury convicted her after being shown pictures of the bloodstained towels that she had allegedly attempted to clean and the bathroom covered in Alexander's blood after his brutal slaying.
When friends found Alexander's body after becoming concerned for his welfare, they immediately pointed toward Arias who he had reportedly said was stalking him.
Yet Arias, then 26, at first denied having seen Alexander on the day that he died, then claimed two men had killed him in a home invasion, before changing her story again to self-defense. He reportedly became quickly smitten with the beautiful and seemingly carefree, aspiring photographer. Arias and Alexander began dating in early and she moved from California to Mesa, Arizona to be closer to him. She is amazing. It is not hard to see that whoever scores Jodi, whether it be me or someone else, is gonna win the wife lotto," he wrote.
Their relationship rapidly developed, with Arias even deciding to be baptized in the Mormon faith in order to be closer to Alexander, but it wasn't long until cracks started to show. She then relocated back to California to live with her grandparents but continued a long-distance relationship with Alexander.
Arias became increasingly possessive to the extent that some people warned Alexander they feared she was dangerous. According to several of Alexander's friends, Arias would follow him to the bathroom and wait outside the door; eavesdrop on his conversations; and forward his private emails with other people to herself.
From very early on, she was completely obsessed with him," her husband Chris Hughes said. On one occasion, Hughes was present when Alexander caught her eavesdropping on him, from behind a closed door. Sky and I are very frightened at this point. She might burn down our house, you know, with all of us in it," Hughes said. She slit his throat as a reward for being a good man. Willmont maintains that her client was abused and controlled by Alexander, who she claims was a sexual deviant.
Willmott showed the jury a t-shirt she says he made Arias wear, with lettering that says "Travis Alexander's. They say Arias was literally trying to wash away the evidence. Found on the camera's memory card were pictures of their final sexual encounter, shots of Alexander in the shower seconds before he was killed and pictures that appeared to be taken accidently when the camera was dropped.
One of the images shows Alexander's bloody body, and another shows Arias actually dragging his body across the ground. She entered a not guilty plea at her arraignment on Sept. In a series of jailhouse interviews since her arrest, Arias repeatedly changed her story.
First she denied being at Alexander's house the night of the murder, but two weeks later, she told the TV show "Inside Edition" she was there. I don't know. Now she admits to killing Alexander, but says she had to after he attacked her when she dropped his new camera. Hall met Alexander through their Mormon church ward. Though they went on one date, there was no spark. They remained friends.
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