Jodi Arias trial begins in macabre '08 murder of boyfriend Travis Alexander

By: Casey Glynn
Topics: Daily Blotter

Jodi Arias

/ Brian Bierwiler/Four Alarm Pictures

(CBS/AP) PHOENIX - The trial of Jodi Arias, an aspiring Arizona photographer charged in the shooting and stabbing death of her boyfriend Travis Alexander, is scheduled to begin Wednesday.

On June 4, 2008, Alexander was found dead in a shower in his Mesa home. He had been shot in the face, his throat was slit from ear to ea, and he'd been stabbed 27 times.

Arias originally told police two people had broken into the house, murdering Alexander and attacking her, but she later changed her story to claim she killed Alexander in self-defense. Prosecutors argue the actions were those of a jealous woman who brutally attacked the 30-year-old Alexander after he tried to end their relationship.

Police said they found potentially damning evidence during their investigation, according to CBS affiliate KPHO. A camera was found in a washing machine, an obvious attempt to erase images of the pair, they said. There were also time-stamped photos allegedly showing Alexander's lifeless body just seconds after risque images showing the two naked together in his home.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, and Arias could become the fourth female on Arizona's death row if she is convicted.

Attorneys will present opening statements on Wednesday, KPHO reports.

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by FormerUSMCSergeant January 2, 2013 8:59 PM EST: Megabitchasaurus.; Reply to this comment


by ralphing January 2, 2013 8:55 PM EST: She has crazy eyes.

This is why many of them turn up missing. They are too dangerous to get away from, so most men will toss their bodies out in the woods or desert.; Reply to this comment


by ToxicKitty January 2, 2013 7:55 PM EST: She'll get off. All any woman has to do these days to escape a murder charge is yell "rape". Everyone will believe her. That's the number one defense for women who kill men.; Reply to this comment


by ToxicKitty January 2, 2013 7:55 PM EST: She'll get off. All any woman has to do these days to escape a murder charge is yell "rape". Everyone will believe her. That's the number one defense for women who kill men.; Reply to this comment


by micmac666 January 2, 2013 7:34 PM EST: You never see her with Nikki Cox.; Reply to this comment


by ThisIsCourtneyBlack January 2, 2013 6:18 PM EST: Put her down; Reply to this comment


by StevensonB January 2, 2013 5:55 PM EST: Pima County Attorney's Office and Pima County Superior Court has a long history of protecting women no matter how violent women become. Father's (husbands, or boyfriends) and Children have little to no recourse. Simply put "Arizona is a male bashing state"! Gender profiling continues to go on by these to organizations even when the perpetrator is clearly the women.; Reply to this comment

by Kovacsmaster January 2, 2013 4:23 PM EST

Never doubt the rage and danger of a woman scorned.....

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by micmac666 January 2, 2013 5:43 PM EST: "Hell hath no fury..."


by StevensonB January 2, 2013 6:00 PM EST: Pima County Attorney's Office and Pima County Superior Court has a long history of protecting women no matter how violent women becomes. Father's (husbands, or boyfriends) and Children have little to no recourse. Simply put "Arizona is a male bashing state"! Gender profiling continues to go on by these to organizations even when the perpetrator is clearly the women. For everyone woman we learn that Arizona arrests and prosecutes there is likely 52 other women that Arizona intentionally failed to prosecute on the basis of gender favor.