travel in western africa, that's the triggers. >> thank you doctor. we're out of time. thank you to our expert panel. we appreciate you joining us this evening. thank you for joining me. i'm poppy harlow in new york. next, cnn spotlight, inside the trial of jodi arias. a sordid story of sex, lies -- >> i'm not guilty. >> and audiotapes. >> the trial of jodi ann arias. >> we the jury, find the defendant as to count one, first degree murder, guilty. >> though unanimous on their verdict, the jury deadlocked on the right penalty for arias. >> justice for travis! >> this is a case, this is a

story, this is a criminal defendant, unlike any other we have met before. >> this tale of passion gone wrong caused travis alexander his life. now a new jury will have to determine whether it will cost jodi arias hers. in the next half hour, revisit the scene of the crime, review the evidence, and you decide whether jodi deserves life or death. in the cnn spotlight, the trial of jodi arias. monday, june 9th, 2008. 90 minutes until midnight in a mesa, arizona, community, called mountain ranch. nobody had heard from travis alexander in five days. so a handful of concerned friends went looking for him. they found their friend, pale and lifeless, on the shower floor. >> oh, my god.

>> 911 emergency. >> um, a friend of ours is dead in his bedroom. we hadn't heard from him for a while. his roommate just went in there and said there's lots of blood. >> travis' body had nearly 29 stab marks, including the slash across his neck from ear to ear. there was a .25 caliber gunshot wound over his right eyebrow, and massive amounts of blood, all over the master suite. his friends had immediate suspicions about who did it. >> has he been threatened by anyone recently? >> yes, he has. he has an ex girlfriend that's been bothering him, and following him and slashing tires and things like that. her name is jodi. >> jodi arias. the woman travis met in las vegas two years before. >> we were there for a convention. our company had had a big event there. i was there in las vegas with him. >> travis alexander was a

motivational speaker. compelling and effective. he was also a close friend and co-worker of david hughes in the fall of 2006. >> and i knew that he was single, and he was always looking for ms. alexander. >> enter saleswoman and aspiring photographer, jodi arias. >> and i told travis, hey, there's this cute girl i work with, you should meet her and he said introduce me. so i introduced them and then they were able to develop a relationship pretty quickly from there. >> they met in vegas. the night they met, it seemed that they -- things heated up very quickly. because jodi arias has said within a week or so they're having sex in the car. >> jodi and travis had an instant physical connection. a whirlwind romance. but a long distance one with her in palm desert, california, and him five hours away in mesa, arizona.

still, that wouldn't slow them down. shanna hogan is the author of "picture perfect" about the jodi arias case. >> from the very beginning, travis and jodi were almost in constant communication. they talked every day. they exchanged thousands of e-mails. and text messages. >> but there were signs of trouble from the start. >> right away, travis' friends were concerned. it was clear that she liked him a lot more than he liked her. >> by the summer of 2007, their relationship had cooled. in part because of jodi's increasing jealously over travis' interests in other women. >> jodi went through his phone and discovered these flirty messages to other women. and she decided to end the relationship at that point. but at the same time, travis was looking to end the relationship. >> reporter: jodi and travis did break up. but that didn't mean they weren't still friends with benefits. >> clearly, jodi enjoyed her

sexual life with travis. but it must have been tormenting. in her diary, jodi writes about how she loves travis so fully and completely she doesn't know any other way to be. he was just her entire focus. and she was extremely obsessed with him. >> an obsession that led jodi to spying and violence against travis. >> she slashed his tires, broke into his e-mail account, hacked into his facebook page. she broke into his house and stole his journals. she read his diary. she just did these crazy stalking behaviors. >> on june 4th, 2008, she made one last visit to her estranged lover's home, arriving in the wee hours of the morning. vinny politan covered the trial for hln. >> travis is there, according to her, and he's online. and they go to sleep. but when they wake up, then they get back to what travis and jodi always do. which is engage in sex.

>> when travis was stabbed to death, jodi was immediately a suspect. but when investigators reached jodi by phone, she insisted she had been nowhere near mesa for months. this was version one of her story. >> that was around april that you last saw him, right? >> early. >> you haven't been back in town since then? >> no, i haven't at all. >> but investigators are able to place jodi at the crime scene, thanks to a hand print, hair and travis' camera, discovered in his washing machine. at 5:30 p.m., jodi uses the camera to take the last picture of travis alive. he's in the shower. >> what if i could show you proof you were there? >> i wasn't there. >> you need to be honest with me, jodi. >> i was not at travis' house. i was not. >> you were at travis' house.

and you guys had a sexual encounter. which there's pictures. >> are you sure those pictures aren't from another time? >> positive. absolutely positive. >> by now, it was july. jodi was in police custody. but she was still sticking to version number one. >> this is absolutely over. you need to tell me the truth. >> the truth is i did not hurt travis. this is his shower. >> the very next day, jodi decided to change her story. to version two. claiming two intruders came into the house, attacked her, and fatally stabbed travis. >> we didn't discuss much. just argued. >> about what? >> about whether or not to kill me. >> for what reason? >> because i'm a witness. >> a witness of what?

>> him. of travis. >> of travis' murder. >> then in 2010, two years after the murder, jodi's lawyers file a shocking court document, indicating jodi will change her story yet again. she would finally admit to killing travis. but claim it was self defense. >> story one. i wasn't there. wasn't there. what are you talking about? version number two. all right, yeah, i was there. but there were these two ninjas that came in, and they killed travis and they threatened to kill me. and i was able to get out of there. story three, i was there, and i did it. but i did it in self defense, because travis was going to kill me. >> coming up, the trial. jodi takes the stand to give her side of the story. >> called me a bitch and kicked me in the ribs.

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the state of arizona versus jodi ann arias, indictment,

count one, first degree murder, premedicated murder. >> it's been more than four years since friends discovered travis alexander's dead body crumpled up in his bathroom shower. >> jodi arias killed travis alexander. there is no question about it. the million-dollar question is what would have forced her to do it. >> after telling two different stories about her innocence, jodi now admitted under oath she was the killer. >> did you kill travis alexander on june 4th, 2008? >> yes, i did. >> but she denied the charge against her, that she had planned travis' murder. >> why? >> um, the simple answer is that he attacked me. and i defended myself. >> she pled not guilty, claiming self defense. that she was forced to kill

travis. >> in just those two minutes, jodi had to make a choice. she would either live or she would die. >> in a death penalty case, you want sympathy. you need an explanation for the defendant's actions and what they did. >> the defense's explanation was to blame the victim. defense witnesses portray travis as conflicted, publicly a devout mormon, respected in his community. but privately, a man with lewd interests. jodi was, in the words of her defense attorney, travis' dirty little secret. something he vividly demonstrated in this lured phone call. >> you were hot. start touching yourself. >> when you hear this call, it's -- it's crucial to understand the difference. the difference between the type of person that travis portrayed himself to be versus the things

that he said. on this recorded call. >> it's hot. >> then there were the text messages. >> he says that this photo shoot is going to be one of the best experiences of your life and his. >> text messages from travis appearing to treat jodi as his sex slave. >> he also says you'll rejoice in being a whore that soul purpose is to have animal sex with and to please me in any way i desire. >> the defense is trying literally to trash travis. >> to the defense, it was

travis, the monster. jodi, his victim. but to the prosecution, it was all an unsustainable lie. >> the road to the death penalty here is paved with premeditation. that's what the prosecution has to prove. so where do they go for premeditation? >> for starters, prosecutor juan martinez goes to what he says was jodi's attempt at a cover-up, including this message left on travis' voice mail after he was dead. >> this is exhibit number 365. >> my phone died so i wasn't getting back to anybody. and when i drove in the wrong direction -- over 100 miles, thank you very much. so i'm in new mexico. >> and the reason you went to great lengths to do that was if there was any suspicion, it wouldn't be drawn to you, correct? >> not immediately. that was the point, yes. >> right. you wanted to -- the police to

look out for it, right? >> i guess. >> and so you called mr. alexander and you left him a message, right? >> yes. >> but despite her early efforts at a cover-up, jodi now took the jury through the grisly details of her version of the killing. starting when she dropped travis' new camera. >> at that point, travis flipped out again. he stood up and he stepped out of the shower and he picked me up as he was screaming that i was a stupid idiot. and he body slammed me again on the tile. he told me that a 5-year-old could hold a camera better than i can. when i hit the tile, i rolled over on the side and started running down the huhway. haulway. as i ran into the closet and

slammed the door. >> then jodi reached for a .25 caliber gun. she said travis kept on the shelf. >> i gragrabbed the gun, ran ou the closet. he was chasing me. i turned around. we were in the middle of the bathroom. pointed it at him with both of my hands. i thought that would stop him. if someone were pointing a gun at me, i would stop. but he just kept running -- like a linebacker. got kind of low and grabbed my waist. before he did that, as he was lunging at me, the gun went off. >> there is zero evidence, independent evidence, evidence other than words out of jodi arias' mouth that establish travis alexander as a gun owner. there is none. >> your grandfather also had guns, didn't he? >> but there is evidence that jodi's grandfather owned a gun. a gun that martinez believed

jodi stole in a burglary she staged at the home she shared with her grandparents. when travis' body was found in the shower, there was only one bullet wound. but almost 30 knife wounds. and he had nearly been decapitated. an unforgettable scene that jodi claims she doesn't remember. >> i have no memory of stabbing him. i was in the bathroom. i remember dropping the knife, and it clinged to the tile. it made a big noise. and i just remember screaming. i don't remember anything after that. there's a lot of that day that i don't remember. there are a lot of gaps. like i don't know if i blacked out or what. there's a huge gap. >> but prosecutor martinez didn't buy any of it. and in his final exchange, made

his most important accusation. that jodi arias was a liar. >> so you lied to him, right? >> well -- >> objection, argumentative. asked and answered. >> he didn't tell the whole story then, right? that's what you said, right? >> that would be accurate. >> next, jurors get a turn to ask questions. >> what is your understanding of the word, "skank." >> a hint of what they might be thinking. anncr: now you can merge the physical freedom of the car, with the virtual freedoof wi-fi. chevrolet, the first and only car company to bring built-in 4g lte wi-fi to cars, trucks and crossovers. hi mom. you made it! anncr: it's the new independence.

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can you imagine how much it must have hurt mr. alexander when you stuck that knife right into his chest? that really must have hurt, right? >> argumentative. >> just answer. >> in arizona, lawyers right-hand turn the only one who is can grill witnesses. after weeks of testifying, jodi arias faced questions from the jury read aloud by the judge. >> this is the time set for the court to ask the questions you

have submitted. how is it that you were so calm on the television interviews? >> it's rare that jurors get to ask questions. and this jury asked hundreds and hundreds of questions to witnesses and to the defendant herself. i mean, this is the woman who is facing murder one charged and the death penalty and the jury asking her questions, some of them very, very important questions. others, a little sarcastic. >> what is your understanding of the word, "skank." >> they had questions about jodi's sex life with travis. >> if you didn't want to be tied up to a try, why would you go and look for a place where he could do that? . >> questions about her killing travis. >> were you mad at travis while you were stabbing him. >> and question after question about jodi's many lies. >> why did you decide to tell the truth two years after the killing? why did you wait for so long to tell the truth?

would you decide to tell the truth if you never got arrested? >> i honestly don't know the answer to that question. >> after the barrage of questions, both sides wrap their cases. after five months of testimony including 18 days with jodi on the stand, her fate was in the hands of the jury. >> please be seated. the record will show the presence of the jury, the defendant and all counsel. ladies and gentlemen, i understand you have reached a verdict. >> it would take just over 15 hours to reach a verdict. >> the state of arizona versus jodi anne arias, verdict, count one. we, the jury, duly sworn do find the defendant as to count 1, first-degree murder, guilty. >> wow. wow. 12 people all agreeing that this was premeditated murder.

huge win for juan martinez. >> juror number 4, is this your true verdict? >> yes. >> the victim's family was relieved. outside the courthouse, the public celebrated. >> you have more of a reaction from travis alexander's siblings who are all seated behind everything. and you can hear them. you can see them. some are hugging. others are just breaking down and crying. >> and jodi arias? >> i don't think jodi arias was shocked. i think this is a confusings part of her life. i think she always got her way. she took advantage of her looks. she took advantage of who she was and she was able to talk her way through everything. but you can't talk your way out of first-degree murder. >> but jodi wasn't finished talking. as the case moved into the

sentencing phase, jodi focused on convincing the jury that she deserves to live. >> over the years i've spent incarcerati incarceration, i've received many requests from the women to teach them spanish-american language. because my case was pending, i didn't have the time. in prison, i will. until today, i couldn't imagine standing in front of you all asking you to give me life. i thought i'd rather die. but as i stand here now, i can't in good conscious ask you to send me to death. >> ultimately, the jury deadlocked at the sentencing phase. voted 8-4 for the death penalty. the judge had no choice but to declare a mistrial. now, more than a year later, a new jury will convene to sentence jodi arias. new witnesses will be called and a jury of her peers will finally

decide her fate, giving her either life or death. >> i'm going to rub it all over my body. >> that's how you get pregnant. >> i can't feel my legs. is that a bad thing? >> we don't know what we don't know. >> that money will somehow trickle down. >> no way. i share my toilet with no man.