it's the defendant, jodi ann arias. >> jodi arias was very confident that first day. >> reporter: ins beth karas has been in the courtroom every day of the trial. what was the forensic evidence that the prosecution said linked jodi arias to the crime scene. >> blood. fingerprints. palm print, and hair. >> jodi loved travis. and so what would have forced her to have to take travis' life someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. there's no subtext... just tacos. yeah, it's our job to make you want it. but honestly... it's not that hard. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. >>> monday, june 9, 2008, 90 minutes until midnight in a mesa, arizona, community called mountain range. nobody has heard from travis alexander in five days. >> these friends meet at the house to try and determine travis' whereabouts. through another friend they get the code to the garage. they go inside the house. it smells, there is a foul odor hanging in the air. travis' roommate an

it's the defendant, jodi ann arias. >> jodi arias was very confident that first day. >> reporter: ins been in the courtroom every day of the trial. what was the forensic evidence that the prosecution said linked jodi arias to the crime scene. >> blood. fingerprints. palm print, and hair. >> jodi loved travis. and so what would have forced her to have to take travis' life on that awful day? >> reporter: the defense team argued a lifetime of physical and mental abuse by family and boyfriends had reached a tipping point for jodi arias. >> and on june 4, 2008, it had reached a point of no return. and sadly, travis left jodi no other option but to defend herself. on that horrible day, jodi believed that travis was going to kill her. >> can you speak to how much contact you had with ms. arias? >> the defense began with a friend of jodi's. >> probably a minimum of once a week we would touch base with each other. she was always very well spoken, a little timid, shy. >> a former boyfriend. >> i know jodi because we were in love. >> and even friends of travis. >> how did travis treat jodi when

person who done it, the person who admitted to killing him sits in court today, the defendant, jodi ann arias and the person she done it to is a person travis alexander. >> jodi arias killed travis alexander, there is no question about it. the million dollar question is what would have forced her to do it? jodi did not always tell the truth about what happened that night, she was scared, scared about what had happened and scared about what she had done. she had absolutely no experience with police interrogation before and so, when they talked to her, she wasn't always truthful. >> we went directly to the stairs, took the stairs up to the top, a set of double doors to the top of the stairs to the left, which was the entrance to the master bedroom suite and went through the open door and there-- person went in and found the body and appeared he'd been deceased and in that position quite some time. >> anything unusual about the body that called your attention to it? >> other than the neck wound, he had appeared to be dried blood on his neck, appeared to be a neck wound from ear to ear. his face

person who done it, the person who admitted to killing him sits in court today, the defendant, jodi ann ariasnd the person she done it to is a person travis alexander. >> jodi arias killed travis alexander, there is no question about it. the million dollar question is what would have forced her to do it? jodi did not always tell the truth about what happened that night, she was scared, scared about what had happened and scared about what she had done. she had absolutely no experience with police interrogation before and so, when they talked to her, she wasn't always truthful. >> we went directly to the stairs, took the stairs up to the top, a set of double doors to the top of the stairs to the left, which was the entrance to the master bedroom suite and went through the open door and there-- person went in and found the body and appeared he'd been deceased and in that position quite some time. >> anything unusual about the body that called your attention to it? >> other than the neck wound, he had appeared to be dried blood on his neck, appeared to be a neck wound from ear to ear. his face wa

the person who committed this killing sits in court today, the defendant, jodi ann arias. >> jodi arias first day. >> "in session's" beth karas has been in the courtroom every day of the trial. >> what was the forensic evidence that the prosecution said linked jodi arias to the crime scene? >> blood. fingerprints, palm print and hair. >> jodi loved travis. and so what would've forced her to have to take travis' life on that awful day. >> the defense team argued that a lifetime of physical and mental abuse by family and boyfriends had reached a tipping point for jodi arias. >> and on june 4th of 2008, it had reached a point of no return. and sadly, travis left jodi no other option but to defend herself. on that horrible day, jodi believed that travis was going to kill her. >> can you speak to how much contact you had with ms. arias? >> the defense began with a friend of jodi's. >> it probably at minimum of once a week we would touch base with each other. >> she was always very well spoken, a little bit timid, a little bit shy. >> reporter: a former boyfriend. >> i know jodi because we we

jodi arias pay the ultimate price? >> the road to the death penalty here is paved with premeditation. that's what the prosecution has to prove. >>> the state of arizona versus jodi ann arias, indictment count one. first degree murder, premeditated murder. >> it's been more than four years since friends discovered travis alexander's dead body crumpled up in his bathroom shower. >> they saw blood, there's blood everywhere, i stopped looking. then the roommate ran out and said he's dead. he's dead. >> jodi arias killed travis alexander. there is no question about it. the million dollar question is what would have forced her to do it? >> while jodi admitted killing travis alexander. >> did you kill travis alexander on june 4th, 2008? >> yes, i did. >> she claims 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. >> the 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. >> i wanted to know what he did that would justify her action. >> in session's beth karas has bee

. >>> the state of arizona versus jodi anne arias indictment.ount 1, first-degree murder, premeditated murder. >> it's been more than four years since friends discover travis alexander's dead body. >> they said that there's blood. there's blood everywhere. i stopped looking. and then he said he's dead. he's dead. >> jodi arias killed travis alexander. tere is no question about it. the million dollar question is what would have forced her to do it. while jodi admitted killing travis alexander -- >> did you kill travis alexander on june 4th, 2008. >> yes, he did. >> she claimed 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. >> i wanted to know what he did that would justify her action. >> in sessions, beth caris has been in the courtroom every day of the trial. >> and i want to kno

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