Arias weeps as testimony turns to killing of lover
Jodi Arias broke down after being asked by prosecutor Juan Martinez if she was crying when she stabbed Travis Alexander and when she slit his throat, during cross examination at Arias' murder trial today in Phoenix. Arias, 32, is charged in the June 2008 killing her lover, Alexander, in his suburban Phoenix home. She says she was forced to fight for her life after Alexander attacked her, but police say she planned the killing in a jealous rage.
Prosecutor Juan Martinez cross examined Jodi Arias during her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Wednesday. Arias is charged in the June 2008 death of her lover in his suburban Phoenix home. She says it was self-defense, but police say she planned the attack on Travis Alexander in a jealous rage.
Jodi Arias walked off the witness stand during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Wednesday. Arias is charged in the June 2008 death of her lover in his suburban Phoenix home. She says it was self-defense, but police say she planned the attack on Travis Alexander in a jealous rage.
PHOENIX » Jodi Arias has concluded her 12th day of testimony in the death penalty case against her as a prosecutor methodically chipped away at her stories.
The 32-year-old is charged in the June 2008 killing of her lover in his suburban Phoenix home. She says it was self-defense, but police say she planned the attack on Travis Alexander in a jealous rage. Arias initially told authorities she had nothing to do with Alexander’s death, then blamed it on masked intruders before settling on self-defense.
Prosecutor Juan Martinez concluded his cross-examination of Arias today after hammering her over repeated lies. Authorities are working toward a first-degree murder conviction in order to try for a death sentence.
Arias is expected to resume testimony Monday when trial resumes.
