Timeline Of Jodi Arias Case
Updated: 9:51pm UK, Wednesday 08 May 2013
The Jodi Arias murder trial has drawn international attention for its graphic tales of sex and lies. The following is a timeline of key events in the case:
:: September 2006: Arias and Travis Alexander meet at a work convention in Las Vegas and quickly begin a stormy, long-distance relationship. Arias, a saleswoman and aspiring photographer, lives in California and visits Mr Alexander in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa. Mr Alexander, a Mormon, works as a salesman and motivational speaker.
:: November 2006: The 26-year-old Arias is baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
:: June 29, 2007: Arias and Mr Alexander break up but continue to sleep together. Weeks later, Arias moves to Arizona, where she waits tables and cleans Mr Alexander's home for extra cash. She moves back to California in spring 2008.
:: May 28, 2008: A .25-calibre gun is reported stolen from the home of Arias' grandparents, where she has been staying.
:: June 4, 2008: On a road trip to Utah to see another love interest, Arias takes a detour to Arizona to visit Mr Alexander. The two have sex at his home, then take provocative photographs of each other. Arias kills Alexander during this visit.
:: June 5, 2008: Arias continues to Utah to see the other man.
:: June 9, 2008: Friends find Alexander's body in his shower and call 911. He had been shot in the head with a .25-calibre gun, and stabbed and slashed nearly 30 times.
Police find Arias' hair and bloody palm print at the scene, along with time-stamped photos in a camera discovered inside Alexander's washing machine.
:: July 9, 2008: On Arias' 28th birthday, a grand jury indicts her on first-degree murder.
:: July 15, 2008: Arias is arrested at her grandparents' home. She maintains she was not involved in the slaying, telling a detective: "I don't even hurt spiders."
:: September 5, 2008: Arias is extradited to Arizona. A public defender is later assigned to represent her.
:: September 11, 2008: Arias pleads not guilty.
:: September 2008: Arias tells various media outlets two masked intruders attacked her and killed Mr Alexander. In a jailhouse interview says: "No jury is going to convict me. I am innocent, and you can mark my words on that."
:: October 31, 2008: Prosecutors file a notice of intent to seek the death penalty.
:: August 2010: Arias admits to the killing, claiming self-defence.
:: December 10, 2012: July selection begins.
:: January 2, 2013: Opening statements begin.
:: January 8, 2013: Prosecutors show jurors bloody crime-scene photos. Arias appears shaken.
:: February 4, 2013: Arias takes the witness stand. She testifies for 18 days, telling jurors Mr Alexander was physically and emotionally abusive.
She says Mr Alexander turned violent the day of his death, forcing her to fight for her life. She says she lied about it earlier because she planned to commit suicide.
:: March 14, 2013: A defence expert testifies that Arias suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and amnesia, explaining why she cannot recall much from the day of the killing.
:: March-April 2013: Another defence witness tells jurors Arias was abused by Mr Alexander and suffered from battered woman's syndrome. Meanwhile, a prosecution expert maintains Arias has borderline personality disorder.
:: April 2, 2013: A juror is dismissed, reportedly for making biased statements. By now, the case is a tabloid and cable TV sensation, attracting spectators from around the country. Two more jurors eventually are released.
:: May 3, 2013: Closing arguments conclude, and the final 12 jurors are chosen. They begin deliberations.
:: May 8, 2013: Arias found guilty of first-degree murder.
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