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The '''Jodi Arias trial''' is a ] documenting aspiring photographer Jodi Arias charged in the shooting and stabbing death of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, who was murdered on June 4, 2008. On June 9, 2008, Alexander's friends discovered his dead body in a shower of his home. He had been shot in the face, his throat was slit from ear to ear, and he had been stabbed 29 (originally reported as 27) times. Arias changed her account of her whereabouts three times, originally telling police that she had not been in the home at the time of Alexander's death. She later told police that two people had broken into Alexander's home, and that they murdered him and attacked her. Finally, she stated that she killed Alexander in ].<ref name="Lohr">{{cite news|first=David|last=Lohr|title=Jodi Arias Timeline: Key Dates In Case Of California Woman Accused Of Stabbing Ex-Boyfriend 27 Times|publisher='']''|date=December 31, 2012|accessdate=January 2, 2013|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/31/jodi-arias-timeline_n_2387245.html}}</ref><ref name="Lohr2">{{cite news|first=David|last=Lohr|title=Travis Alexander Murder: Trial Of Jodi Arias Opens |publisher='']''|date=January 2, 2013|accessdate=January 3, 2013|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/travis-alexander-murder-_n_2398863.html}}</ref><ref name="Glynn ">{{cite news|first=Casey|last=Glynn|title=Jodi Arias trial begins in macabre '08 murder of boyfriend Travis Alexander|publisher=]|date=January 2, 2013|accessdate=January 2, 2013|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57561666-504083/jodi-arias-trial-begins-in-macabre-08-murder-of-boyfriend-travis-alexander/}}</ref><ref name="Owens">{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Owens|title=Jodi Arias Trial Introduces Emails That Called Her Slut and Whore|publisher=]|date=January 3, 2013|accessdate=January 3, 2013|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/jodi-arias-trial-defense-claims-victim-sexual-deviant/story?id=18119972}}</ref> The trial began on January 2, 2013,<ref name="Lohr2"/><ref name="Glynn"/> and has been compared to the ] for the perceived similarities between Anthony and Arias, and the emotions the cases incite in the general public.<ref name="HLNtv.com Staff">{{cite news|author=HLNtv.com Staff|title=Jodi Arias next Casey Anthony?|publisher=]|date=October 15, 2012|accessdate=January 2, 2013|url=http://www.hlntv4u.com/video/2011/12/20/jodi-arias-next-casey-anthony}}</ref><ref name="Dr. Drew staff">{{cite news|author=Dr. Drew staff|title=Anthony and Arias: Common characteristics?|publisher=]|date=January 3, 2012|accessdate=January 3, 2013|url=http://www.hlntv.com/video/2013/01/02/casey-anthony-and-jodi-arias-common-characteristics}}</ref> '']'' says that Arias "instantly commanded headlines around the world, especially after details became public".<ref name="Lohr3">{{cite news|first=David|last=Lohr|title=Jodi Arias Case: Twists And Delays In Alleged Femme Fatale's Murder Trial |publisher='']''|date=December 29, 2011|accessdate=January 3, 2013|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/29/jodi-arias_n_1174274.html}}</ref> |
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The '''death of Travis Alexander''' resulted in a 2012 ] regarding Jodi Arias charged in the shooting and stabbing death of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, who died on June 4, 2008. On June 9, 2008, Alexander's friends discovered his dead body in a shower of his home. He had been shot in the face, his throat was slit from ear to ear, and he had been stabbed 29 times. Arias changed her account of her whereabouts three times, originally telling police that she had not been in the home at the time of Alexander's death. She later told police that two people had broken into Alexander's home, and that they murdered him and attacked her. Finally, she stated that she killed Alexander in ].<ref name="Lohr">{{cite news|first=David|last=Lohr|title=Jodi Arias Timeline: Key Dates In Case Of California Woman Accused Of Stabbing Ex-Boyfriend 27 Times|publisher='']''|date=December 31, 2012|accessdate=January 2, 2013|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/31/jodi-arias-timeline_n_2387245.html}}</ref><ref name="Lohr2">{{cite news|first=David|last=Lohr|title=Travis Alexander Murder: Trial Of Jodi Arias Opens |publisher='']''|date=January 2, 2013|accessdate=January 3, 2013|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/travis-alexander-murder-_n_2398863.html}}</ref><ref name="Glynn ">{{cite news|first=Casey|last=Glynn|title=Jodi Arias trial begins in macabre '08 murder of boyfriend Travis Alexander|publisher=]|date=January 2, 2013|accessdate=January 2, 2013|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57561666-504083/jodi-arias-trial-begins-in-macabre-08-murder-of-boyfriend-travis-alexander/}}</ref><ref name="Owens">{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Owens|title=Jodi Arias Trial Introduces Emails That Called Her Slut and Whore|publisher=]|date=January 3, 2013|accessdate=January 3, 2013|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/jodi-arias-trial-defense-claims-victim-sexual-deviant/story?id=18119972}}</ref> The trial began on January 2, 2013,<ref name="Lohr2"/><ref name="Glynn"/> and has been compared to the ] for the perceived similarities between Anthony and Arias, and the emotions the cases incite in the general public.<ref name="HLNtv.com Staff">{{cite news|author=HLNtv.com Staff|title=Jodi Arias next Casey Anthony?|publisher=]|date=October 15, 2012|accessdate=January 2, 2013|url=http://www.hlntv4u.com/video/2011/12/20/jodi-arias-next-casey-anthony}}</ref><ref name="Dr. Drew staff">{{cite news|author=Dr. Drew staff|title=Anthony and Arias: Common characteristics?|publisher=]|date=January 3, 2012|accessdate=January 3, 2013|url=http://www.hlntv.com/video/2013/01/02/casey-anthony-and-jodi-arias-common-characteristics}}</ref> '']'' says that Arias "instantly commanded headlines around the world, especially after details became public".<ref name="Lohr3">{{cite news|first=David|last=Lohr|title=Jodi Arias Case: Twists And Delays In Alleged Femme Fatale's Murder Trial |publisher='']''|date=December 29, 2011|accessdate=January 3, 2013|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/29/jodi-arias_n_1174274.html}}</ref> |