We, the jury, find the defendant, as to count one first Degree Murder, guilty. [cheering] Narrator Jodi arias, who brutally murdered her lover, was facing a possible death sentence. Interviewer did you ever think that she would do what she did . Who would think that . Narrator it was a steamy story of sex. We hang out, we have sex. Narrator lies. Shes able to tell a lie. She believes the lie. Narrator and murder. He attacked me and i defended myself. Narrator after one of the most sensational and bizarre trials ever, here are the chilling details from her friends. You see any cuts on her . Tiny, little cuts. Narrator and his. He was very afraid of her, but every time he tried to break things off with jodi, she would threaten to kill herself. Narrator inside the Jodi Arias Trial. This isnt a ride at disneyland, guys. This is somebody who was tragically murdered. [music playing] hello, and welcome to dateline. When Travis Alexander was murdered, friends immediately suspected his former g
Craig Melvin Voiceover the murder happened in seconds. One was coming straight for me and jim with a gun leveled at us. Ive never ran so fast in my life. Craig Melvin Voiceover the truth took decades. I said, you know what . Give me a lie detector test. I never believed it for one minute, never. Craig Melvin Voiceover did someone have it all wrong . Were innocent men in prison for a murder they did not commit . A 22year mystery until facebook helped Old Friends find Each Other and justice. Could you ever imagine you would actually cause such a thing . Not in A Million years. Craig Melvin Voiceover together, they uncovered an almost unbelievable truth. It all made sense. None of us knew what happened that night. This all made sense. Somebody seen it. Somebody knew. All rise. Craig Melvin Voiceover now, they just had to get someone to believe them. Oh, my god. Were losing. Oh, my god. Were winning. Oh, my god. Were losing. Well face whatever has to come. This was it. This was it, for sur
Reporter there have been rumblings at city hall for weeks about mayor breeds ties to mohammed nuru. He is embroiled in that federal corruption scandal. I just came from inside city hall where the supervisor thinks mayor breed should resign immediately after the mayor disclose ad 5,600 gift from nuru. The mayor just admitted to violating the law by accepting a close to 6,000 gift from her employee. Her subordinate. And i talked to the city attorney. Pass clear violation of the law. And because of. Serious violation, and the serious culture of corruption that pervades this city, that i believe she should voluntarily resign. I cant help but believe that the Mayors Office is in Crisis Communications mode. They obviously have known about this, or she has known about this for a long time. The fact they are dumping on it a friday before a threeday weekend isnt arbitrary. That was obviously by design. The real question is, what else dont we know . Reporter nuru resigned from his public works o
Well find you chopped up in her freezer. It was a fatal attraction. Our friend is dead in his bedroom. He was slaughtered. Theres no other way to describe it. Theyre having sex, taking the pictures. The camera accidentally fell and took a couple of shots. Photos of travis in the shower. Even as the homicide is occurring, the camera is continuing to take photographs. The final picture of him alive. Jodi is taken into the interrogation world. What she does there stuns the world. If its wrong, i dont want to be right. Im an artist, im a photographer. It started off that way when i was younger. I got a little 110 camera, which is kind of that old, cheap film. I took pictures of everything from my foot to a tree or a leaf or my cat. Over the years it developed into something that i became really passionate about. Jodi arias had a very normal upbringing. She grew up in the middle of california. I have a large family. Were all pretty close. In High School Yearbook photos, jodi appears to be a
Jodi arias. Im not a murderer. Nightline will be right back. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. For two lovers, instant chemistry would eventually turn deadly. The twisted relationship captivated the nation. Now the new interviews from friends and family. What they witnessed, and what they warned. She was the sanest crazy person youve ever met. Jodi arias looked like the girl next door. He made me feel like i was beautiful on the inside. A beautiful young woman, who would become the center of the national spotlight. In a sensational trial, accused of murdering her exboyfriend Travis Alexander. It was a fatal attraction, definitely a fatal attraction here. Testimony captivating the country. This was about obsession, white hot sex. Rage. The warnings friends had given him before that fateful night. I said, travis, im afraid were gonna find you chopped up in a freezer. And the crucial evidence caught on camera even as the homicide occurred the camera is continuing to click photograph