Authorities say she planned the attack on Alexander in a jealous rage. "Would he ever call you names?" We'll be posting occasional videos to keep you updated on our lives and adventures! Alexander's other ex-girlfriend says he was not physically or verbally abusive. Less than a minute later, a grisly photograph was taken which apparently depicts the back of Alexander's head with his arm raised as blood trickles down his neck. In her previous relationships, she would routinely explore the religion of the men she was dating, she said in her testimony at trial, according to ABC News. ET and scroll down for more photos of Katie and Travis' budding romance! Travis Alexander's ex-girlfriend, Deanna Reid, was put through pointed and embarrassing questions Tuesday by lawyers for the woman accused of killing him, Jodi Arias. 2013 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. His parents simply were not able to take care of him correctly. Earlier in the day, the jury watched police interrogation tapes of Arias as she denied over and over again that she had stolen a handgun and used it to kill her ex-boyfriend. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend Arrested After He's Struck While Chasing Her Dog On Expressway. Other images on a camera found in his home show him posing naked in the shower (pictured) before his death, Troubled couple: A Mesa police detective said Arias told him that she and Alexander were so distressful of one another that they had exchanged online passwords. Arias had been in a four-year relationship, and the two lived together. The couple got back together, she said, and she believed him to be a devout Mormon who was a virgin saving himself for marriage, but she wasn't ready to wed at such a young age. On Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Flores and a recording of a conversation he had with Arias in June 2008. Travis Alexander: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. He deletes all of his messages. Jodi and Travis fell for each other quickly and despite the fact that the two lived in different states they decided to try and make it work long distance. "It's all good. Around 45 seconds later, according to the picture's time stamp, jurors were shown a photograph of the bathroom ceiling that appeared to have been taken unintentionally when the camera dropped. She was convicted of the crime in 2013 and . The 32-year-old photographer is accused of shooting her lover, Travis Alexander, in the face, stabbing him 27 times and slitting his throat from ear to ear in the shower of his Mesa, Ariz., apartment. On the call, Arias denied being involved in the death and calmly told the detective that she had not seen Alexander in two months. asked Nurmi. 'I may have called him Wednesday, from the road, and I sent him a couple of text messages, and a couple of pictures," she said, though Alexander didn't pick up because he had a full voice mailbox. On Thursday, the prosecution attempted to paint Arias as a serial liar by playing segments of interviews with police and on Inside Edition where she protested her innocence. FACT: We will never know exactly why Arias killed Alexander unless she decides to fess up. The man she was going to meet was Ryan Burns, who testified at her murder trial. Published August 25, 2022. She testified that he made a beeline to introduce himself at a mixer and later invited her to a dinner for executives as his guest. The couple broke up while she was away. August 18, 2013 4:00am. Alexander's friends stated they believed he and Jodi Arias were long done - Alexander's friends stated they believed they were done because of alleged possessive behavior and due to Alexander's . Jodi Arias did this. Jodi Arias, 32, is accused of fatally shooting and stabbing Travis Alexander in June 2008, leaving a bloody scene that authorities have described as among the most gruesome they had ever seen. She initially denied killing Alexander, but claimed two years later that she killed him in self-defense. Part of HuffPost Crime. FILMFICTION: As Alexander gives a speech at a conference about putting a bull's-eye on what you want and not letting anything get in the way, Arias is in the audience taking in every syllable. In June 2008, Alexander told friends he thought Arias might have hacked into his Facebook account and told her to stay away. FACT: Although Chris Hughes, Alexanders best friend, was not asked about this incident when he testified, he and his wife appeared regularly on HLN during the trial and told the story of the night Arias scared them to the point they asked her never to return to their house again. A hearing is set for today regarding the motion by Arias' defense team to allow another expert witness to take the stand to rebut testimony by prosecution witness Dr. Janeen DeMarte. She could face the death penalty if convicted of first degree murder. Yet when she visited Burns the day after the murder, she never once mentioned the ordeal she had supposedly been through the previous day, he said in court. Defendant Jodi Arias looks at the jury as they enter the courtroom during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Police say Arias' bloody palm print and hair were found at the crime scene, and they found sexually explicit, time-stamped photographs in a camera inside Alexander's washing machine that placed Arias there on the day of the killing. Martinez prodded. Maricopa County Medical Examiner Kevin Horn testified that Alexander's jugular vein, common carotid artery, and trachea had been slashed and that Alexander had defensive wounds on his hands. and The release of the 911 call comes on the second full day of testimony in Jodi Arias' murder trial. Travis popped the question on Wednesday, April 7, at The Reach, Key West, in Florida. Several months later, the two were dating, but had broken up in the summer of 2007, and Alexander began dating other women. They remained friends until his death, she said. Nurmi plunged ahead with more sexually explicit questions. Martinez asked. We sat down and started passionately kissingI was apprehensive but I was going with it. T ravis Alexander was born on July 28, 1977, in Riverside, California. Burns added that he did not know Arias was still seeing Alexander when the two began talking and making plans to visit each other,ABC News reported. Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi later asked the witness graphic questions about her relationship with Alexander. Arias, 32, accused of stabbing ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander 'because . It is alleged that it was mistakenly taken as Arias dragged her ex-lover's body through his Mesa home after stabbing him 27 times. His ex-girlfriend and convicted murderer Jodi Arias received the death penalty in 2013. . Story: Arias offered investigators three different versions of events ranging from her denial of being at the scene of the crime to claims of self-defense, Offensive terms: Prosecutors presented emails in court in which Travis Alexander called Arias a 'slut' and a 'whore'. Perhaps if she had, Alexander would have stayed clear of her. Arias, 32, is accused of killing Alexander, 30, in his Mesa, Ariz., home in 2008. Morgan Wallen's ex-fiance Katie Smith is seriously injured in a car crash after being hit . They will also hear that Alexander, then 30, liked to film himself and Arias during their trysts and how he convinced her that oral sex and anal sex were allowed in the bedroom, despite his religion outlawing pre-martial vaginal sex. In the program, she claims she saw two men attack him, adding: 'No jury will convict me. Bringing Up Bates star Katie Bates is engaged to boyfriend Travis Clark, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal. Arias repeatedly told authorities that she had never seen the gun and did not know her grandparents kept one at their home in Yreka, California until it had been stolen. He acted differently with her, and seemed to have a fiery, sexual relationship with the woman, although the religion he devoted himself to strictly forbade premarital sex. We think he's dead,' the victims friend Marie 'Mimi' Hall tearfully said on the call obtained by RadarOnline. Nurmi then asked Reid a series of further embarrassing questions about Alexander. If convicted, she faces the death penalty. Martinez has several more rebuttal witnesses ahead of closing arguments. Their encounter started a volatile long-distance relationship, the Associated Press reported. Jodi Arias is accused of killing her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in 2008. Titan's father is model Alexander Wraith . (Charlie Leight/AP). Police said that by the time Hall and Alexander's roommate discovered his body, he had been dead for about five days. Prosecutors have claimed that Arias repeatedly stabbed Alexander in his shower before dragging him to his bedroom and slicing his throat. The next night, however, Alexander drinks his coffee. The trial has described raunchy sex, despite Alexander's Mormon religion which prohibits sex before marriage. She wanted to make that clear.. Reid said they dated exclusively from 2002 to 2005, when Reid broke up with Alexander because she was interested in marriage and he was not yet ready. She removed his Mormon temple garments and returned the favor. "Did he curse at you in any way?" The two-hour film starring Tania Raymonde (Lost) as Arias and Jesse Lee Soffer (The Mob Doctor) as Alexander covers their turbulent and brief relationship more than it does the courtroom drama. Her testimony was clearly intended to rehab Alexander's image as a non-abusive boyfriend. The photos included images of her naked, him in the shower, and one showing him dead on the bathroom floor. 'There's nothing about her that I see in marriage material - or wife material,' Alexander had said, according to his friend, Dave Hall. Arias' attorneys contend that she was physically and emotionally battered by Alexander and feared for her life when she killed him. "Would he ever call you names?" The prosecution claims that the picture was taken as Arias flew into a rage after learning her ex-boyfriend wanted to date someone else. If convicted, Arias could face the death penalty. What they found was a nightmare: Alexander was curled up, collapsed in the shower, and covered in blood. His job consisted of sales for a legal company and speaking for groups of people as a motivational speaker. The claims come as RadarOnline revealed a tragic post on Alexander's blog about his fear of dating an 'axe murderer' and his desire to get married. The state contends that Arias, 32, killed her ex-boyfriend in a jealous rage. Hey everyone, thanks for checking out our channel! PHOENIX Attorneys for a woman charged with killing her lover worked Wednesday at her trial to portray the victim as a liar and cheat who repeatedly deceived his girlfriends in the months before his death. Prosecutors claim Arias went to Alexander's home intent on killing him after learning he planned to take a trip to Mexico with another woman. Alexander's religion and sex life have been a constant theme throughout the trial. ', This is about obsession, rage & white-hot sex. The twisted love story that turned into a fatal attraction. Travis Alexander's murder, at the hands of his obsessive ex-girlfriend, Jodi Arias, remains one of the most chilling cases in the history of Arizona. But then Arias shows up at Alexanders Arizona house around midnight on June 4, 2008 and tells him she is there to say goodbye because she is moving to Yreka. He invited her to his home in West Jordan, Utah in June 2008 - and she arrived a day later than planned, telling Burns she had got lost, driven the wrong way and slept in her car for a while, he said. Justice. Before planning the surprise, like a true gentleman, Travis asked Katie's . 'It was brief though, 10 o'clock maybe,' she said. Travis Alexander's friends were instantly wary about Jodi Arias, and immediately believed she was the killer when they learned their friend was murdered. Arias broke off that relationship and became sexually involved with Alexander a few days after they first met, she said in her testimony at trial, according to ABC News. IE 11 is not supported. In 2020, she petitioned for a new trial, but the court did not grant her request. Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias had a brief but passionate relationship that started with Arias leaving her long-term boyfriend and ended with murder. Travis Alexanders friends were instantly wary about Jodi Arias, and immediately believed she was the killer when they learned their friend was murdered. Defense Attorney Kirk Nurmi wasted little time during his cross-examination of Reid - a rebuttal witness called by the prosecution - in turning the attention of the court to her relationship with Alexander, 30, who was slain in 2008. They started dating in February 2007 and, because Alexander was a Mormon, Arias chose to be baptized into the church. 4,705 Shares. But Det. "Did he ever tell you about wanting to cork the pot of a little girl?" An ex-girlfriend of the man Jodi Arias . 'A friend of ours is dead in his bedroom, we hadn't heard from him for a while. The woman had been planning to go to Cancun, Mexico, with Alexander on June 10, but she was unable to reach him for several days. Wednesday's first witness was an ex-girlfriend of Alexander's who testified that he cheated on her with Arias and lied about being a virgin. Because he was so attentive, she said she had to tell him that she lived with her boyfriend and was monogamous.. Jodi Arias, 32, was allegedly obsessed with Travis Alexander, 30, and stalked him after their breakup. Scroll down to hear excerpts from 911 call, Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias were involved in a rough sexual relationship before the death of Alexander in June 2008. Travis Alexander was murdered on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Her defense team was reinstated but in December 2011, her attorney, Victoria Washington, was granted a motion to withdraw from the case. But they broke up in June 2007, with Arias telling police jealousy on both sides was to blame. Nurmi's response was a volley of blunt questions that began, "Did he ask you to wear an outfit like that?" Convicted of first-degree murder%2C Arias told a Phoenix TV station she prefers a death sentence. Most Popular #47427. Both of his parents were drug addicts who left Travis and . Her DNA was also found in hair recovered from a bloody wall, according to the Arizona Republic. Defense attorneys began their case Tuesday with witnesses who spoke of Arias as a professional, conservative woman who never acted inappropriately sexually. Arias lived in California, and Alexander lived in Mesa, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. VIDEO: Jodi Arias: "I was scared for my life", VIDEO: Friends call 911 after discovering Travis Alexander's body. Another friend, Clancy Talbot, said Arias seemed controlling of Alexanders interactions with other women. Reid, a teacher and active member of the Mormon Church, testified that she began dating Alexander in 2000 -- years before Alexander and Arias met. Arias initially denied involvement then blamed it on masked intruders. FICTION: During a very awkward conversation full of cheesy sexual innuendos, Arias comes on to Alexander and invites herself to his hotel room to drink coffee. Alexander responds by giving her a little pep talk about why she blows him away and he must refuse. His life was abruptly ended in 2008 when his ex-girlfriend stabbed him 27-29 times. In the opening days of the trial last week, the jury also saw blood-splattered scenes inside his home, as well as blood stains in his bedroom carpet. There was no conversation, she testified. PSYCHO: Convicted killer . She just had to sit right by him, Talbot said on the show. Alexander was a devout Mormon, and Arias converted to Mormonism because of their relationship. Updated: Jan 13, 2021 Photo: AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Charlie Leight On June 9, 2008, over a year after they connected, Travis Alexander was found dead in his home in Mesa, Arizona. She said they remained friends after the split. During the trial, Martinez encountered texts, emails and instant messages between Alexander and Arias before she ultimately killed him in June 2008. First Name Travis #27. 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