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Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander meet
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Jodi and Travis begin dating
In February of 2007, Jodi and Travis start dating. By June of 2007, they have broken up, but they still maintained a physical relationship. (Date is not exact) -
Travis starts seeing other women
In December of 2007, Travis Alexander started dating other women. He allegedly told his friends that Arias was so jealous she slashed the tires on his car twice. (Date is not exact) -
Travis Alexander is killed
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Travis Alexander found dead
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Jodi Arias indicted by grand jury
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Arias arrested at her California home
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Jodi Arias pleads not guilty
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Arias claims two intruders attacked and killed Alexander
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Jodi Arias wins talent competition in MCSO jail
Arias beat out 50 other inmates to win a talent competition held at the Maricopa County Jail.
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Jury selection begins in Arias trial
Both sides started the process of whittling down a very large pool of potential jurors. <br>
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4 1/2 years later, Jodi Arias trial begins
Opening arguments began in the case against 32-year-old Jodi Arias. She had an off-and-on relationship with Alexander and prosecutors say she killed him because he was going to break up with her. <br>Woman accused of brutal killing goes to trial -
Mesa Detective testifies, recorded conversation played
In court Thursday, prosecutors played a taped phone conversation between Mesa Police Detective Estaban Flores and Arias. In it, she told the detective she had nothing to do with the killing and had not seen Travis for months.<br>
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Day 3 of Arias trial
Investigators with the Mesa Police Department and Maricopa County took the stand Tuesday to explain crime scene photos and the injuries Alexander sustained.<br>Arias trial: Investigators describe bloody crime scene -
Arias' former boyfriend testifies
A courtroom shocker in the murder trial of Jodi Arias. A Utah man took the stand to tell about his romantic encounter with her -- the day after she killed her boyfriend. <br> Former boyfriend testifies in Jodi Arias trial -
Shot first, stabbed second or vice versa?
She may look small and harmless, but detectives and prosecutors are painting Jodi Arias as a cold-blooded killer who deserves the death penalty for not only stabbing her boyfriend -- but shooting him after he was already dead.<br> Shot first, stabbed second or vice versa a key question in Arias trial -
Sexually graphic photos presented in court
Testimony continued Monday in downtown Phoenix in the murder trial of Jodi Arias. Monday, the jury got a glimpse of her boyfriend in photos taken moments before he was stabbed and shot to death. <br> Jury sees photos of Travis Alexander from the day he died -
Jodi Arias trial continues: More interrogation video played
In the Jodi Arias trial Tuesday, more police interrogations were played in court. And the jury got to listen to a cold, unemotional voicemail Jodi Arias left Travis Alexander. That voicemail was left hours after prosecutors say she stabbed him 27 times and shot him in the head. <br>Read story -
Interrogation video: Arias insists she didn't kill Alexander
Jodi Arias drove close to 3,000 miles in the days before and after Travis Alexander's murder -- and even met with another love interest in Utah days after the crime. Those are just a few of the details emerging from the courtroom Wednesday. <br> Full story -
Prosecution rests in Jodi Arias trial
After two weeks of calling witnesses, the state rests in the trial of Jodi Arias. She's accused of killing her ex-boyfriend -- stabbing him 27-times. Prosecutors called their last witness Thursday, a friend of Jodi Arias. She had dinner with that friend 24 hours after killing Travis Alexander. <br> Friend calls Jodi Arias 'Quiet, gentle,' prosecution rests -
An exclusive look at Jodi Arias' life behind bars
Jodi herself is seen by many as a cold blooded killer. But we're giving you an exclusive look behind bars -- where Jodi is defined in a very different way. <p>
She personally gave us a look into her interests, and let the women she's lived with in jail for the past four years tell part of her story.<P>
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Arias defense accuses prosecution team of misconduct
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As the defense gets ready to present its case in the Jodi Arias murder trial, attorneys are arguing over whether the prosecution is guilty of misconduct.
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Defense starts calling witnesses
The defense called Gus Searcy, a man who knows Arias, and her former boyfriend, Darryl Brewer, to the stand. The defense asked graphic questions about the couple's sex life. Defense attorney begins calling witnesses in Arias trial -
Victim's ex testifies in Arizona slaying trial
Jodi Arias' defense attorneys put a former girlfriend of Travis Alexander on the witness stand Wednesday, trying to show he was an emotionally abusive cheater. <p><br>
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Jodi Arias takes stand in her defense
A woman charged in the savage stabbing and shooting death of her lover told jurors Monday how she endured an abusive childhood at the hands of her parents and planned to commit suicide after she killed her on-again, off-again boyfriend. <br><br>
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Arias details how she meet Alexander in day 2 of testimony
A woman charged in the Arizona stabbing and shooting death of her lover recounted Tuesday her abusive past, the numerous boyfriends who cheated on her, troubled relationships and how her life changed forever the day she met the victim.<br>
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Jodi Arias cries on the witness stand as trial goes on
A woman charged in the stabbing and shooting death of her lover in Arizona wept on the witness stand as she described how their relationship became physically abusive.<br> Full story -
Lurid phone sex tape played for jurors in Arias trial
Jurors heard sexually explicit phone conversations between murder defendant Jodi Arias and the man she's accused of killing in 2008. She has been testifying for five days -- often in explicit detail -- about her relationship with Alexander.<br> Full story -
Jodi Arias begins testifying about day of killing
Jodi Arias has spent nearly seven days describing in precise details the events of her life that led her to Travis Alexander's house in June 2008. Tuesday marked the first day that she mentioned the day of the killing.
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Arias: 'I have no memory of stabbing him'
A woman charged with killing her lover testified Wednesday that she has no recollection of stabbing him, slitting his throat or even whether she shot him during a fight at his Arizona home nearly five years ago.
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Under cross examination, Arias admits to memory problems
A woman charged in the stabbing and shooting death of her Arizona lover traded barbs with a prosecutor Thursday under a withering cross-examination as she struggled to explain why she can recall precise details of her life from years earlier, yet can't remember crucial aspects of the murder case against her. <br>
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Supreme Court rejects motion to take death penalty off the table
Jodi Arias' effort to get the death penalty option in her murder case temporarily set aside was met Friday with a swift rejection from the Arizona Supreme Court in a one-sentence response denying the motion filed just hours earlier.<br>
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Jodi Arias attempts to explain away lies
Jodi Arias calmly tried to explain away her lies Monday as a prosecutor in her Arizona murder trial hammered her about not being honest with authorities, friends or family, even sending the victim's grandmother flowers after she killed him, all in an attempt to throw off suspicion and avoid being charged. <br>
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Arias returns to witness stand in murder trial
Testimony in the case of a woman accused of killing her lover turned into a one-sided shouting match Tuesday between Jodi Arias and a prosecutor grilling her over memory problems, with Arias saying his aggressive demeanor and posture was causing her to forget crucial details or provide concise answers. <br>
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Jodi Arias admits to telling lies in past
Another day of courtroom battles in the first degree murder of trial of Jodi Arias, who continued her testimony for the 12th day -- and admitted to some of her lies. <P>
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Arias weeps as testimony turns to killing of lover
On Thursday, the cross examination began to discuss the murder of Travis Alexander on June 4, 2008. And Arias fell apart on the witness stand. <br>
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Arias attorneys work to overcome cross-examination
Jodi Arias testified Monday in her Arizona death penalty case that she chose to take the witness stand, despite knowing that prosecutors would chip away at her numerous lies to police and her efforts to cover her tracks to avoid being caught in the killing of her lover.
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Arias testimony retreads details from killing
Jodi Arias' defense attorney concluded his questioning of the defendant Tuesday after testimony in her Arizona death penalty case that largely repeated previous details from the day she says she killed her lover in self-defense.
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Arias prosecutor questions witness's credibility
A prosecutor in Jodi Arias' murder trial on Monday vigorously questioned a defense expert's credibility and the psychologist's diagnoses that Arias suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, accusing the man of losing his objectivity in the case.
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Arias prosecutor attacks reliability of evaluation
Jodi Arias lied repeatedly during an evaluation conducted by a psychologist hired by the defense, who diagnosed her with amnesia and post-traumatic stress disorder, but most of the falsities were irrelevant to his ultimate conclusions about her mental state, the expert testified Tuesday at Arias' murder trial.
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Arias defense works to restore expert credibility
Jodi Arias' defense attorney worked Wednesday to undo any damage to the credibility of an expert witness who diagnosed the defendant with post-traumatic stress disorder and amnesia after a withering cross-examination that called into question his techniques and testing procedures.
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Psychologist answers juror questions in Jodi Arias trial
Jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial paid close attention to an expert witness's testimony that he diagnosed her with post-traumatic stress disorder and amnesia as many of the questions from the panel Thursday focused on specific details of his evaluation and how he could come to any conclusions relying on Arias' repeated lies.<br>
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Expert defends Arias diagnosis of PTSD, amnesia
The prosecutor in Jodi Arias' murder trial pounded on a table Monday as he attacked the credibility of a psychologist who diagnosed her with post-traumatic stress disorder and amnesia, appearing to mock the expert witness who feverishly defended his work.<br>
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Domestic violence expert testifies in Arias trial
A domestic violence expert testified Tuesday in Jodi Arias' murder trial that most victims don't tell anyone about abuse because they feel ashamed and humiliated, though the witness spoke only in generalities and didn't discuss whether she ever met with Arias.<br>
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Jodi Arias defense costs exceed $1.4 million
Jodi Arias' defense for her murder trial has so far cost taxpayers more than $1.4 million. <br>Full story -
Prosecutor misconduct? Defense questions action outside of court
In a case that's getting national attention, he's become a household name. Arias' attorneys are upset that prosecutor Juan Martinez posed for pictures with fans outside the courthouse and that jurors might be influenced by the hero worship.<br>Full story -
Attorneys for Arias claim juror misconduct
Arias' attorneys filed a motion asking for a mistrial, citing what they call "juror misconduct."<br>Full story -
Judge removes Arias juror, denies mistrial
The judge in the Jodi Arias murder trial threw a juror off the case and denied a defense bid for a mistrial Tuesday as a domestic abuse expert resumed testimony about the defendant's volatile relationship with the victim.
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Parents of Jodi Arias: She has 'mental issues'
Jodi Arias' parents believe she has a mental illness. They told that to Mesa investigators during separate videotaped interviews, the day she was arrested for murder nearly 5 years ago. Jurors have not seen the video of Jodi's parents. The court released it after a public information request.<br>
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Ousted juror No. 5 makes appearance in court
Days after she got kicked off the case, the woman known as juror No. 5 was back in court to watch the Jodi Arias trial proceedings. But this time, she was a spectator. <br>Full story -
Juror No. 5 tells her side of the story
She was kicked off the Jodi Arias jury on Tuesday. She showed up in court Thursday as an observer. And today, she's talking to us. We talked to the woman known as Juror No. 5 at her Phoenix home. <br>Full story -
Heated exchanges between Arias prosecutor, expert
The prosecutor in Jodi Arias' murder trial spent Monday trying to undermine the credibility of a defense witness who testified the defendant suffered domestic abuse by the victim, accusing the psychotherapist of having sympathy for Arias that tainted her findings. <br>
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Prosecutor paints Jodi Arias as manipulative liar
The prosecutor in Jodi Arias' murder trial worked Tuesday to portray the defendant as a manipulative liar as he questioned a defense witness' contention that Arias suffered domestic abuse at the hands of the boyfriend she has admitted killing.<br>
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Prosecutor says Travis Alexander was afraid of Arias
The one-time boyfriend Jodi Arias has admitted killing was "extremely afraid" of her before his death as she stalked him while he pursued other relationships, the prosecutor in her murder trial said Wednesday, attempting to discredit a defense witness who says Arias suffered domestic abuse. <br>
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Jodi Arias operating Twitter page from jail with outside help
Jodi Arias is at the center of one of the highest profile murder trials the valley has ever seen. And now she's tweeting from behind bars. FOX 10 News has learned that Jodi Arias is operating her own Twitter page from jail, communicating with hundreds of followers.
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Defense witness: Arias is not a jealous stalker
The prosecutor and defense attorney in Jodi Arias' murder trial are presenting dueling portraits of the victim, that of a man who feared for his life as he tried to distance himself from her and a manipulative liar who courted multiple women while claiming to be a virgin, as Arias' team works to build sympathy with jurors and the state tries to keep the focus on the killing.<br>
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Juror No. 11 dismissed from Arias trial for health reasons
A judge dismissed Juror No. 11 from the Jodi Arias trial on Friday for health reasons. The juror's health problem hasn't been released. We also don't know the sex, age, or name of the juror.<br>Full story -
Photos of victim in Arias trial take center stage
Defense lawyers and the prosecutor in the Jodi Arias trial had a series of sharp exchanges Monday over allegations of attorney misconduct and whether digitally enhanced photos of the victim should be presented for the jury as it decides whether to convict the former waitress and aspiring photographer of murder.<br>
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Defense rests case in Jodi Arias murder trial
Juan Martinez began calling rebuttal witnesses starting with a state-hired clinical psychologist who evaluated Arias. Arizona clinical psychologist Janeen DeMarte first addressed the more than 40 hours the defense's domestic violence witness -- psychotherapist Alyce LaViolette -- spent interviewing Arias in jail, explaining that amount of time was extreme...
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Defense asks judge to add manslaughter to jury choices
The Jodi Arias trial has been going on for nearly 4 months. The defense finally finished its case last week. Or did it? Defense attorneys may not be done after all -- and they made a move that could get their client minimal jail time even if she is convicted.<br>
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Prosecutor calls rebuttal witnesses in Arias trial
An ex-girlfriend of the man Jodi Arias says she killed in self-defense testified Tuesday that with her, the victim was never physically or verbally abusive.<br>Full story -
Police detective testifies about Arias' retrieval of gun
After months of testimony, the Jodi Arias murder trial is wrapping up and the final witnesses have been called to the stand. We've learned closing arguments should begin May 2 and May 3, with the case going to the jury soon after. But there are still some loose ends to tie up before then -- and that was the focus Wednesday. <br> Full story -
Arias trial: State rests, juror 8 dismissed
It was a big day in the Jodi Arias trial. Not only did the state rest its case, but another juror was dismissed and Jodi spent much of the morning sobbing during testimony. Juror #8 was dismissed from the jury -- the third juror to leave the panel in the nearly four-month old trial. <br>Full story -
Just how crucial were experts for Arias defense?
As Jodi Arias' trial wraps up this week after four months of testimony, her fate rests in part on the testimony of expert witnesses who have offered up one clinical diagnosis after another for the small-town waitress and aspiring photographer from California to explain why she killed her lover five years ago.
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People travel from all over for seat at Arias spectacle
The Jodi Arias trial moves along into the evening hours as they finally try to wrap up testimony in what's been a very long trial.<br>Full story -
Prosecutor calls Jodi Arias a manipulative liar
Jodi Arias wept and looked away from jurors Thursday as the prosecutor in her murder trial concluded closing arguments by displaying a gruesome photo of the victim's back, covered in stab wounds, while describing her as a manipulative liar who meticulously planned the savage attack on her one-time boyfriend.<br>Full story -
Jurors get case in Jodi Arias murder trial
Jurors were given final instructions Friday in the trial of Jodi Arias, who is charged in the stabbing and shooting death of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona.<br>Full story -
First full day of deliberation: no verdict reached
The first full day of deliberations is over and there is no verdict yet in the Jodi Arias murder trial. Jurors will come back to the table Tuesday morning.<br>Full story -
Jodi Arias trial: Another day, no decision on verdict
After two days of deliberations, there's no verdict yet, squashing predictions that this case would be a slam dunk. A second full day of deliberations proved fruitless Tuesday.
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JODI ARIAS FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER
After a 15-hour deliberation, at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday (Arizona time) the verdict was read. A huge crowd gathered in front of the courthouse. People were cheering "Justice for Travis" as they waited for the news. <P> Full story -
Jodi Arias talks exclusively with FOX 10 after verdict
In an exclusive interview with FOX 10's Troy Hayden, minutes after the verdict was read, Jodi Arias opened up about the jury's decision and what comes next. <P>Full story -
Troy explains how he got the Jodi Arias exclusive
FOX 10's exclusive one-on-one interview with Jodi Arias is generating a lot of conversation -- and people are asking why she chose to sit down with Troy Hayden. How did he land that exclusive interview? <P> Full story -
Jodi Arias taken off suicide watch
Ever since her verdict and interview with FOX 10's Troy Hayden, Jodi Arias has been on suicide watch. She was unable to see guests during that period. <P>Full story -
Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty, jury decides
Jurors in Jodi Arias' trial spent Wednesday deciding whether the former waitress should be eligible for the death penalty after they convicted her last week of murdering her lover. And it was a resounding yes.
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Jury in Arias trial brought to tears by testimony
Jurors deciding the fate of convicted murderer Jodi Arias were brought to tears Thursday, visibly shaken by dramatic statements from the victim's family members as they described how their lives were ripped apart by the killing.<P> Full story -
Arias' attorneys ask for mistrial and to be removed
Defense attorneys for Jodi Arias asked the judge to remove them from the case and declare a mistrial Monday, arguing the frenzy surrounding the case has created a modern-day witch hunt. The judge denied both motions. <P>Full story -
Jury begins deliberating on death penalty
Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told FOX 10's Troy Hayden in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail. <P>
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Arias jury deadlocked but must keep deliberating
Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder said Wednesday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to instruct them to keep on trying. <P>
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Jodi Arias sentencing: Hung jury in penalty phase
The jury in Jodi Arias' trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced to life or death in a case that has captured headlines worldwide with its sex, lies, violence. <P>Full story -
Arizona Supreme Court denies review in Arias case
The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal on whether a judge improperly allowed prosecutors to seek a death sentence for Jodi Arias in the 2008 stabbing and shooting of her former boyfriend.<P>
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Prosecutor discusses next steps for Arias case
The top prosecutor in Phoenix said Thursday that he is confident an impartial jury can be seated to determine the punishment for Jodi Arias, and he is open to input from defense lawyers and the family of the victim about possibly scraping a new trial in favor of a life sentence for the convicted murderer. <P>Full story -
Juror No. 6 in Jodi Arias trial reflects on experience
A week ago we all waited anxiously to learn whether Jodi Arias would be sentenced to death or life in prison. Instead of getting an answer, we learned the jury couldn't decide. Now, we're hearing from one of the eight jurors who chose the death penalty for Jodi Arias. <P>Full story -
Arias defense reaches to court of public opinion
Jodi Arias' attorneys have tried motions for mistrials, allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, appeals to higher courts, even efforts to quit the case entirely. <P> Full story -
Arias attorneys seek delay of second penalty phase
Attorneys for Jodi Arias have asked an Arizona judge to delay until next year a retrial of the penalty phase in her case to allow the convicted murderer time to gather witnesses to testify on her behalf. <br>Full story -
Arias prosecutor opposes postponement of retrial
The prosecutor in the Jodi Arias case has asked a judge to reject her attorneys' request to delay until next year the retrial of the penalty phase in her case. <br>Full story -
Jodi Arias' July 18th trial date canceled
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Arias judge denies motion to vacate death option
A death sentence remains an option for convicted murderer Jodi Arias after a judge denied a defense motion to set aside the jury's determination that Arias killed her one-time lover in an "especially cruel" manner, a finding that made her eligible for capital punishment. <P>Full story -
Arias' attorneys submit request for camera ban in court
A big hearing in the Jodi Arias murder trial is coming up on Monday, and today, we learned about new moves by her defense team to make sure we don't see any more of her until she is either sentenced to death or life in prison. <P> Full story -
Judge delays ruling on retrial in Arias' penalty phase
The judge overseeing the case of Jodi Arias put off setting a date for the convicted killer's sentencing phase retrial Monday to give prosecutors time to respond to a defense request for the Twitter user names of jurors. <br>
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Arias' attorneys want venue change for sentencing
Lawyers for convicted killer Jodi Arias want her new sentencing moved out of the Phoenix metropolitan area because of excessive publicity. <P>Full story -
Arias attorneys seek jury sequestration
Jodi Arias' lawyers are asking a judge to sequester the jury in her second trial to shield them from the intense publicity that surrounded her first trial. <P>Full story -
Arias attorneys seek to bar live coverage of trial
Jodi Arias has sought the spotlight at every turn, granting numerous national television interviews from behind bars, even during her trial. Now facing a retrial to determine her sentence, Arias' lawyers are asking a judge to bar live TV coverage from inside the courtroom.<P>Full story
