The Messed Up Truth About Jodi Arias

Everything up to this point had been all sorts of ominous, but things got truly terrifying on June 4, 2008. Per The Caylee Daily, that was the day Travis Alexander was murdered in his own home. The killer had been horrifyingly thorough, as the body had no fewer than 29 stab wounds. Alexander's throat had also been slit, and there was a gunshot wound in his head. Other sources like ABC News talk about "at least 27" wounds, but regardless of the exact number, the scene was still incredibly nasty. Per the Huffington Post, the stab wounds were deep, and the throat wound "nearly decapitated" Alexander. What's worse, the man's death had been far from instant, as he had several defensive wounds. The Huffington Post also mentions a massive amount of blood on the walls, floors, and sink of the bathroom where he died of blood loss. 

Alexander's body was found in the shower of his house several days after the crime, at which point it was too decomposed to determine whether the bullet wound was post-mortem or not. The prime suspect, on the other hand, was significantly easier to determine. It didn't take long for the people who knew Alexander and Arias to figure out who the most likely culprit was. Per KPHO, a co-worker stated that immediately after learning the news, she said: "It's Jodi." The authorities agreed, and Arias was arrested on July 15.

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qL7Up56eZpOkunB%2Fkmtqb21fqbWmecyeqqydlGLCsXnTq6ytoF2Wr7DB02ahqJyZYq6ztcCsZg%3D%3D