Login

Register | Forgot Your Password? | Close
arias_feb2013_AP.jpg
Defendant Jodi Arias appears in court for her murder trial at the Maricopa County Superior Court on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Phoenix. Arias is charged with murder in the death of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, and prosecution is seeking the death penalty.(AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Charlie Leight)

PHOENIX (AP) - As a jury deliberates whether Jodi Arias should live or die for killing her one-time boyfriend, the convicted murderer says she deserves a chance at freedom someday.

Arias spoke to The Associated Press within hours of the jury getting the case in a surprise move that she said had the blessing of her attorneys who just a day earlier sought to quit the case.

Arias was dressed in a white sweater and gray stripped inmate pants and shackled at the ankles as she described her case. She says she doesn't believe she received a fair trial. She says the jury should have been sequestered and that no cameras should have been allowed in the courtroom even though she repeatedly sought the spotlight.

The jury convicted her last week.


(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

Associated Press,

share this story:
facebook

89 Comments   |   Join the conversation »
  • Add A Comment 
  • Abuse
    Right! wrote...
    Has she said anything............
    that makes sense at all? yrreta got it right! Makes a lot of sense to say it was kill or be killed, and then going to commit suicide. She didn't have what it took for suicide, but she sure had what it took to kill! I can't immagine any jury finding a man in this position innocent, just wonder if they are going to buy this garbage!
  • Abuse
    wrote...
    Wow, so well rehearsed
    Watch her, you can tell she is so well rehearsed. Everything is so well scripted between her and her attorney. Funny how she can remember explicit details from years ago down to the exact time, detail, he said - she said and then I did this, etc. I wonder how long it took her to learn her script. Hollywood should contact her
  • Abuse
    bluehonda27 wrote...
    id say he was a devout Mormon
    If they are visiting religious sites together in Illinois and Missouri, I think that comes close to devout, at least on the outside. Obviously, he was a streaming pile of trash on the inside. And saying he was a devout Mormon doesn't detract from the story to me; just an interesting bit of info to take it all in.
  • Abuse
    Elvis 2 wrote...
    Is she a LIAR?
    Do you want a date? I knew one just like her or close! Had a couple of very nice looking young ones! Others say, she's so sweet and good looking! OH? Date her and find out how brain dead she is! I got out, Thank God! She recently got out of prison for killing some one!! Curious to see what this nut will get! she's so pretty! Want a date?
  • Abuse
    gmm wrote...
    I just can't see how she's innocent
    How is it self defense. She took pictures of his body on the floor. She shot and stabbed him several times while he was in the shower. Everythnig she's done demonstrates she knew what she was doing. If she knew he was using her for sex, she didn't need to make an effort to see him. I hope she fries because I don't believe her at all. She hasn't conveniced me, but then it's the jury she has to pull the wool over their eyes.
  • Abuse
    azsiouxboy wrote...
    She had sex
    in an uncomfortable place? Like the back of a Volkswagen?
  • Abuse
    Michoacan wrote...
    OJ walked away. Who knows?
    Maybe she will mentally seduce one of the older male jurors, or a female that doesn't see the problem with cutting off the nut sack of any exploitative male. BTW, graphic details are good things.
  • Abuse
    mellowyellow wrote...
    Who cares
    about this woman and what she did? Also, so tired of hearing how great and wonderful this guy must have been because he was a Mormon? Seriously? How does being a Mormon hold you to a higher standard than any other person out there?
  • Abuse
    yrreta wrote...
    Arias, possibly Hispanic,
    maybe they could try playing the race card for some sympathy.

World Class Arizona

  • Avnet

    World Class People. World Class Company. Here's information on a Fortune 500 company from Arizona.

Voice For A Better Arizona