Photos: Verdict reached in Jodi Arias murder trial
May 8, 2013
Defendant Jodi Arias sits in the courtroom during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on May 1, 2013. It has become a real-life soap opera for people around the world and dozens of fanatics who camp out on a Phoenix sidewalk to get into the show. The star is none other than a small-town waitress who killed her lover. Jodi Arias has been on trial since January, and her case has developed an enormous following with its tales of sex, violence and betrayal. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle, Pool, File) ( Boyfriend Slaying Spectacle )
Defendant Jodi Arias (L) listens to defense attorney Kirk Nurmi make his closing arguments during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona, May 3, 2013. Defense counsel for Jodi Arias denied in closing arguments on Friday in her high-profile murder trial that she went on a meticulously planned "covert mission" to Arizona expressly to kill her ex-boyfriend and then hide her tracks. REUTERS/Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic/Pool ( USA-CRIME/JODIARIAS )
Defense attorney Jennifer Wilmott listens to defendant Jodi Arias, right, as lead defense attorney Kirk Nurmi make his closing arguments during her trial Friday, May 3, 2013 at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting death of Travis Alexander, 30, in his suburban Phoenix home in June 2008. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Judge Sherry Stephens reads the jury instructions before prosecutor Juan Martinez makes his closing arguments in Jodi Arias' murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Jurors deciding the fate of Jodi Arias will be allowed to consider the lesser charge of manslaughter. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Prosecutor Juan Martinez pauses during the Jodi Arias Trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Arias is charged with murder in the death Travis Alexander. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Davids Wallace, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Detective Robert Brown testifies during the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Arias faces a potential death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder in the June 2008 killing of her one-time boyfriend at his suburban Phoenix home. Authorities say she planned the attack on Travis Alexander in a jealous rage. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Dr. Robert Geffner testifies during the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Arias is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting death of Travis Alexander, 30, in his suburban Phoenix home in June 2008. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Dr. Janeen DeMarte, an expert witness for the prosecution, looks at material as she is cross examined by defense attorney Jennifer Wilmott during the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Arias is on trial for the killing of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander in 2008. Arias claims self-defense but faces a potential death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Alyce LaViolette, a domestic violence expert, responds to a question during redirect from the defense during the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Thursday, April 11, 2013. Arias is on trial for the killing of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in 2008. Arias faces a possible death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Judge Sherry Stephens talks with prosecutor Juan Martinez, left, and defense attorney Jennifer Wilmott and Kirk Nurmi during the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Thursday, April 11, 2013. Arias is on trial for the killing of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in 2008. Arias faces a possible death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Defense attorneys Jennifer Wilmott and Kirk Nurmi listen during redirect of Alyce LaViolette, a domestic violence expert during Jodi Arias's trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Thursday, April 11, 2013. Arias is on trial for the killing of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in 2008. Arias faces a possible death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Defendant Jodi Arias talks with her attorney during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Thursday, April 25, 2013. Arias is on trial for the killing of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in Mesa in 2008. If convicted, Arias faces a potential death sentence. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi, left, looks at photos during the Jodi Arias murder trial on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Arias faces a potential death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder in the June 2008 killing of her one-time boyfriend at his suburban Phoenix home. Authorities say she planned the attack on Travis Alexander in a jealous rage. Looking on is defense attorney Jennifer Wilmott. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Jodi Arias listens during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Defense attorneys rested their case Tuesday after about 2 1/2 months of testimony aimed at portraying Arias as a domestic violence victim who fought for her life the day she killed her one-time boyfriend. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Defendant Jodi Arias listens to defense attorney Kirk Nurmi make his closing arguments during her trial on Friday, May 3, 2013 at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting death of Travis Alexander, 30, in his suburban Phoenix home in June 2008. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Defendant Jodi Arias listens as Dr. Janeen DeMarte, an expert witness for the prosecution, is cross examined during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Arias is on trial for the killing of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander in 2008. Arias claims self-defense but faces a potential death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Jodi Arias, right, talks to her attorney, Jennifer Wilmott during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Arias is on trial for the killing Travis Alexander, in 2008. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Judge Sherry Stephens listens to defense attorney Kirk Nurmi during closing arguments during Jodi Arias' murder trial on Friday, May 3, 2013 at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting death of Travis Alexander, 30, in his suburban Phoenix home in June 2008. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Curious onlookers check their cellphones and listen in on conversations in front of Maricopa County Superior Court Monday, May 6, 2013, in Phoenix. A Phoenix jury is on its second day of deliberations in the trial of Jodi Arias, who is accused of murdering her one-time boyfriend in Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Carol Peifer, of Glendale, Ariz., places a sign in front of Maricopa County Superior Court as she and dozens of other spectators wait for a verdict in the Jodi Arias murder trial, Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Phoenix. A Phoenix jury is on its third day of deliberations in the trial of Jodi Arias, who is accused of murdering her one-time boyfriend Travis Alexander, in Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
From left to right, Varbette Knight, of Avondale, Ariz., Frances Varner, of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Christine Johnston, of Arizona City, talk about their verdict predictions as they sit out in front of Maricopa County Superior Court Monday, May 6, 2013, in Phoenix. A Phoenix jury is on its second day of deliberations in the trial of Jodi Arias, who is accused of murdering her one-time boyfriend in Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Several of the dozens of spectators in front of Maricopa County Superior Court building share pizza delivered to the crowd as they wait for a verdict in the Jodi Arias murder trial, Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Phoenix. A Phoenix jury is on its third day of deliberations in the trial of Jodi Arias, who is accused of murdering her one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
People gather to watch the Jodi Arias trial at a park in downtown Phoenix while the defense in Arias' murder trial presents closing arguments in May 2, 2013. It has become a real-life soap opera for people around the world and dozens of fanatics who camp out on a Phoenix sidewalk to get into the show. The star is none other than a small-town waitress who killed her lover. Jodi Arias has been on trial since January, and her case has developed an enormous following with its tales of sex, violence and betrayal. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) ( Boyfriend Slaying Spectacle )
People gather to watch the Jodi Arias trial at a park, Friday, May 2, 2013 in downtown Phoenix while the defense in Arias' murder trial presents closing arguments. In a case that has captured headlines worldwide with lurid tales of sex, lies and a bloody killing, Arias faces a potential death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder in the June 2008 killing of her one-time boyfriend in his suburban Phoenix home. (AP Photo/Matt York) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Jodi Arias looks off during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Arias is on trial for the killing of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in 2008. David Wallace/The Arizona Republic (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, pool) ( Boyfriend Slalying )
Defendant Jodi Arias, right, and defense attorney Jennifer Wilmott arrive at court during Arias's trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Thursday, April 25, 2013. Arias is on trial for the killing of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in Mesa in 2008. If convicted, Arias faces a potential death sentence. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle, Pool) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
Jodi Arias stands during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on April 18, 2013. Arias faces a potential death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder in Travis Alexander's June 2008 killing at his suburban Phoenix home. Closing arguments in Arias' trial will be Thursday, May 2 and Friday, May 3, after which jurors will begin deciding her fate. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle, Pool, File) ( Boyfriend Slaying )
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