Jodi Arias murder trial Pictures Jodi Arias, 32, is charged with first-degree murder in the June 2008 killing of her former lover, Travis Alexander, in his suburban Phoenix home. She said it was self-defense when he attacked her after a day of raunchy sex, but police said she planned it in a jealous rage. Arias faces a potential death sentence if convicted of the murder. Above Jodi Arias gestures toward the jury in Maricopa County Superior Court in downtown Phoenix on March 5, 2013. Author: Roomie Huh Credit: AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Tom Tingle, Pool