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We, the jury, find the defendant, as to count one first Degree Murder, guilty. [cheering] Narrator Jodi arias, who brutally murdered her lover, was facing a possible death sentence. Interviewer did you ever think that she would do what she did . Who would think that . Narrator it was a steamy story of sex. We hang out, we have sex. Narrator lies. Shes able to tell a lie. She believes the lie. Narrator and murder. He attacked me and i defended myself. Narrator after one of the most sensational an...

>> jodi became traviss drug. he very much recognized how bad she was for him. but she kept showing up in his life, and just like a drug addict he kept letting her right back in the door. >> her trial riveted the country. >> we the jury find the defendant as to count one, first degree murder, guilty. >> jodi arias, who brutally murdered her lover, was facing a possible death sentence. >> did he ever think that she would do what she did? who would think that? >> it was a steamy story of ...

>> it was a steamy story of sex. >> wed hang out, wed have sex. >> lies. >> shes able to tell a lie. she believes the lie. >> and murder. >> he attacked me and i defended myself. >> after one of the most sensational and bizarre trials ever, hear the chilling details from her friends. >> did you see any cuts on her? >> tiny. little cuts. >> and his. >> he was very afraid of her. but every time he tried to break things off with jodi shed threaten to kill herself. >> inside the jodi arias...

>> having a client thats lied in the past makes it very difficult for a defense attorney. youre trying to play catch-up the entire time, trying to prove that your clients credible. >> ulysses farragut is a phoenix defense attorney whos tried death penalty cases but wasnt part of the arias trial. he said jodis defense team was right to put jodi on the stand, risky as it was, to try to connect with the jury. >> they do need to have the jury feel some sense of sympathy, some sorrow for her. it was ...

To try to connect with the jury. >> they do need to have the jury feel some sense of sympathy, some sorrow for her. it was very important to humanize jodi. >> reporter: the defense started with the claim that jodi had suffered long-term physical and emotional abuse. first around the age of 7 from her parents. >> i think thats the first year my dad started using a belt. my mom began to carry a wooden spoon in her purse. >> reporter: jodis parents who were there for much of her testimony wont say ...

Some sorrow for her. it was very important to humanize jodi. >> the defense started with the claim that jodi had suffered long-term physical and emotional abuse. first around the age of 7 from her parents. >> i think thats the first year my dad started using a belt. my mom began to carry a wooden spoon in her purse. >> jodis parents, who were there for much of her testimony, wont say whether her claims are true. the defense theme of jodi as a victim continued with her accusations that she felt u...