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Attacked me and i defended myself. >> reporter: she pled not guilty, claiming self-defense, that she was forced to kill travis. >> in just those two minutes jodi had to make a choice. she would either live or she would die. >> in a death penalty case you want sympathy. you need an explanation for the defendants actions and what they did. >> reporter: the defenses explanation was to blame the victim. >> thats what they have to do in a self-defense case. >> reporter: "in sessions" beth karas has b...

>> reporter: she pled not guilty, claiming self-defense, that she was forced to kill travis. >> in just those two minutes jodi had to make a choice. she would either live or she would die. >> in a death penalty case you want sympathy. you need an explanation for the defendants actions and what they did. >> reporter: the defenses explanation was to blame the victim. >> thats what they have to do in a self-defense case. >> reporter: "in sessions" beth karas has been in the courtroom every day of t...

Jodi now admitted under oath that she was the killer. >> reporter: she pled not guilty. self defense. that she was forced to kill travis. >> in just those two minutes, jodi had to make a choice. she would either live or she would die. >> the death penalty case, you want sympathy. >> reporter: the defenses explanation was to blame the victim. >> thats what they have to do in a self defense case. >> they have to blame the victim. theyre saying, look, he was attacking me, he was about to kill me. i...

That she was forced to kill travis. >> in just those two minutes, jodi had to make a choice. she would either live or she would die. >> the death penalty case, you want sympathy. >> reporter: the defenses explanation was to blame the victim. >> thats what they have to do in a self defense case. >> they have to blame the victim. theyre saying, look, he was attacking me, he was about to kill me. i had no choice. the problem is self defense, you can use force when you are being threatened. but you ...

The defendant jodi arias. >> i can just arrest you and throw you in jail. i want to know why. why did you do this to him? >> you did not shoot travis? >> no, i have never even shot a real gun? >> you did not stab him 27 times? >> i never, that is heinous, i never. >> slit his throat from ear to ear? >> i cant imagine slitting any ones throat ever? >> if i was ever going to try to kill somebody i would use gloves, plenty of them. >> the defense calls jodi arias. >> did you kill travis alex alexan...

The defendant jodi arias. >> i can just arrest you and throw you in jail. i want to know why. why did you do this to him? >> you did not shoot travis? >> no, i have never even shot a real gun? >> you did not stab him 27 times? >> i never, that is heinous, i never. >> slit his throat from ear to ear? >> i cant imagine slitting any ones throat ever? >> if i was ever going to try to kill somebody i would use gloves, plenty of them. >> the defense calls jodi arias. >> did you kill travis alex alexan...

Gloves. i didnt kill travis. i just didnt. i did not take his life. >> if you killed travis alexander? >> yes, i did. >> you gave an interview with inside edition. do you remember seeing that tape? >> yes, i do. >> and in that tape you said that no jury would convict you something to that effect, do you remember saying that? >> yeah, i did say that i am innocent and you can mark my words on that one. no jury will convict me. i made that statement in september, 2008 and at the time i had wanted t...

>> in the bedroom. >> did you get up with a gun and shoot him? >> no. >> did you grab a knife and stab him in the bed? >> travis flipped out again he stood up and stepped out of the shower and picked me up. i was crouching but he lifted me up as he was screaming i was a stupid idiot and he body slammed me again on the tile. hes freaking out, i am freaking out. i rolled off to my left and began to rundown the hallway and i could hear his foot steps chasing me. >> did you fear he was chasing you? ...

Had gotten on the phone with jodi. answered the phone. she was crying. i asked whats wrong? she was crying a little bit and she said travis is dead. s i said what happened? she didnt know. at this point keep in mind i had no reason to suspect anything other than that. i asked, are you okay? she said yes. where are you? northern california now in my mind she is 1200 miles away from where she was. i asked if she needed a ride. she said no she was going to rent a car. let me know what happened? i k...

That makes a 4th story. at 3:30 in the morning she said she didnt know what happened. to the police she said she wasnt there. to someone else somebody else do it now she is saying self defense. now you have four stories. do you find that peculiar? >> probably not as peculiar as you think. i am not condoning this by the way. something has done something really really bad its fight or flight. you decide what you are going to do whether its right or wrong to protect yourself. there was evidence she...