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This one taken just two minutes before his death. photo time stamps put arias at alexander's house at the time of the killing. and what about arias's failing memory the day alexander died? she has testified that she shot alexander first and doesn't remember anything after that. here in court, her defense lawyer tried to raise even the slightest doubt that it was arias who stabbed alexander nearly 30 times and sliced his throat so deep, his head was nearly cut off. >> do you have any memories of slashing mr. alexander's throat? >> no. >> when you were asked on cross-examination if you did that,...

Wanted sex, he took it. >> would it be fair to say he had an all access pass to your body? >> yes. >> reporter: what about arias' failing memory the day alexander died? she has testified that she shot alexander first and doesn't remember anything after that. here in court her defense lawyer tried to raise even the slightest doubt that was arias who stabbed alexander nearly 30 times and sliced his throat so deep, his head was nearly cut off. >> do you have any memories of slashing mr. alexander's throat? >> no. >> you -- when you were asked on cross-examination if you did that, do you recall te...

>> so, if their relationship was so good that even marriage was being discussed, how on earth did it get this bad? again, arias' defense team tried to prove it was all self-defense. she shared this story of past abuse of alexander choking her. >> at first, i tried clawing at his face, but then i couldn't do that. it didn't feel right to gouge his eyes out or something. >> citing examples like alexander tieing arias to the bed with rope. the defense tried to show alexander controlled her and when he wanted sex, he took it. >> would it be fair to say that he had an all access pass to your body? ...

>> reporter: arias told the court she would have sex with alexander because it stopped his anger from escalating. she says she even tried that on the very day she killed him. >> when he grabbed your arm and bent you over the desk on june 4th, 2008, how did you view that? >> it was a way for him to relieve his anger. >> reporter: citing examples like alexander tying arias to the bed with rope, the defense tried to show alexander controlled her and when he wanted sex, he took it. >> would it be fair to say that he had an all-access pass to your body? >> yes. >> reporter: and what about arias' fa...

Abuse, of alexander choking her. >> at first i thought of clawing at his face, but then i couldn't -- i couldn't do that. it didn't feel right to gouge his eyes out or something. >> reporter: arias told the court she would have sex with alexander because it stopped his anger from escalating. she says she even tried that on the very day she killed him. >> when he grabbed your arm and bent you over the desk on june 4th, 2008, how did you view that? >> it was a way for him to relieve his anger. >> reporter: citing examples like alexander tying arias to the bed with rope, the defense tried to show...