CNN Anderson Cooper 360 March 6, 2013 03:35:00
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...