Jodi Arias: Should She Have Received the Death Penalty?

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Jodi Arias: Should She Have Received the Death Penalty?

The jury finds Jodi Arias guilty of first degree murder of Travis Alexander. There is a substantial amount of evidence against her. Jodi’s alibi does not prove her to be anywhere else at the time of the murder. Finally, Jodi has changed her story a couple of times over the course of this trial. Now the question is, should she receive the death penalty? Here is an overview of evidence and the decision shall be made after.

Evidence

There seemed to be almost never ending evidence against Jodi Arias. Not only did a camera have pictures of Travis and Jodi’s last sexual encounter on the day of his murder, but it was found in the washer machine of Travis’s home in Mesa, Arizona (International Business, Times par. 9). The memory card of the camera contained the stated photos along with a few other interesting pictures. There were “…shots of Alexander in the shower – seconds before he was killed – and pictures that appeared to be taken accidently when the camera was dropped. One of the images showed Alexander’s bloody body…” (par. 9). The most shocking picture found on the camera showed the viewer Jodi Arias dragging Travis Alexander across the floor (par. 9)

It was also allegedly said that Jodi had stolen her grandparents’ .25 caliber pistol around the time their home was broken into (Mclaughlin par. 13). Ironically enough, “In a recording played for the jury, Mesa, Ariz., Detective Esteban Flores, tells Arias: “The gun that was stolen, a .25 auto, just happens to be the same caliber used to kill him.”” (Breuer par.6). That fact in itself should make Jodi the number one suspect since she was living with her grandparents at the time that the caliber was stolen.

Alibi

Jodi’s...

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...was shot in the head, and he was also slit in his throat from ear to ear. Why would any intruders do such harm to a man that was supposedly in the shower? Why did they spare Jodi’s life but so brutally kill Travis? There can only be on explanation to these questions; Jodi Arias is guilty of murdering Travis Alexander. The only question that stands now is should Jodi Arias receive the death penalty? Karl Kahler wrote an article for the Oakland Tribune saying that Jodi has been recorded stating, “I believe death is the ultimate freedom.”(Kahler par. 22). That statement was recorded when she was asking for the death penalty. Jodi changed her mind and later stated that “she meant it but had “lacked perspective.””(Kahler par. 5) because “Asking for death is tantamount to suicide”(Kahler par. 4). The jury has decided. Jodi Arias shall be sentenced to the death penalty.

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