The Chilling Murder of Travis Alexander

Does a stalker ex-girlfriend defend herself or is it all an act?

Tatiana Santana
15 min readJan 28, 2021
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Who Is Jodi Arias?

Jodi was born on July 9th of 1980. She was born in a town called Salinas, California. She grew up in an average household that was semi-religious, but they never took it very seriously. When growing up, Jodi’s parents bought her a flute, and she learned to play.

On the outside, Jodi’s childhood was what many call normal. Most of the people that knew the family often thought that they were perfect. Others believed that there was not much going on behind the scenes. However, Jodi’s testimony in court says otherwise. Although Jodi states many things about her childhood, none of the information has been confirmed or deemed truthful. One statement about Jodi’s side of the story was given by her parents. They said that she over-dramatized all statements regarding her childhood. They even said that Jodi did this to help herself in the case and gain some leverage.

Jodi claims that during her childhood. Jodi says that she was the victim of abuse from a young age by her father. Jodi says that she was kicked, shoved, and hit with various wooden spoons.

Jodi’s criminal record started around 8th or 9th grade when she was caught growing marijuana in her…

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Tatiana Santana

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