Travis Victor Alexander July 28, β June 4, was an American salesman who was murdered by his ex-girlfriend, Jodi Ann Arias born July 9, , in his house in Mesa , Arizona while in the shower. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder on May 8, , and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on April 13, Alexander sustained 27 stab wounds, a slit throat and a single gunshot wound to the forehead.
Arias testified that she killed him in self-defense , but she was convicted by the jury of first-degree murder. During the sentencing phase, the jury deadlocked on the death penalty option, and Arias was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. At the age of 8, Travis moved in with his paternal grandparents. After his father's death in July , [ 6 ] his seven siblings were also taken in by their paternal grandmother. Alexander told a friend that, prior to joining a church, he would frequently engage in fights.
Alexander's friends who knew Arias and observed them together reportedly had a negative opinion of her, stating that the relationship was unusually tumultuous and that Arias's behavior was worrying.
Alexander was murdered at his house in Mesa, Arizona on Wednesday, June 4, while he was taking a shower. Horn further testified that Alexander might have been dead at the time the gunshot was inflicted and that the back wounds were shallow. He was buried at Riverside's Olivewood Memorial Park cemetery. Alexander missed an important conference call on the evening of June 4.
Burns later said that he noticed that Arias's formerly blonde hair was now dark brown and that she had cuts on her hands. She called Alexander several times and left several voicemail messages for him.
