The long awaited trial of Jodi Arias began in Maricopa County County Superior Court in Arizona on Jan. 2.
The 32-year-old photographer is accused of shooting her lover, Travis Alexander, in the face , stabbing him 27 times and slitting his throat from ear to ear in the shower of his Mesa, Ariz., apartment.
Arias has pleaded not guilty to murder, claiming she killed Alexander in self-defense. If convicted, she faces the death penalty.
The case, which has been more than four years in the making, has routinely captured headlines around the world.
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Read on to see personal photos of Jodi Arias And Travis Alexander:
Travis Alexander And Jodi Arias An undated photo of Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page. According to the caption, the photo was taken at Havasupai Falls in Arizona.
Travis Alexander An undated photo of Travis Alexander that Jodi Arias posted to her MySpace page. According to the caption, the photo was taken near Amarillo, Texas, in March 2008.
Travis Alexander And Jodi Arias An undated photo of Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Travis Alexander And Jodi Arias An undated photo of Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page. According to the caption it was taken in Oklahoma City, in March 2008.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Travis Alexander An undated photo of Travis Alexander that he posted to his MySpace page.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Travis Alexander An undated photo of Travis Alexander that he posted to his MySpace page.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Travis Alexander And Jodi Arias An undated photo of Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page. The caption below the photo read: "Travis and me, right before I was baptized."
Travis Alexander An undated photo of Travis Alexander that was posted to Jodi Arias' MySpace page.
Travis Alexander An undated photo of Travis Alexander that Jodi Arias posted to her MySpace page. According to the caption, the photo was taken at the Painted Desert in Arizona.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Travis Alexander And Jodi Arias An undated photo of Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page. According to the caption, the photo was taken in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in March 2008.
Travis Alexander And Jodi Arias An undated photo of Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page. According to the caption, the photo was taken at Disney Land.
Jodi Arias And Travis Alexander An undated photo of Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander that she posted to her MySpace page. According to the photo caption, it was taken at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.
Travis Alexander And Jodi Arias An undated photo of Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page. According to the caption, the photo was taken at the Cumbres and Toltec Rail Road, in Chama, New Mexico.
Travis Alexander An undated photo of Travis Alexander that he posted to his MySpace page. According to the caption, the photo was taken in Hawaii.
Jodi Arias And Travis Alexander An undated photo of Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander that she posted to her MySpace page. According to the photo caption, it was taken at the Sacred Grove in Palmyra, New York.
Jodi Arias And Travis Alexander An undated photo of Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander that she posted to her MySpace page.
Travis Alexander And Jodi Arias An undated photo of Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Travis Alexander And Jodi Arias An undated photo of Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page. The caption below the photo read: "All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Travis Alexander An undated photo of Travis Alexander that he posted to his MySpace page.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
Travis Alexander An undated photo of Travis Alexander that he posted to his MySpace page.
Jodi Arias An undated photo of Jodi Arias that she posted to her MySpace page.
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