On Feb. 9, 2013, it was revealed that an Arizona news media outlet had obtained documents indicating Jodi Arias, the woman who has been dubbed the “Mormon Casey Anthony,” will testify Monday that the man she’s accused of killing, Travis Alexander, masturbated as he looked at pictures of young boys.
NBC News affiliate KPNX obtained the testimony from the closed door hearing held last week in the case, which indicates the judge will allow Arias to testify that Alexander engaged in lewd acts while looking at photos of children.
View slideshow: Nude Photos of Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander, Believed to Have been Taken the Same Day he was Murdered
Chris Williams of KPNX reports that Arias claims to have walked in on Alexander in the act of pleasuring himself with the images, which resulted in him acting violent and cruel toward Arias, according to her defense.
View slideshow: Photos of Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander, the Former Boyfriend She Admits Killing, Saying She Was Forced to Do So
Williams reports that over a year ago Arias attempted to place into evidence a handwritten note she claims Alexander gave her in which he detailed the encounter. The prosecution argued that handwriting experts could not definitively say the note was written by Alexander, thus it was kept out of trial.
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An expert in domestic violence is slated to testify that the moment Arias allegedly walked in on Alexander, she put in motion a chain of events that eventually led to the couple's violent encounter and the slain man's brutal death.
Hear audio: Travis Alexander 911 Call Admitted into Evidence in Jodi Arias Murder Trial
Arias, 32, is accused of murdering Alexander in 2008 as he showered in his Mesa, Ariz. home. He was stabbed 27 times, his throat was slashed from ear-to-ear, and he was shot in the head.
She claimed the day of the murder she had been taking photos of Alexander, 30, in the shower, when she was hit on the back of the head. She said when she awoke Alexander was being killed by two masked intruders.
View video: Jodi Arias Testifies During her Murder Trial on Feb. 6, 2013
According to Arias' story, she was able to escape, but claimed she did not tell police about the incident because she was scared.
View video: Jodi Arias Testifies in Her Own Defense on Feb. 5, 2013
Later she admitted killing Alexander, but claims it was in self-defense.
View video: Jodi Arias Testifies at Her Murder Trial on Feb. 4, 2013
If she is convicted of first-degree murder, she could face the death penalty.
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