Huffington Magazine Issue 48 | Page 6

POINTERS AP PHOTO/THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, ROB SCHUMACHER, POOL Enter HUFFINGTON 05.12.13 1 JODI ARIAS VERDICT IS IN Jodi Arias was found guilty this week of first-degree murder in the killing of her ex-boyfriend after a monthslong trial watched across the nation. The 32-year-old from California had testified that she killed Travis Alexander in 2008 in self-defense. She faces life in prison and possibly the death penalty. In an interview with a local Fox affiliate after her conviction was announced, Arias said that she would “much rather die sooner than later” and that “death is the ultimate freedom.” She was subsequently put on suicide watch.