The Travis Alexander Murder: Secrets the Media Missed?

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On June 4 , 2008 , Travis Alexander was found dead in his Mesa, Arizona home. The 30-year-old motivational speaker and devout Mormon had been stabbed multiple times, his throat was slit, and he had suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The murder was a shock to friends and family, and the scintillating details that came out of the case kept the story in the media for years as Arias, authorities’ prime suspect, awaited trial. On June 4 , 2008 , a 30-year-old legal-insurance salesman named Travis Alexander was brutally slain in the bathroom of his Mesa, Arizona home. His body wasn’t discovered for five days. After brutally murdering Travis , and leaving his body in the shower, where it lay undiscovered for five days, Jodi cleaned some blood up with a towel, threw it in the washing machine along with the digital camera and a bit of bleach, before driving up to Salt Lake City to meet Ryan, 24 hours late. On June 4 , 2008 , Travis Alexander was found dead in his home in Mesa, Arizona. He had been brutally attacked, suffering multiple stab wounds, a gunshot to the head, and his throat had been slit. The gruesome nature of the crime shocked the community and led to an immediate investigation. But before his friends found his body, five days went by of life continuing while Travis was dead in his shower. The first time someone noticed Travis was missing was on the 4th when he. His murder in 2008 rocked the world, not just because of the violence, but because of the tangled web of emotions, relationships, and secrets that came to light during the investigation. Let’s talk about what happened, what still doesn’t make sense, and what we can try to uncover about this heartbreaking case.