True Crime Arizona

Nicole Crites is tracking the breaking case out of Glendale and Phoenix where police say a mother shot at a local sports bar before killing her two children and taking her own life. We’ll also discuss Netflix’s new documentary “The Crash”. Plus the latest true crime headlines, including a 30-year cold case arrest and updates from the Kouri Richins trial.

In the season finale, Jodi Arias sends true crime correspondent Briana Whitney a personal email, all while running an exclusive blog from prison keeping everyone up to date on her life. For the first time in many years, she addresses her case - where her appeal stands now and key players she claims wronged her. Travis’ friends grapple with the emotions they’ve felt since losing him, how they felt learning Jodi has a blog, and everyone we interviewed for this podcast season provide their theories and beliefs on Jodi’s motive. 

Now that the second ransom deadline passed from the alleged abductor(s), the FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department are making a plea to the public as there has been no persons of interest or suspects identified. True crime correspondent Briana Whitney and chief investigative reporter Morgan Loew discuss the statement the FBI sent the True Crime Arizona team, what Savannah Guthrie and the family are saying on Day 9 of the search, and where investigative efforts stand with evidence and forensic testing. 

We’re live with the latest developments in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigation in Tucson, Arizona. The FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirm they are reviewing a second ransom note received Friday by our sister station, KOLD-TV. Join us as we break down what this means for the investigation and what authorities are saying tonight.

Briana Whitney was live from Tucson, Arizona with the latest information into the investigation surrounding the disappearance Nancy Guthrie, the mother of TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie, for the new episode of True Crime AZ Live.

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After months in the courtroom in 2013, the jury must decide if Jodi Arias is guilty of murdering Travis Alexander in cold blood or self-defense. But that isn’t the only decision they have to make. The case takes a dramatic turn when Travis’ family and Jodi herself address the jury about the potential of a death sentence. Two jurors take us behind-the-scenes revealing what was said during the hours in the deliberation room.

In January 2013 the trial begins for Jodi Arias, drawing in unprecedented media and crowds outside the courthouse. But the drama outside was nothing compared to what was unfolding inside the courtroom: a fiery prosecutor and unusual defense makes for soap-opera exchanges every day. All hell breaks loose when Jodi herself takes the stand for the longest defendant testimony in US history, leaving the jurors with a lot to think about. 

Jodi Arias is arrested for the murder of Travis Alexander and interrogated by police, in what becomes an extremely odd and bizarre interview from her. She adamantly claims she was not there and would never hurt Travis, but evidence on the digital camera left at the crime scene says otherwise. Jodi begins doing media interviews from jail, where her story changes by the day. She befriends another inmate and confides in her, all before the bombshell trial was set to begin with a twist no one saw coming. 

It’s June 2008. While Jodi Arias showed up late on a road trip to a work conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, Travis Alexander never showed up for his trip to Cancun, Mexico. Friends were concerned what happened to both of them, but Jodi eventually made it to Utah. When no one could get ahold of Travis, friends went to his Arizona home to check on him, and made a horrific discovery. The investigation begins, all while Jodi pens erratic and emotional entries in her journal before an arrest is made. 

In 2006, a young entrepreneur Travis Alexander was living in Mesa, Arizona and met a girl he was interested in at a work conference: Jodi Arias. The two would begin an on-and-off relationship for years riddled with sex and guilty pleasures, something they kept a secret due to Travis’ Mormon faith. Their toxic chemistry led to strained friendships, odd behaviors, and concern from their loved ones. When friends thought Jodi and Travis were done and both had moved on, a missed call changes everything.

This is the first episode in a six-episode season of "Obsessed: Unraveling Jodi Arias"