Convicted killer Jodi Arias may be planning a new appeal of her 2013 conviction for killing her ex-boyfriend.
Arias, 45, is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole in an Arizona prison for the death of Travis Alexander in 2008. Recently she began selling her artwork from prison and has launched a blog on Substack.
It’s there, on Substack, that she wrote — in the middle of a post about how tabloid stories that she regularly flirts with corrections officers are a “juicy lie” — that “At this point in my life, my priorities are are PCR (post-conviction relief), my art, and my writing, including some manuscripts I may or may not ever publish.”
That single sentence in the June 27 post prompted some breathless reports that Arias was planning a fresh new “strategy” to get out of jail. While most of Arias’ posts on Substack are behind a firewall, this one was free to all.
Arias’ previous appeals have failed, and she has made no secret of wanting to get out of jail. She says that sales of her artwork go toward funding any future appeal.
In Arizona, a PCR proceeding can follow the exhaustion of direct appeals and could be used with new evidence or to challenge constitutional issues.
Arias drove to her former boyfriend’s home in 2008 and murdered him in cold blood, leaving behind overwhelming pieces of evidence. Authorities found Alexander, 30, dead in his shower with his throat slit, a gunshot wound to his head, and stabs across his back and body.
The primary motive, according to prosecutors, was jealousy and anger. During her 2013 murder trial, prosecutors argued that Arias became increasingly upset after Travis broke up with her. He continued to decline her requests to get back together as a couple. She flew in a fit of rage when she learned Travis was dating someone else.
Juries struggled to decide on the punishment after Arias’ May 7, 2013, conviction for first-degree murder. A judge ultimately handed down the life sentence in 2015 when juries twice deadlocked between life and death.
In 2014, following a restitution hearing, Arias was ordered to pay more than $32,000 to Travis’ family.
Arias began working as an aide in the prison library in 2022 and was assigned this month to work programs with the prison band and choir, jail records show.
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[Featured image: Jodi Arias/Arizona Department of Corrections]
