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Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story: a Beautiful Photographer, Her Mormon Lover, and a Brutal Murder
Written by Shanna Hogan
Narrated by Emily Durante
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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5 (15 ratings)
Length: 11 hours
- Publisher:
- Tantor Audio
- Released:
- Sep 9, 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781452686622
- Format:
- Audiobook
Description
Travis Alexander was a handsome, hard-working, practicing Mormon who lived in Mesa, Arizona. His good looks and easygoing manner made him popular with everyone, especially the ladies. So when he was found with a bullet wound in the face and his throat slashed, the brutal murder sent shock waves throughout his community. Who could have done something so sinister?
But soon a suspect was singled out-Jodi Arias. A beautiful, aspiring photographer, Jodi had been in a long-distance relationship with Travis the year before. But Travis wasn't interested in a serious commitment; he was seeing several women during that time. When he broke up with her, that didn't stop Jodi from leaving California, moving to just a few miles away from Travis's home, and inserting herself into his daily life. Investigators found one piece of startling evidence in Travis's home that implicated Jodi. But in a bizarre turn of events, Jodi would claim self-defense. Was she a victim-or a devious femme fatale?
But soon a suspect was singled out-Jodi Arias. A beautiful, aspiring photographer, Jodi had been in a long-distance relationship with Travis the year before. But Travis wasn't interested in a serious commitment; he was seeing several women during that time. When he broke up with her, that didn't stop Jodi from leaving California, moving to just a few miles away from Travis's home, and inserting herself into his daily life. Investigators found one piece of startling evidence in Travis's home that implicated Jodi. But in a bizarre turn of events, Jodi would claim self-defense. Was she a victim-or a devious femme fatale?
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Start ListeningBook Information
Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story: a Beautiful Photographer, Her Mormon Lover, and a Brutal Murder
Written by Shanna Hogan
Narrated by Emily Durante
Ratings:
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5 (15 ratings)
Length: 11 hours
Description
Travis Alexander was a handsome, hard-working, practicing Mormon who lived in Mesa, Arizona. His good looks and easygoing manner made him popular with everyone, especially the ladies. So when he was found with a bullet wound in the face and his throat slashed, the brutal murder sent shock waves throughout his community. Who could have done something so sinister?
But soon a suspect was singled out-Jodi Arias. A beautiful, aspiring photographer, Jodi had been in a long-distance relationship with Travis the year before. But Travis wasn't interested in a serious commitment; he was seeing several women during that time. When he broke up with her, that didn't stop Jodi from leaving California, moving to just a few miles away from Travis's home, and inserting herself into his daily life. Investigators found one piece of startling evidence in Travis's home that implicated Jodi. But in a bizarre turn of events, Jodi would claim self-defense. Was she a victim-or a devious femme fatale?
But soon a suspect was singled out-Jodi Arias. A beautiful, aspiring photographer, Jodi had been in a long-distance relationship with Travis the year before. But Travis wasn't interested in a serious commitment; he was seeing several women during that time. When he broke up with her, that didn't stop Jodi from leaving California, moving to just a few miles away from Travis's home, and inserting herself into his daily life. Investigators found one piece of startling evidence in Travis's home that implicated Jodi. But in a bizarre turn of events, Jodi would claim self-defense. Was she a victim-or a devious femme fatale?
- Publisher:
- Tantor Audio
- Released:
- Sep 9, 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781452686622
- Format:
- Audiobook
About the author
Shanna Hogan is a journalist and the New York Times bestselling author of Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story, The Stranger She Loved, and Secrets of a Soldier's Wife. She has written for numerous publications and has received more than twenty awards for her feature writing and investigative reporting.
Shanna was named Journalist of the Year by the Arizona Press Club in 2010 and again in 2011 by the Arizona Newspaper Association. She has appeared on The View, Dateline, 20/20, CNN, HLN, Fox News, Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen, and Investigation Discovery. Shanna lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband, Matt LaRussa, and their three dogs.
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Reviews
dysmonia
This book really wasn't that bad, but because of the nature of the topic, I think it had to be written, edited, and published very quickly, and this shows. There is mention of the "corroded" artery in Travis Alexander's neck, which had me giggling until I banged my head on the coffee table (yes, I'm going to hell). That little tidbit is available on page 203, paragraph four or so. There were a couple other glaring errors: for instance, the written description of Alexander's tombstone says his picture is on the bottom left, while a picture shows the opposite. There's also a quote on page 141 attributed to one Marianne Williamson. "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful..." I have previously seen this credited to Nelson Mandela.
What, did you think I was going to look it up?
Hogan's book is worth the read though. She tries to show both sides of the story, saving her personal opinion for the end. I appreciated this tactic much more than Jane Velez-Mitchell's.
Rating: 3What, did you think I was going to look it up?
Hogan's book is worth the read though. She tries to show both sides of the story, saving her personal opinion for the end. I appreciated this tactic much more than Jane Velez-Mitchell's.
um3050
Followed this case since the beginning. Liked the fact that Ms. Hogan dedicated so many chapters about Travis Alexander before introducing Jodi into the book. I learned more about Travis in this book than any other material I've read. This case is such a tragedy.
Rating: 4