Seven years after the murder of her lover and two years after she was first convicted, Jodi Arias will find out on Monday if she will spend the rest of her life in prison with or without the chance of parole.
Sherry Stephens, a Maricopa County (Ariz.) Superior Court judge, will decide between giving Arias a life in prison sentence or a 25-year sentence with a slight chance of her one day seeing freedom. Two different juries have been unable to decide if Arias deserves the death penalty or life in prison.
Arias, who is now 34, was convicted of first-degree murder in 2013 for killing Travis Alexander. He was found dead in his Arizona home with 30 stab wounds, including a gash across his throat, and a gunshot wound to the head. Police found a camera in Alexander's washing machine that was full of incriminating photos, including one of Alexander's bloody body in his bathtub, according to USA Today.
Arias' defense lawyers are expected to file an appeal of the ruling, as the case has been a very public one since it first started.
Check back to HNGN for updates on the Arias decision.
