From: jcs
Jodi Ann Arias was born on Wednesday, July 9, 1980, at 11:54 p.m. in Salinas, California. Despite later claims by her defense team, there is virtually nothing known about her childhood that can be linked as a contributing factor to her later actions.
The only notable aspect of her early life mentioned is that she dropped out of high school in the 11th grade to pursue a career in photography, which ultimately “went nowhere.”
Career and Meeting Travis Alexander
In February 2006, at 26 years old, Arias began a new job as a salesperson for a network marketing company called Pre-Paid Legal. It was through this occupation that she first met Travis Alexander, a 28-year-old practicing Mormon from Arizona, who also worked part-time as a motivational speaker. They met at a business conference in September 2006.