17 Disturbing Photos With Horrifying Backstories

12. The Last Shower Of Travis Alexander

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In 2013, the trial of Jodi Arias made worldwide headlines. The ex-girlfriend of salesman Travis Alexander was charged, tried and convicted of first degree murder for his death in 2008. The murder took place in June of that year, when Alexander's body was found in his shower. He had been stabbed over 25 times, had his throat slit and suffered a gunshot wound to the head.

Police began looking at Arias due to reports that Travis was attempting to break it off with her and she had begun stalking him. The above photo was found on a damaged camera in the washing machine at Alexander's place, and police were able to recover several deleted images.

Some of them featured the two in sexually suggestive poses, while the image shown was taken at 5:29 PM the day of the murder. Shots taken just moments later show Alexander bleeding badly on the bathroom floor, which means that this was taken just a few minutes before Arias snapped and massacred her lover.

 
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