When detectives interviewed Jodi Arias about her ex-boyfriend's homicide, she told them that she was afraid of guns, according to an audio recording played in court Wednesday.
"That is one of the things I am scared of. [Guns and] public speaking," Arias told Mesa, Ariz., police detective Esteban Flores during a June 25, 2008 phone interview. "That was one of the things [Travis Alexander] was trying to get me to do -- get out of my comfort zone."
Arias' comments about guns arose during a discussion with Flores about a trip she took to visit a love interest in Utah on June 5, 2008, the day after police say the 32-year-old photographer shot and stabbed 30-year-old Alexander to death. Arias said she slept in her car during the lengthy drive from Yreka, Calif. to West Jordan, Utah.
"I am not shy about sleeping in my car," Arias told the detective.
Flores mentioned the practice could be dangerous and suggest she needed protection.
"I was thinking of that," Aria said before detailing her fear of guns. But, she added, "Handguns are expensive [and] not in my price range."
GRAPHIC CRIME SCENE PHOTOS: (Article Continues Below)
Evidence
The last photo ever taken of Travis Alexander, directly before his murder. The photo was recovered from the camera card.
WARNING
Some photos in this slideshow are graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers.
Autopsy Photo
The prosecution contends this photo, show in court on Jan. 8, 2013, shows Travis Alexander had multiple self-defense wounds to his palms and fingers that indicate he had fought for his life during the knife attack.
Autopsy Photo
The prosecution contends this photo, show in court on Jan. 8, 2013, shows Travis Alexander had multiple self-defense wounds to his palms and fingers that indicate he had fought for his life during the knife attack.
Autopsy Photo
The prosecution contends this photo, show in court on Jan. 8, 2013, shows Travis Alexander had multiple self-defense wounds to his palms and fingers that indicate he had fought for his life during the knife attack.
Autopsy Photo
The prosecution contends this photo, show in court on Jan. 8, 2013, shows Travis Alexander had multiple self-defense wounds to his palms and fingers that indicate he had fought for his life during the knife attack.
Autopsy Photo
Autopsy photo of Travis Alexander's legs.
Autopsy
X-ray image of Travis Alexander's skull that was shown in court.
Autopsy
X-ray image of Travis Alexander's skull that was shown in court.
Autopsy
X-ray image of Travis Alexander's back that was shown in court.
Jodi Arias
According to Jodi Arias' defense attorney, Travis Alexander had this shirt made for her to show his ownership of her.
Jodi Arias And Travis Alexander
A photo presented in court by the defense that shows Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander when they first met in September 2006.
Ryan Burns And Jodi Arias Messages
Excerpts of messages shown in court that were exchanged, according to prosecutors, by Jodi Arias and her former love interest, Ryan Burns.
Ryan Burns And Jodi Arias Messages
Excerpts of messages shown in court that were exchanged, according to prosecutors, by Jodi Arias and her former love interest, Ryan Burns.
Ryan Burns And Jodi Arias Messages
Excerpts of messages shown in court that were exchanged, according to prosecutors, by Jodi Arias and her former love interest, Ryan Burns.
Ryan Burns And Jodi Arias Messages
Excerpts of messages shown in court that were exchanged, according to prosecutors, by Jodi Arias and her former love interest, Ryan Burns.
Ryan Burns And Jodi Arias Messages
Excerpts of messages shown in court that were exchanged, according to prosecutors, by Jodi Arias and her former love interest, Ryan Burns.
Ryan Burns And Jodi Arias Messages
Excerpts of messages shown in court that were exchanged, according to prosecutors, by Jodi Arias and her former love interest, Ryan Burns.
Jodi Arias And Travis Alexander
Another photo shown in court, of Travis Alexander baptizing Jodi Arias as a Mormon.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
Bathroom sink.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
Bathroom sink.
Sketch
The medical examiner's remarks on Travis Alexander's injuries.
Sketch
The medical examiner's remarks on Travis Alexander's injuries.
Sketch
The medical examiner's remarks on Travis Alexander's injuries.
Sketch
The medical examiner's remarks on Travis Alexander's injuries.
Jodi Arias - Travis Alexander 911 Call
An audio recording of the 911 call that was played in court during Jodi Arias' murder trial in Jan. 2012. The body of 30-year-old Travis Alexander, the man Arias dated for months, was found by his friends in his shower in Mesa, Ariz, on June 9, 2008. His throat had been cut from ear to ear, and he had been shot in the face and stabbed 27 times. Arias was slapped with a first-degree murder charge and faces the death penalty if convicted.
Evidence
Heather Connor, a fingerprint examiner with Mesa police, shows items removed from the washing machine with the camera.
Travis Alexander's Apartment
a police crime scene photo of Travis Alexander's Mesa, Ariz., apartment.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
The downstairs area.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
The downstairs area.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
Travis Alexander's office.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
A check found in the home written to Travis Alexander from Joid Arias for $200. The subject line on the check states it is for two car payments.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
A closer look at the check.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
A room in the house.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
The downstairs area.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
A view of the stairs.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
The upstairs area.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
The hallway leading to the bathroom.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
The hallway leading to the bathroom.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
The hallway leading to the bathroom.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
The hallway leading to the bathroom.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
The hallway leading to the bathroom.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
The hallway leading to the bathroom.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
The hallway leading to the bathroom.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
Blood by the doorway in front of the hallway leading to the bathroom.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
Blood by the doorway in front of the hallway leading to the bathroom.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
A photo showing the where the carpet with the blood on it was removed by crime scene investigators.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
Bedroom doorway.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
Bedroom door.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
A photo taken after police removed a piece of carpet.
Travis Alexander Crime Scene
A photo taken after police removed a piece of carpet.
After discussing her thoughts on guns, Arias said she wanted to know if Alexander had cashed a check for $200 that she had given him for a car payment before he died. She said she had emailed his sister about the check and to offer her condolences after she found out about Alexander's death. His sister, however, never replied, Arias told the detective.
Court was adjourned for the day shortly after that excerpt of the audio recording was played.
Earlier Wednesday, Ryan Burns, Arias' former Utah love interest testified about their meeting, revealing the two had a heated make-out session roughly 24 hours after Alexander's homicide.
Burns was followed on the stand by two latent print examiners for Mesa police -- Maureen Smith and Kevin Biggs. The two witnesses described taking Arias' fingerprints and a DNA sample.
Latent print examiner Heather Connor was back on the stand Wednesday, to testify about a palm impression found on a wall at the crime scene, as well as items recovered from the drying machine inside Alexander's apartment and a bloody carpet stain.
Testimony in the case will resume on Thursday morning.
If convicted, Arias could face the death penalty.
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