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"Accused of killing her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in 2008, Jodi Arias was convicted yesterday of first degree murder in a Maricopa County, AZ, courtroom. Arias, 32, admits killing Alexander, but claims his gunshot wound to the head, multiple stabbings and slit throat were all done in self-defense. The prosecutor, Juan Martinez, argued the entire vicious act was premeditated and was the result of a jealous rage after Arias discovered Alexander was seeing other women. Martinez highlighted that Arias rented a car, turned off her cell phone and dyed her hair shortly after killing him. Now guilty, Arias could face the death penalty\u2014her preferred option over spending the rest of her life in prison. &amp;quot;Death is the ultimate freedom,&amp;quot; she said in an interview with KSAZ-TV after the verdict was read. Expecting to live for a very long time behind bars, she explained she &amp;quot;would much rather die sooner rather than later.&amp;quot;  While she&amp;#039;s hoping for death, capital punishment is rarely doled out to women in the prison system. A report published by the Death Penalty Information Center in December 2012 found that women account for less than 2% of people waiting for execution\u2014only 61 out of 3,146 total death row inmates. Arias&amp;#039;s sentencing is scheduled to begin today, during which the jury will deliberate her proper punishment. After admitting several times she&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;considered suicide&amp;quot; after killing Alexander, Arias is on suicide watch.  What do you think would be the proper punishment for Arias? Comment below./p&amp;amp;gt; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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