<P> Alexander was killed on June 4, 2008 . He sustained 27 to 29 stab wounds, his throat had been slit, and he had suffered a gunshot wound to the head . Medical Examiner Kevin Horn testified that Alexander's jugular vein, common carotid artery, and trachea had been slashed and that Alexander had defensive wounds on his hands . Horn further testified that Alexander "may have" been dead at the time the gunshot was inflicted, and that the back wounds were shallow . Alexander's death was ruled a homicide . He was buried at the Olivewood Cemetery in Riverside, California . </P> <P> In early 2008, Alexander told PPL that Arias would join him for a work - related trip to Cancún, Mexico, scheduled for June 15 . In April, Alexander asked to change his travel companion to another female friend . On May 28, 2008, a burglary occurred at the residence of Arias' grandparents, with whom Arias was living . Among the missing objects was a . 25 - caliber automatic Colt pistol (ACP), which was never recovered . This later became significant as a shell casing from a spent . 25 caliber round was found near Alexander's body at the murder scene . </P> <P> On June 2, between 1: 00 am and 3: 00 am, Arias called Alexander four times but did not appear to get through to him, since the longest of the calls was seventeen seconds . After 3: 00 am, Alexander called Arias twice, the first time for eighteen minutes, the second time for 41 minutes . At 4: 03 am, Arias called Alexander back and the call lasted two minutes, 48 seconds . Neither these calls, nor transcripts of them, were presented in the Jodi Arias trial . At 5: 39 am, Arias set out to drive south to rent a car for a long trip to Utah, as stated in evidence by a gasoline purchase at Shell Food Mart in Yreka, California . On June 2, at 8: 04 am, Arias rented a car at Budget Rent a Car in Redding . She indicated she would return the car to Budget in Redding . Arias visited friends in southern California on her way to Utah for a PPL work conference and to meet with Ryan Burns, a PPL co-worker . By late evening on June 3, 2008, Arias apparently set out for Salt Lake City . </P> <P> Alexander missed an important conference call on the evening of June 4 . The following day, Arias met up with Burns in the Salt Lake City neighborhood of West Jordan, Utah and attended business meetings for the conference . Burns later said he noticed Arias' formerly blond hair was now dark brown, and she had cuts on her hands . On June 6, Arias left Salt Lake City and drove west towards California . She called Alexander several times and left several voicemail messages for him . She also accessed Alexander's cell phone voice mail system . When Arias returned the car on June 7, it had been driven about 2,800 miles (4,500 km). The rental clerk testified that the car was missing its floor mats and had red stains on its front and rear seats . It could not be verified that the car had floor mats when Arias picked it up and any stains could not be verified since the car was cleaned before police could examine it . </P>

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