A decade on from her murder conviction and life sentence without the possibility of parole, the case of Jodi Arias has ceased to be the headline news it was at the time of her trial. Indeed, little is heard from Arias directly, though an X/Twitter account, Jodi Arias Updates, claims to be operated by one of her close allies and makes occasional posts on what the murderer has been up to behind bars, what she is reading, and her latest artwork.

Arias, who once dreamt of being a professional photographer, is a skilled visual artist, and her website, Art by Jodi Arias, contains some of the most exceptionally revealing biographical information about the killer outside of her case notes. In her bio, which contains a November 2022 photograph of her in what looks like an orange prison uniform, she recalls that following her conviction she planned on writing a memoir, which she would then give to family before dying by suicide. However, she now claims that “the horrors I have overcome have deepened my appreciation for a life I once contemplated throwing away,” and that she is content to live out her sentence and be mindful, inspired by creativity behind bars.

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