Murderer Jodi Arias and the Du Pont family scandals
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08/19/21 • 39 min
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Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias started dating in February 2007. The two had an instant connection, but Travis couldn't see himself marrying Jodi since she wasn't Mormon. While they didn't break up, the two had a tumultuous relationship. One day Travis missed an important work trip. When his dead body was discovered, friends believe Jodi had something to do with it. Then we dive into the Du Pont family scandals. Lisa Dean Du Pont was an heiress and from the outside looking in, her life seemed perfect. But when her youngest son falls in love with a drug addict, the Du Pont family puts a hit on the young woman.
Sources:
Dateline Season 21 Episode 36 “Along Came Jodi”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/friends-warned-travis-alexander-jodi-arias-dangerous-months/story?id=68731237
https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1999/9/1/in-cold-blue-blood
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/mar/17/husband-of-du-pont-heiress-gets-16-years-in-prison/
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2004/may/27/du-pont-heiress-husband-dies/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3571685/Scandalous-DuPont-heiress-dies-aged-87-18-years-gardener-turned-husband-paid-Las-Vegas-murder-son-s-drug-addled-prostitute-girlfriend.html
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/why-are-dupont-and-chemours-still-discharging-most-notorious-forever-chemical
Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias started dating in February 2007. The two had an instant connection, but Travis couldn't see himself marrying Jodi since she wasn't Mormon. While they didn't break up, the two had a tumultuous relationship. One day Travis missed an important work trip. When his dead body was discovered, friends believe Jodi had something to do with it. Then we dive into the Du Pont family scandals. Lisa Dean Du Pont was an heiress and from the outside looking in, her life seemed perfect. But when her youngest son falls in love with a drug addict, the Du Pont family puts a hit on the young woman.
Sources:
Dateline Season 21 Episode 36 “Along Came Jodi”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/friends-warned-travis-alexander-jodi-arias-dangerous-months/story?id=68731237
https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1999/9/1/in-cold-blue-blood
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/mar/17/husband-of-du-pont-heiress-gets-16-years-in-prison/
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2004/may/27/du-pont-heiress-husband-dies/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3571685/Scandalous-DuPont-heiress-dies-aged-87-18-years-gardener-turned-husband-paid-Las-Vegas-murder-son-s-drug-addled-prostitute-girlfriend.html
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/why-are-dupont-and-chemours-still-discharging-most-notorious-forever-chemical
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Sources:
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