After Travis and Arias's late May 2008 text argument, Arias began intricate preparations to travel to Mesa, AZ to murder him. She began on May 28, 2008 by staging a burglary at her grandparents house. When the police arrived to the house, they discovered these "burglars" only wanted a .25 caliber handgun. They left all other rifles, shotguns, money, and electronics in the home. Arias claimed to return to the house around 1:00pm, and was asked to look around her room to see if anything was missing. She initially told them her laptop went missing, but later claimed that she was glad she had it with her because she normally keeps it in her clothes hamper. So even if she did have it in her hamper, the "burglars" didn't take it. She ultimately claimed the only thing missing from her room was a $10 and $20 bill, totaling $30. They apparently left the money that was in the closet with all the guns in it, and only took this .25 caliber handgun that Arias described as looking "like a toy gun" because it was so small. Coincidentally, a .25 caliber handgun was used in the murder.
Meanwhile, as Arias and Travis continued to have phone sex and talk on the phone a lot while she was in Yreka, she was introduced to another Morman man named Ryan Burns, who resided in West Jordan, Utah. She and Ryan had gchat conversations about her coming to visit him. She flirted on those conversations and they discussed what they'd do when she got there. She scheduled a visit with him in early June of 2008, stating she'd drive from Yreka to Utah. She mentioned she'd first go down to San Diego to take photographs of Darryl's sisters new baby. I also forgot to mention that she claimed to be a photographer, always taking photographs of everything, tons of selfies, and claimed she wanted to build her portfolio. She had also photographed a friends wedding shortly before the murder.
Arias rented a vehicle in early June of 2008, but not in Yreka (despite there being rental car companies there), but 90 miles south in the Redding, CA airport, where she claimed Priceline.com offered it cheaper. She drove her car to her brothers home, half way in between Yreka and Redding, and she claimed either her sister-in-law or brother drove her to the Redding airport at 8:00am the next day. She couldn't remember which one. When she arrived at Budget Rent-A-Car, Joe Colombo (owner) testified Arias showed up as a blonde accompanied by a man. Colombo initially rented her a red car, and Arias quickly denied it stating that she didn't want a red car because they get pulled over more often, or the drivers get more tickets in red cars. Colombo ultimately gave her a white Ford Focus. Colombo testified that both front and back license plates were affixed to the vehicle, and all floor mats were in the vehicle when Arias left with it. He also testified that Arias claimed she'd only be driving around town, not going anywhere far. The vehicle was due back a few days later.
Arias drove first to Matt McCartney's home, south of Redding, where she stayed the night. She then visited Darryl Brewer the next day and borrowed 2 red 5 gallon gas cans from him. She also claimed she had to go back to his house because she drove off with one of his remote controls. How she ended up with a remote control in her car is beyond me. People speculate that she stole a DVD player or something like that from his home. She claimed she needed the gas cans because she was planning on driving on highways she was unfamiliar with, and she was used to traveling with extra gas and water in her car just in case something happened. What she was really doing was getting gas cans so she could travel in and out of Arizona undetected. She claimed she tried to call Darryl's sister and she never answered, so she ended up in Salinas, CA. In Salinas, she stopped at a nail place to have her nails done, and Walmart where she purchased another 5 gallon gas can. Meanwhile, Arias ended up keeping almost all receipts related to this trip. They were discovered in a box in her Yreka home when the police arrested her. Lastly, in Salinas, she filled up her tank and all the gas cans. This was when her lies really began. She claimed that she returned the 3rd gas can to Walmart that same day, claiming she figured out she didn't need it, but Walmart didn't give her a refund receipt, they only gave her the cash refund. When a Walmart employee testified, she stated that there was no evidence of any refund given on a gas can that day or around that day. Arias had calculated that she needed 3 gas cans to safely be able to enter and exit Arizona undetected. That's why she purchased the 3rd can in Salinas.
Arias then claimed she was supposed to head to Utah from Salinas. However, she stated that Travis "kept guilting her" to come to Arizona instead while she was on the road. She first claimed that she told him no, she had other people to see. Her first story to Detective Flores included that she was never in Arizona, and she had nothing to do with Travis's murder at all, despite all the evidence that placed her at the crime scene.
Next, Arias testified that she had stopped at a Starbucks in Pasadena, CA. She claimed she went in for 5-10 minutes, and when she came out she witnessed 3 guys on skateboards snickering as they skated away from her vehicle. She claimed to have been "scared," so she hurried into her car and locked the doors. As she backed out, she saw a flash from her headlights hitting something and wondered what it was. She said she pulled back in, got out, and found a license plate. She noticed it had bugs all over it and her car had bugs all over the front, so she assumed it was hers. She threw it into the passenger floorboard and drove away. This was how she "explained" that she had no license plate on the front of her vehicle. When she was in Utah, after the murder with Ryan Burns, Ryan testified that he had followed her from a restaurant one night. He said that she was pulled over by a patrolman for her back license plate being affixed upside down. He gave her a warning, with no ticket, and told her to fix it. What probably really happened was she had taken off both license plates from her rental car when she was in Arizona, as to not be identified in any way in Arizona, and when she put the back plate back on, she was probably in a hurry and affixed it upside down. She claimed to never have put the front plate back on.
Arias claimed she decided to go to Mesa after Pasadena to see Travis. Coincidentally again, her cell phone was turned off right outside of the Arizona border. She claimed it died, and she couldn't find her car charger. She claimed to have called Matt and Darryl asking if she had left it at either one of their houses. She testified that Travis was excited she had decided to come see him and would wait up for her. She then drove into Arizona and to Travis's home in Mesa.
So at this point we know that Arias had rented a car outside of Yreka so no one would notice, had THREE full 5 gallon gas cans, a tank full of gas, a .25 caliber handgun, had removed both front and back license plates, and had turned off her cell phone right as she entered Arizona.
Meanwhile, as Arias and Travis continued to have phone sex and talk on the phone a lot while she was in Yreka, she was introduced to another Morman man named Ryan Burns, who resided in West Jordan, Utah. She and Ryan had gchat conversations about her coming to visit him. She flirted on those conversations and they discussed what they'd do when she got there. She scheduled a visit with him in early June of 2008, stating she'd drive from Yreka to Utah. She mentioned she'd first go down to San Diego to take photographs of Darryl's sisters new baby. I also forgot to mention that she claimed to be a photographer, always taking photographs of everything, tons of selfies, and claimed she wanted to build her portfolio. She had also photographed a friends wedding shortly before the murder.
Arias rented a vehicle in early June of 2008, but not in Yreka (despite there being rental car companies there), but 90 miles south in the Redding, CA airport, where she claimed Priceline.com offered it cheaper. She drove her car to her brothers home, half way in between Yreka and Redding, and she claimed either her sister-in-law or brother drove her to the Redding airport at 8:00am the next day. She couldn't remember which one. When she arrived at Budget Rent-A-Car, Joe Colombo (owner) testified Arias showed up as a blonde accompanied by a man. Colombo initially rented her a red car, and Arias quickly denied it stating that she didn't want a red car because they get pulled over more often, or the drivers get more tickets in red cars. Colombo ultimately gave her a white Ford Focus. Colombo testified that both front and back license plates were affixed to the vehicle, and all floor mats were in the vehicle when Arias left with it. He also testified that Arias claimed she'd only be driving around town, not going anywhere far. The vehicle was due back a few days later.
Arias drove first to Matt McCartney's home, south of Redding, where she stayed the night. She then visited Darryl Brewer the next day and borrowed 2 red 5 gallon gas cans from him. She also claimed she had to go back to his house because she drove off with one of his remote controls. How she ended up with a remote control in her car is beyond me. People speculate that she stole a DVD player or something like that from his home. She claimed she needed the gas cans because she was planning on driving on highways she was unfamiliar with, and she was used to traveling with extra gas and water in her car just in case something happened. What she was really doing was getting gas cans so she could travel in and out of Arizona undetected. She claimed she tried to call Darryl's sister and she never answered, so she ended up in Salinas, CA. In Salinas, she stopped at a nail place to have her nails done, and Walmart where she purchased another 5 gallon gas can. Meanwhile, Arias ended up keeping almost all receipts related to this trip. They were discovered in a box in her Yreka home when the police arrested her. Lastly, in Salinas, she filled up her tank and all the gas cans. This was when her lies really began. She claimed that she returned the 3rd gas can to Walmart that same day, claiming she figured out she didn't need it, but Walmart didn't give her a refund receipt, they only gave her the cash refund. When a Walmart employee testified, she stated that there was no evidence of any refund given on a gas can that day or around that day. Arias had calculated that she needed 3 gas cans to safely be able to enter and exit Arizona undetected. That's why she purchased the 3rd can in Salinas.
Arias then claimed she was supposed to head to Utah from Salinas. However, she stated that Travis "kept guilting her" to come to Arizona instead while she was on the road. She first claimed that she told him no, she had other people to see. Her first story to Detective Flores included that she was never in Arizona, and she had nothing to do with Travis's murder at all, despite all the evidence that placed her at the crime scene.
Next, Arias testified that she had stopped at a Starbucks in Pasadena, CA. She claimed she went in for 5-10 minutes, and when she came out she witnessed 3 guys on skateboards snickering as they skated away from her vehicle. She claimed to have been "scared," so she hurried into her car and locked the doors. As she backed out, she saw a flash from her headlights hitting something and wondered what it was. She said she pulled back in, got out, and found a license plate. She noticed it had bugs all over it and her car had bugs all over the front, so she assumed it was hers. She threw it into the passenger floorboard and drove away. This was how she "explained" that she had no license plate on the front of her vehicle. When she was in Utah, after the murder with Ryan Burns, Ryan testified that he had followed her from a restaurant one night. He said that she was pulled over by a patrolman for her back license plate being affixed upside down. He gave her a warning, with no ticket, and told her to fix it. What probably really happened was she had taken off both license plates from her rental car when she was in Arizona, as to not be identified in any way in Arizona, and when she put the back plate back on, she was probably in a hurry and affixed it upside down. She claimed to never have put the front plate back on.
Arias claimed she decided to go to Mesa after Pasadena to see Travis. Coincidentally again, her cell phone was turned off right outside of the Arizona border. She claimed it died, and she couldn't find her car charger. She claimed to have called Matt and Darryl asking if she had left it at either one of their houses. She testified that Travis was excited she had decided to come see him and would wait up for her. She then drove into Arizona and to Travis's home in Mesa.
So at this point we know that Arias had rented a car outside of Yreka so no one would notice, had THREE full 5 gallon gas cans, a tank full of gas, a .25 caliber handgun, had removed both front and back license plates, and had turned off her cell phone right as she entered Arizona.
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