I’m in Phoenix, Arizona, sitting down with a group called “Jodi Arias Is Innocent.” They aren’t arguing that Travis Alexander wasn’t killed — they’re arguing the case is more complicated than the verdict suggests.

For this episode, I read Jodi Arias’ full appeal (300+ pages), spoke with her supporters, revisited the evidence, and re-examined what the trial did — and what it may have failed to weigh.

We walk through the relationship, the timeline, the forensic sequence, and the competing interpretations — then we get to the part that won’t go away: allegations of misconduct, a media spectacle, and why the question at the center of this case is still open.

At the end, you decide: not just what happened — but whether we got this right.

Extended interview content referenced in the episode is available inside UNMARKED: Case Files our research archive on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Unmarked_TrueCrimePodcast

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Celeste Beard Johnson appeared to live a life of privilege and stability — marriage to a millionaire, social status, financial security.

But beneath that image was something far more complicated.

After Steven Beard was shot, attention initially focused on the woman who pulled the trigger. But the trial would hinge on a deeper question:

Who created the circumstances that made the crime inevitable?

In this episode of UNMARKED we examine how manipulation operates slowly — how influence can become pressure, how dependency can become leverage, and how someone can orchestrate violence without ever touching the weapon.

Because sometimes the most dangerous person in the room is the one shaping the story.

Scott Kimball wasn’t just a fraudster or a murderer—he was a paid FBI informant.

For over a year, I corresponded with Kimball from prison. Phone calls. Letters. Recorded conversations. What he told me—and how he told it—reveals how a career con artist convinced federal agents to release him without probation, and how that decision allowed him to murder at least four people.

Beginning in 2003, Kimball used his position as an informant to gain access to vulnerable women, including the girlfriends of the very men he was supposed to be informing on. The murders we know about happened while he operated under federal trust.

This isn’t just a story about murder. It’s about deception, institutional vulnerability, and a man who still believes he’s in control of the narrative.