Friend: Travis helped boost my confidence

By Richard Dool

updated 4:11 PM EST, Thu January 10, 2013

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Friend: Travis helped boost my confidence

In an exclusive interview, Jane Velez-Mitchell speaks to Mark Brummett, the best friend of Travis Alexander. Brummett tells Jane that Travis changed his life and changed who he was. In an emotional interview, he says that Travis took him under his wing and helped find self-confidence and made him feel good about himself.

Jodi Arias is on trial for killing her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander. She stabbed him 29 times, slashed his throat and shot him. But Arias’ defense team claims it was in self-defense.

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