but Jodi Arias is pretty hard to beat. A drop-dead gorgeous babe who also happened to be an obvious psychopath, Arias brutally murdered her boyfriend in a jealous rage. Though she claimed self-defense, the overkill aspect of the murder – as well as previous stalking behavior, lots of circumstantial evidence, and tons of convoluted lies on her part – were very hard to overcome. Nonetheless, the nation was glued to the TV for the whole circus of trial and nightly analysis.