Maureen Maher

The warm-hearted teacher? Or the cold-blooded killer?

As proof, Lisa Ortley points to the very bruises Nancy said were evidence she'd been battered.

As proof, Lisa Ortley points to the very bruises Nancy said were evidence she'd been battered.

As proof, Lisa Ortley points to the very bruises Nancy said were evidence she'd been battered.

He lied. Seven months after Bob Seaman was killed, the case of the People v. Nancy Seaman is in the hands of the jury. It took Nancy 30 years to end her marriage. It takes the jury less than five hours to decide on the rest of her life. The verdict is guilty of murder in first degree. Despite her emotions on the stand, Nancy shows no reaction to the verdict.

He lied. Seven months after Bob Seaman was killed, the case of the People v. Nancy Seaman is in the hands of the jury. It took Nancy 30 years to end her marriage. It takes the jury less than five hours to decide on the rest of her life. The verdict is guilty of murder in first degree. Despite her emotions on the stand, Nancy shows no reaction to the verdict.

He lied. Seven months after Bob Seaman was killed, the case of the People v. Nancy Seaman is in the hands of the jury. It took Nancy 30 years to end her marriage. It takes the jury less than five hours to decide on the rest of her life. The verdict is guilty of murder in first degree. Despite her emotions on the stand, Nancy shows no reaction to the verdict.

One month later, Nancy Seaman goes to court one more time. Only Greg comes to stand by his mother as she is sentenced.

One month later, Nancy Seaman goes to court one more time. Only Greg comes to stand by his mother as she is sentenced.

One month later, Nancy Seaman goes to court one more time. Only Greg comes to stand by his mother as she is sentenced.

In a stunning move from the bench, the judge calls Jeff a liar.

In a stunning move from the bench, the judge calls Jeff a liar.

In a stunning move from the bench, the judge calls Jeff a liar.

Judge McDonald goes on to sympathize with the teacher convicted of murder.

Judge McDonald goes on to sympathize with the teacher convicted of murder.

Judge McDonald goes on to sympathize with the teacher convicted of murder.

In the end, Nancy Seaman traded a life of privilege behind these private gates for a life behind prison bars. And saddest of all, the family Nancy says she tried so hard to keep together would turn out more broken than ever.

In the end, Nancy Seaman traded a life of privilege behind these private gates for a life behind prison bars. And saddest of all, the family Nancy says she tried so hard to keep together would turn out more broken than ever.

In the end, Nancy Seaman traded a life of privilege behind these private gates for a life behind prison bars. And saddest of all, the family Nancy says she tried so hard to keep together would turn out more broken than ever.

We introduced you to Jodi Arias back in 2009, when she sat down to be interviewed by 48 Hours shortly after being arrested and charged with the murder of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander. Since then, she's become a national sensation, the focus of newspaper and magazine profiles, and the subject of 24-hour cable news coverage.