By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter

Almost five years after she allegedly brutally murdered her former boyfriend, Jodi Ann Arias will finally face a jury in what is anticipated to be the most watched trial since Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murdering her daughter.

Following multiple delays, the opening arguments will be heard in an Arizona courtroom on Jan. 2 for the stabbing death of Arias' one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander, who was found dead in the shower of his Mesa apartment in June 2008, reported AZFamily.com.

Arias, now 32, is accused of shooting the 30-year-old motivational speaker and legal insurance salesman in the face and then stabbing him 27 times and slitting his throat from ear to ear.

Due to the viciousness of the crime, prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against the photographer, which could make her the fourth woman on Arizona's death row.

When Alexander's roommates found his body they immediately suspected his lover, and even gave the 911 operator her name and said she had been "bothering" him and had slashed his tires.