Travis Victor Alexander was a good looking, charismatic, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. He was in the prime of his life enjoying good health, financial success, world travel and a bustling social life. But, things weren't always so good for him. His life began in dismal circumstances, and tragically, it ended worse than it began. He was born to drug addicted parents and suffered many of the worst privations of life. His family was poor and his parents were neglectful and abusive. He was teased and bullied as a small child and had few, if any, friends. After running away at the age of ten and going to live with his Grandmother, he became active in his church. Travis began to thrive in this environment. He had found a place where he was accepted. He had a support group, many friends and a purpose. Travis did not let his dark childhood stop him from accomplishing great things in his life. He used his negative experiences to propel him into a life of abundance and success by becoming better every day. Like many single, thirty-year-old men, he was dating in hopes of finding Mrs. Right, so he could get married, start a family and live the good life. Unfortunately, Jodi Arias, one of the women Travis was dating, was a psychopath. When Travis was dating her, they were living in different states. Soon after he broke things off, she moved within a mile of his house in Mesa, Arizona! She stalked him, hacked his email and social media accounts, and made his life unlivable. Her manipulation, lies, conniving, need for control and invasive behaviors were too much for Travis and he finally convinced her to move back to Yreka, California in April of 2008. On May 26, 2008 Travis finally saw Jodi for the evil monster she is. Via text, chat and email, they got into a huge fight. In June 2008, she set off on a 1,027 mile road trip to Mesa, Arizona to murder Travis. With Travis' blood still under her fingernails, she headed to Utah to hook-up with a new love interest. Travis was found with twenty-nine stab wounds, shot in the face, and with his throat slit from ear to ear. After a heart-wrenching, five-year delay, the case finally went to trial, and became one of the highest profile murder trials in recent history. On May 8, 2013, his killer was convicted of first-degree, pre-meditated murder. During the grueling, ten month trial, which was in large part a circus act of character assassination, lies and fiction, Travis's life was purposefully distorted and despicably misrepresented. This book was written to share with the world who Travis Victor Alexander was, the reality of what he endured, and the positive impact he continues to have on the world. Our Friend Travis is a book about the real Travis; his life, his light, his triumphs, his mistakes, his death, his murderer's trial and his legacy. Chris and Sky Hughes are able to offer an insight that few, if any, have into Travis's life and the evil that ended it. The world deserves to know the real Travis, and they hope you will get to know him through this book. They hope that his loving demeanor, zest for life, passion for service and ability to make people realize their divine potential jumps off the pages and into your heart. NOTE ABOUT REVIEWS OF THIS BOOK: This book includes information about the Jodi Arias murder trial, which was one of the highest profile murder trials in recent history. As a result of the media attention this case garnered, millions around the world have come to know Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias, the woman who viciously murdered him. Though the public came out overwhelmingly in support of Travis Alexander, his friends and family, there is a very small, but vocal group, who, for whatever reason, are supportive of a convicted murderer. Some of her supporters have promised to give this book negative reviews before it has been released. It is expected they will come out in mass to do so. Please consider this when reading the reviews of this book.
Chris Hughes Chris Hughes is the Chairman and CEO of C.S. Hughes International, a personal and professional development company specializing in helping individuals and organizations enjoy higher levels of success. He is the author of 8 books and audio programs, and is a professional speaker who has conducted more than 1,000 professional speeches, workshops and seminars all around the world. He has trained more than 300,000 people with audiences in number from 15 to 15,000. Chris, along with his wife Sky, were among Travis Alexander's closest friends. Sky Hughes Unlike someone above, Sky pretty much panicked when she went online to submit this book and it asked her for an "author bio." (She has researched all morning and you are supposed to write these things in the third person. Where is Travis when you need him? Or should that be where is Travis when she needs him?) Sky won fifty dollars for a "Keep Our City Clean" essay contest in fourth grade. It was published in the local newspaper of the small town of Murrieta, California where Sky grew up. Since then, she worked hard to meet the minimum requirements for all of the writing assignments she was given in her pursuit to graduate from Brigham Young University in 1999. (Does that cover "previous publishing and writing experience?") Obviously, Sky is not a writer, so just pretend she is like Mark Twain by making up her own rules and style without the innate gift to write and entertain. Sky went on to teach high school for three years. After marrying Chris Hughes in 2002, she retired from teaching to start a family. Chris and Sky have three boys and a girl. Sky enjoys spending time with her family and attending any type of sporting event. She could hang out at a baseball diamond all day long! Sky and Chris love Travis Victor Alexander. There has been a huge void in their lives since his murder in 2008. They wrote this book to share with the world who Travis Victor Alexander was, the reality of what he endured, and the impact he continues to have on this world. Chris and Sky are able to offer an insight into the life of Travis Victor Alexander and the evil that ended his life that few, if any, have. The world deserves to know the real Travis Victor Alexander, and they hope you find him in this book. They hope that his loving demeanor, zest for life, passion for service and ability to make people realize their divine potential jumps off the pages and into your heart.
