Pro bodybuilder and wife slayed their personal | Sports News

Former skilled bodybuilding married couple Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan had been convicted of brutally murdering their personal assistant who had lived in their houses.

Titus and Ryan had each been extraordinarily profitable bodybuilders, with Titus competing in Mr Olympia, whereas each being revered in their athletic prime. But that every one modified in 2004.

At the time, Titus, 39, was believed to be having an affair with Melissa James, 28 at his Nevada home.

James had gone lacking earlier than her physique was discovered within the back of Ryan’s burned out Jaguar in a desert in Nevada. Her physique had been mentioned to be ‘charred’. The car was traced back to Titus’ wife, earlier than the 2 had been interviewed.

Titus had claimed that he and his wife had ended James’ employment with them whereas accusing her of stealing from them. He had admitted to having relations together with her beforehand.

After 9 days of investigating, police wished to convey Titus and Ryan back in, however they’d left Nevada and fled to Massachusetts.

They had been present in Boston and extradited to Las Vegas, arrested on expenses of homicide of James, kidnapping and arson.

The two had initially pleaded not guilty, earlier than altering simply days earlier than the homicide trial started and pleading guilty to keep away from the death penalty.

Titus was convicted of second-degree homicide, kidnapping and arson. He was sentenced from 21 to 55 years. He stays in jail.

Meanwhile, Ryan was handed 3 to 13 years in jail whereas being convicted of acessory to homicide, arson and assault and battery. She served 12 years earlier than being launched in 2017. She had divorced from Titus after being launched.