Bodybuilders Nabbed In Stoughton For Vegas Murder
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(CBS4) CANTON A pair of professional bodybuilders has been arrested in Stoughton, wanted for a murder in Las Vegas. The husband and wife were captured Friday afternoon at the Shaws Plaza, by the FBI.
Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan were wanted for the December 14th murder of a 28 year-old woman. Her body was found in the trunk of a burning car in the Las Vegas desert.
Melissa James of New Jersey was apparently strangled before the car was set on fire.
According to a police report, James was a personal assistant living with Titus and Ryan before her death, and Titus admitted having an affair with her. Titus and Ryan accused James of stealing from their bank accounts.
A third person was arrested in Las Vegas in connection with the case.
Police plan to charge 40 year-old Craig Titus with murder and arson. His wife, 33 year-old Kelly Ryan will be charged with accessory to murder and arson.
According to a police report, the pair was in the Boston area to meet up with a friend who was going to help them 'liquidate their assets" so they could leave the country.
Both Titus and Ryan are championship bodybuilders from the Las Vegas area.
The 5-foot-9-inch, 250-pound Titus won titles at the June 1996 National Physique Committee USA Championships, and competed in Mr. Olympia events.
He pleaded guilty in Louisiana in April 1995 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute the party drug ecstasy, and served two years in jail for steroid-related offenses from 1997 to 1999.
Ryan is a past Fitness America and Fitness International winner and Fitness Olympia runner-up who worked as a loan officer for Silver State Mortgage in Las Vegas.
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