Bodybuilder, wife get prison in slaying
Las Vegas Review-Journal · August 23, 2008
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2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Melissa James
The assistant whose death led to the Titus and Ryan prosecutions
Melissa James, 28, worked as a personal assistant to bodybuilding competitors Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan in Las Vegas. Her death in December 2005 led to an investigation that followed the couple across the country. They entered different guilty pleas in 2008: Titus admitted second-degree murder, kidnapping and arson, while Ryan pleaded guilty to arson and battery. The distinction matters when reading accounts that describe them together. Killer Couples revisits the case; contemporary reporting records their separate sentences.
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2 itemsLas Vegas Review-Journal · August 23, 2008
Bodybuilder, wife get prison in slaying
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United Press International · August 23, 2008
Bodybuilding couple get prison time
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