David Jacobs, the convicted steroid dealer that murdered his ex-girlfriend and then committed suicide, continues to take people down posthumously. The lawyer for NFL football player Ryan Fowler, a linebacker for the Tennessee Titans, suspects his client faces suspension based on a so-called non-analytical positive arising from information provide by David Jacobs to the NFL. Jacobs previously […]
Steroid News
Muscletech Hypocrisy Regarding Steroids in the New York Times
Muscletech probably thought they succeeded in managing damage control when they fired Christian Boeving for talking about his steroid use in what was (at the time) a little known, low budget, independent documentary about steroids that just appeared at the Sundance Film Festival. They probably didn’t expect that the movie would be a critically acclaimed […]
Tribute to Amanda Savell at 2008 NPC Lone Star Classic
Prince Harrison’s 2008 NPC Lone Star Classic bodybuilding contest featured an emotional tribute to IFBB Fitness Pro Amanda Jo Earhart-Savell by Jill Brooks, a representative of Amanda Savell’s family in Plano, and NPC Texas Chair Lee Thompson. The Earhart family will have a private memorial ceremony on Sunday at 10:45AM that is restricted to approximately […]
Dead Steroid Dealer David Jacobs in Possession of Large Quantity of Anabolic Steroids
The Dallas Morning News continues with their breaking coverage of murder-suicide of convicted steroid dealer David Jacobs and Amanda Jo Savell. Police arriving at the scene of the tragedy discovered significant quantities of anabolic steroids at the residence of David Jacobs (“Steroid trafficker David Jacobs’ death is ruled a suicide,” June 7) Authorities seized from […]
Conspiracy Theorists and David Jacobs and Amanda Savell Murder-Suicide
The deaths of convicted steroid dealer David Jacobs and Amanda Savell have been officially ruled a murder suicide. But the Plano Police Department made a mistake by failing to pass the investigation over to an independent agency. Why was this the obvious call? It gives the appearance of a conflict of interest when Plano Police are investigating […]
Convicted Steroid Dealer David Jacobs and IFBB Fitness Pro Amanda Savell Dead
Former steroid dealer David Jacobs and IFBB fitness pro Amanda Savell were discovered dead early this morning. While it was most likely a murder-suicide with Jacobs first shooting his former girlfriend and then turning the gun on himself, police have not ruled out a double homicide. David Jacobs was one of the largest steroid dealers […]
Sexual Predator Blames Steroids for Behavior
Anabolic steroids have been so demonized that they have apparently become the drug of choice for criminals to blame for their depraved and despicable behavior. The latest criminal to invoke the “dumbbell defense” is Lonnie Ted Crabtree. Defense attorney Michelle Temmell said his client is a former pilot and has a relatively clean previous criminal […]
Mark Cuban Suggests Steroids Responsible for Gregg Valentino’s Arms
Since it was announced that Magnolia Pictures had acquired the distribution rights to the steroid documentary “Bigger Stronger Faster“, I’ve been looking forward to comments from Magnolia Pictures owner Mark Cuban regarding the film. Today, he finally made an entry on his weblog Blog Maverick with a few brief comments. I was disappointed that he […]
Former Pro Bodybuilder Craig Titus Pleads Guilty to Murder
Former professional bodybuilder Craig Titus has pleaded guilty to second degree murder, first degree kidnapping and first degree arson. Fitness pro Kelly Ryan, the wife of Craig Titus, also pleaded guilty days before their trial was scheduled to start. The plea agreement spares the sport of bodybuilding from a sensationalistic trial where anabolic steroids are […]
Live at Hollywood Premiere of Bigger Stronger Faster Steroid Documentary
I was fortunate to be in Venice, California this week when my friend Rehan Jalali invited me to attend the premiere party for “Bigger Stronger Faster*” in Hollywood on Tuesday, May 27, 2008. I had the chance to see director Chris Bell, producers and co-writers Tasmin Rawady and Alex Buono again since I last met […]