Former IFBB pro-fitness competitor Kelly Ryan, who has been incarcerated since 2005 for her role in the death of Melissa James, went before the Nevada State Parole Board last week for consideration of parole on the first of two charges that netted possible incarceration time of three to 13 years.
A first appearance before the board was unsuccessful two years ago, but yesterday parole was granted on the first charge of "battery with use of deadly weapon resulting in substantial harm." Ryan will now begin serving time on the second charge of arson - a mandatory three years - beginning January 2012.
The two charges were part of an Alford plea that summarily swept her role in the murder component under the rug in exchange for Craig Titus' plea of murder. In an Alford plea, a criminal defendant does not admit guilt of an act, but admits the prosecution could likely prove their case, and accepts guilt for lesser charges as part of a plea deal.
She will be eligible for parole again in 2015.
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09-30-2011, 11:09 AM #1Registered User
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UPDATE/ BREAKING NEWS: KELLY RYAN PAROLES ON FIRST CHARGE; BEGINS SERVING TIME ON 2nd
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09-30-2011, 12:22 PM #2Registered User
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lol such a sad, and pathetic world we live in. Watch how they let her out in 2015.
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09-30-2011, 12:29 PM #3POLSKA POWER
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seriously. so dumb. totally agree.Originally Posted by RC2008
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09-30-2011, 12:54 PM #4Do the humpty hump
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For sure she will get out in 2015, it's really to bad. I guess you don't lose your pro card if you're put in jail?
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09-30-2011, 01:03 PM #5Molecular Nutrition Rep
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x2, somebody who would do that... and be attracted to a Titus type human being is not fit for society.Originally Posted by MAX.MAREK
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09-30-2011, 01:22 PM #6Registered User
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Brb wasting taxpayer money giving idiots parole hearings. Just like Ron Popiel says "Set It And Forget It!"
Someones getting paid well.
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09-30-2011, 05:09 PM #7Registered User
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Had to laugh at the Ron Popiel slogan!Originally Posted by realistromeo
Someone earlier said "of course she'll get out in 2015." I actually agree, given that that is just an arson charge with no attachment to bodily harm. She did not parole on this one the first time around, but did this time.
I hope the board considered the Alford plea and what actually precipitated it (Uhhhh... a woman was brutally murdered???).. but perhaps they are not allowed to know the original arrest record/ charge - only what is before them. Not sure.
Should be interesting to see if she tries to come back to the only world she knows. If she's smart, she'll do a Casey Anthony and just disappear.
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10-01-2011, 02:58 PM #8Ron Paul 2012
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Ya trueOriginally Posted by SwolenONE
On another note, I get the feeling she was the brains behind this crime, and Titus helped her. Even when he was admitting it, it seemed like he did it to help her and took the blame on himself. That is how it looked on video at least.
Either way their both guilty. I think they should both spend life in prison.
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10-01-2011, 03:53 PM #9Registered User
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They always do. She'll most likely go to some obscure country in Europe as soon as she is let out.Originally Posted by UKHamSlam
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10-01-2011, 05:45 PM #10Registered User
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im a cop, and im digusted of what she did, but then again i dont have proof beyond a reasonable doubt to say she personally killed her, she orbitrated the murder, it was her idea, she planned it.
it could of been an argument turned into something, craig went and ended her life, she freaked out and let craig mastermind the fail disposing of the body attempt and her with a weak and nervous mind just went along with it.
right now as it is with everything i know, i cant sentence her with a murder charge, i wount sleep at night.
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10-01-2011, 10:59 PM #11Registered User
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10-01-2011, 11:15 PM #12Registered User
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Agree on one hand, she should have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder though, people have been charged with even less evidence than was against her.Originally Posted by zrage
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10-01-2011, 11:20 PM #13Registered User
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it wasnt a murder wasnt it? i thought it was a manslaughter, and u cant get charged with conspiracy when its a manslaughter, cuz manslaughter is the unexpected death from a sudden event that was not pre-planed to have death as the desired result..Originally Posted by littlemike23
didnt she die as a resut of the fight or something, then she was dumped in car already dead and burnt?
i dont remember the case much, refresh my mind to get a better understanding to lazy to google
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10-01-2011, 11:46 PM #14Registered User
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Kelly Ryan pleaded guilty to arson and Nevada’s equivalent of no contest to battery with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to 6 to 26 years. The plea allowed Kelly Ryan to avoid trial and avoid the murder charge.Originally Posted by zrage
Kelly Ryan was only convicted of battery with a deadly weapon and arson.
The story went or goes that she did not kill but aided in the events but was not in the right state of mind emotionally or physically to make the right decisions <rolls eyes>.
Titus took the wrap for the 2nd degree murder charge and was also charged with kidnapping and arson. The Plea allowed Titus to avoid the trial and the death penalty. He was sentenced to 21-51 years and is eligible for parole in 2026. He claimed the murder was a result of his drug use that got out of control.
Prosecutor Robert Daskas said Melissa James was beaten, drugged, stunned with a Taser, injected with morphine and strangled before she was “burned beyond anybody’s recognition” in the trunk of Ryan’s Jaguar. James’ head was encased in duct tape, and showed the court graphic photos of a “death mask” formed by her face when it peeled away with the heavy tape during her autopsy.
Titus admitted to having an affair with Melissa James.
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Here is a full detailed and very interesting video from 2009 on the initial mystery/investigation of the murder if anyone is interested in the full story.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4586676nLast edited by Canuck77; 10-02-2011 at 12:33 AM.
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10-01-2011, 11:53 PM #15Registered User
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oh ok, so she was alive b4 burnt, then yeah thats murder..Originally Posted by Canuck77
but here let me explain to u how the wiseguys at the DA work... they work based on stats, gain their reputation from their stats, just getting a conviction on titus for murder already is cream of the crop for them, and if letting kelly go with her sentence was what it took then they did it.
i got 2 guys stealing a wearhouse , huge deal. i had to tase 1, anyway, they went down with aggravated assault on a LEO, aggravated battery on a leo, unoccupied burglury, possesion of crime tools.. but the one guy who i had to tase and in my opinion was the worst of the 2, made a plea bargain that he knew about more serious gang related crimes his partner had commited, and the da wanted the gang related convictions over a simple burglary.. guy got out with 3 yrs probation..
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10-02-2011, 12:59 AM #16Registered User
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No dig on you brah or your profession, I have a few cop friends out here too but the whole justice and political system in North America is corrupt...first thing I always think of when I hear stuff like this murder and what you said above is...Originally Posted by zrage
And if anyone thinks Kelly Ryan is getting off easy I can almost guarantee you that she would have already been out if this happened in Canada, our system is incredibly soft on murder.
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10-02-2011, 01:26 AM #17Teen misc founder
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They would both be walking down the street if this was in Sweden.
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10-02-2011, 01:51 PM #18Registered User
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i dont make the laws, the government does that, i dont interpret the laws, the courts do that... i just enforce them
people have this misconception thinking that the courts and police are some sore of unified partnership... district attorneys hate us, and well.. most of us hate them 2. because ill be in jail waiting room/lobby writin my arrest form and the guy i brought in 1 hr ago is already out and waving bye @ me..
i can arrest u and get creative and book u for 4000 charges, but what i write is just what pertains to the arrest not whats gona stay.. some fresh grad lawyer at the da office will sit there and decide what he likes
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10-02-2011, 01:56 PM #19Old School
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Saw some picture's of her. Holly aged grey hair all gone to hell looking now. Can be found on the net.
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10-02-2011, 07:44 PM #20Registered User
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Agree, Titus took the wrap and he should be the one getting parole in 2015 not Kelly, this was a clear case of manslaughter though.Originally Posted by RC2008
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10-02-2011, 09:40 PM #21Registered User
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When u knock someone out and throw em in a car "alive" then burn the person to death.. Thats murder bossmanOriginally Posted by redliubydob2011
Manslaughter would of been if she died as a result from being pushed or punched then she fell hit her head against the floor and died.
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10-02-2011, 09:47 PM #22Registered User
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You could claim manslaughter because they were under the influence and were unable to make sound descisions,Originally Posted by zrage
For example in a case of dangerous driving causing death, the defendant was found guilty of only the lesser charge of negligent driving causing death because he was not aware of what he was doing, he was not in control of his actions and in fact could not even remember getting in the car - he was simply too drunk to remember any of it. If Kelly Ryan had been clean she would most likely not have killed James. These guys needed stronger lawyers - thats all I am saying, they had a weak defence.
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10-02-2011, 09:56 PM #23Registered User
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The judges dont care how drunk or drugged up you are 99 percent of the time, they actually look at you even worse when you claim that in court. Smart Lawyers will tell you not to use that as an excuse cause it will screw you even further. The fact that BOTH of them were togethor after the murder an ready to flee to greece speaks volumes of guilt on both of them. Is what it is though.
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10-02-2011, 10:16 PM #24RIP aziz segeyevich
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lol what a fuking joke there are guys on measly drug charges getting 10 years plus, then when you murder someone your out before them complete bull**** they should execute all murderers,rapists,peado's if the evidence is overwhelming and there should be common sense in trials some guy in the uk killed a robber who broke into his house and got sent down for years for it what a joke. if i was in charge all drugs decriminalised like in portugal then you cut crime in half and save billions of dollers. crimes like raping baby's would get you a live torture on national television to send a message out to ****'s if they saw a man being forced to use his cock as a straw to eat his own insides while being kept awake on adrenalin they might think twice about commiting such evil. fuk i should be president
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10-02-2011, 10:20 PM #25Registered User
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Agree with you on the porugal deal, but recently a guy in the USA was executed for a crime millions belived he did not commit. Agree with you in some ways that the law is lop sided. In my country a man gets more jail time for serious corporate fraud than for rape or murder. BUT all should be proven beyond any reasonable doubt + lack of rehabilitation potential.Originally Posted by valiantmiller16
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10-02-2011, 10:25 PM #26RIP aziz segeyevich
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exactly man i'm talking about hard evidence though if you literally have a video of a guy murdering someone or have hundreds of eye witnesses then the death penalty should be mandatory the way it is at the moment there's no common sense at all they just label a murder as a murder weather it be protecting your family or just doing it for sick self pleasure.Originally Posted by redliubydob2011
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10-04-2011, 12:15 PM #27Registered User
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Originally Posted by zrage
ZRage, you know as well as anyone in any branch of criminal justice that an Alford Plea only allowed her to skirt harsher, more serious consequences in a plea deal. Keep in mind, she was not CLEARED of anything, nor guilty of LESS in the court's eyes.
The Alford plea only means that the accused stipulates that she would LIKELY BE CONVICTED of that bigger charge (in this case, murder) were she to actually be tried and convicted. Accepting an Alford plea means the accused agrees there is enough evidence to support a murder conviction, but opts for it in order to receive less time, and usually in exchange for something the prosecution wants more. In this case, Craig - whom the prosecution was convinced was more culpable.
Had she been convicted by a jury of her peers, she could have been inside much, much longer. She got the break of a lifetime, considering at the least, she either goaded this murder (at Craig's hands) by making up stories about Melissa stealing from them (which law enforcement say they never proved) or that Melissa was trying to kill them (by lacing water glasses with morphine), or at most, partially/ fully participated by beating her up and injecting her (which is the likely scenario in either case).
The likelihood of her NOT paroling on a lame, innocuous arson charge three years from now is slim. Let's hope she has the grace to avoid any haunt, industry or person she ever knew before. Hanging around the industry would be callous, to say the least.
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12-13-2014, 06:22 PM #28
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She was on top of the world when this happen. We have all made mistakes and have been forgiven. Sometimes life happens and tough times make you a better person. What ever was her part she is doing her time. It would be nice to see her come back and kick ass all over again.Originally Posted by Carlitom
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12-14-2014, 11:41 AM #29IFBB Opinionessional
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I do not want nor do I possess the hubris to think I have any rights to condemn someone in a trial I have not attended or read all the evidence from.
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12-14-2014, 12:42 PM #30Message Board King
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on that logic, Hitler and Pol Pot get a pass then? kOriginally Posted by Jaixs
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