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one world famous bodybuilders Craig
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Titus and Kelly Ryan married their
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popularity grew to an all-new level but
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after the police announced them to be
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highlighting the couple's toxic
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behaviors which only worsened when their
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assistant moved into their home but who
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was their assistant what did they do to
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Melissa James and how exactly would they
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be legally punished
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Melissa James
Panama City
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welcome to Panama City folks found in
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Florida's Bay County this small city is
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home to beautiful beaches crocodiles
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offensively hot weather and around 200
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000 residents now Panama City's economy
2:48
is mainly driven by retail real estate
2:50
and the military and as you can likely
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imagine with Florida's hot weather the
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city is quite a chilled out and
2:56
laid-back place to be definitely a place
2:59
that is in no real rush to get anywhere
3:01
thousands of people flocked to the beach
3:03
on a hot Summer's Day soaking up the sun
3:05
before heading to the city's many bars
3:07
and cafes for a refreshing cocktail
3:09
organized coffee or maybe that's just me
3:12
daydreaming again remind me to book a
3:14
holiday sometime soon anyway moving on
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despite its vast amount of sunshine the
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weather is not always perfect here in
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fact in October of 2018 it was far from
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it when hurricane Michael tore through
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Florida it severely impacted the
3:28
community of Panama City and with Winds
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of up to 165 miles per hour more than 20
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000 people were evacuated while
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countless properties were destroyed the
3:38
winds tossed around cars trucks and even
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trains like they were nothing more than
3:43
toys and Panama City's Beach sustained
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critical erosion by the time hurricane
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Michael was finally gone 74 fatalities
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were recorded alongside 25 billion
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dollars worth of damage Devastation
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aside today's video takes us 13 years
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earlier to Panama City in 2005. and here
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we can find the main character of
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today's story that being Melissa James
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and her loving family
Melissa James
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born on March 23 1977 Melissa James was
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quickly recognized by her family as a
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bright and intelligent young girl and
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alongside her brother and sister the
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three siblings lived together with their
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mother Maura in Panama City Melissa was
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a sociable young child was well liked
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and easily made friends with others in
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her early school years she was naturally
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athletic too and started taking dance
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classes at the tender age of seven She
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quickly began to absorb everything that
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she could in the world of dance and
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studied many different styles her
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favorite styles were jazz dance and
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ballet and Not only would she perform
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well herself but she would also try to
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help students around her to succeed upon
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entering High School Melissa began
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cheerleading which was something that
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she additionally excelled at all in the
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meanwhile still maintaining Stellar
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grades at the very same time in fact her
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academic performance was so notable that
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she graduated from Crawford Mosley High
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School one year earlier than scheduled I
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mean honestly who even manages to do
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that now Melissa was both book smart and
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business survey therefore after high
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school she attended Gulf Coast Community
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College in her local area to complete a
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course in Business Administration
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perhaps as expected she Rose to the top
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of the class with excellent marks but
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after only two years here she began to
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feel a pull towards a different calling
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reminiscing back to her times dancing as
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a child under four years of experience
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as a cheerleader Melissa felt that she
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had the chance to bring her passion to
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the community around her it was then
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decided at the young age of 19 that she
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would open her own dance studio named
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Dance Unlimited opening its stores in
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1996 Melissa James's Studio quickly
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garnered an excellent reputation and was
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well known throughout Panama City she
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cared greatly about the kids in her area
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and did everything that she could to
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help them in and out of the dance studio
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she was also well known for offering
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scholarships to less than privileged
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children giving them the chance to
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attend grammar school while also taking
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classes with her in the studio Melissa
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also refused to turn anyone away and was
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known to excitedly take on new students
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with various special needs helping them
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to keep their bodies fit while also
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boosting their own confidence outside of
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the studio and especially during the
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slow summer months Melissa modeled
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locally and even starred in some local
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commercials she was featured in Brands
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such as Calvin Klein and MTV which in
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the 90s was a significant achievement
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and going back to high school Roots
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Melissa even cheered for a local
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football team all in all it is very easy
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to see how remarkable Melissa was it is
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quite rare to be so multi-skilled in so
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many Avenues of Life at such a young age
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however despite her initial success with
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the dance studio Melissa was still very
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young and quite an experience to be
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running her own business perhaps due to
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this lack of experience or a lapse in
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judgment it wasn't even a year after the
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studio began that she fell into
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Financial ruin not one to give up in the
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face of hardship she worked double time
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to try and pull herself back into the
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green and Salvage her business despite
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her misstep Melissa was highly regarded
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and well respected in the area she was
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young ambitious and extremely
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intelligent it was perhaps for these
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reasons and while at a fitness event
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when she bumped into the famous
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bodybuilder Craig Titus he respected her
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immediately
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Craig saw the evident passion she had
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for the industry and the two almost
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instantly became close and even after
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their initial meeting they stayed in
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regular contact over the months and then
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years as for Melissa well she was very
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proud to have known him and was even
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impressive to her being wealthy muscular
Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan
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famous and from Vegas Craig was a very
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big deal in her mind an idol you might
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even say they were on different paths at
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the same time too while Craig was
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traveling around the country with his
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wife successfully promoting their
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Ventures Melissa stayed behind in
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Florida struggling to keep her Studio
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afloat it was in late 2002 that Craig
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suggested to Melissa that maybe she
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should join him theoretically she could
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move out to LA and then Market herself
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with commercial work now with Craig
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being such a role model to her she took
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his advice seriously and so several
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weeks later she left her Studio behind
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moving across the country and leaving a
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business to be run with her business
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partner Melissa's family hoped that
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alongside proper guidance Melissa would
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be able to grow not only South but her
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business as well and with mentorship
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from Craig and his wife Kelly who were
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also living in California at the time
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Melissa took a good crack at the
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fast-paced lifestyle of valet saying
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that just one year later in 2003 when
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Craig and Kelly decided to leave
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California for Las Vegas Melissa made
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the decision to join them you see Craig
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managed several gyms in the local area
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and after offering Melissa a job as a
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personal trainer and one of them she
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jumped at the chance sadly though things
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didn't quite go to plan and so a short
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while later and while still on good
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terms with Craig and Kelly she moved
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back to Panama City she returned to her
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business in the hopes of making it big
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but unfortunately things would go south
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instead and so by the Year 2005 she was
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forced to close up her business but
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Melissa always had a plan B and after
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asking Craig for some advice he asked
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her to join him and his wife in Vegas
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with a clothing store about to launch
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Craig promised her a position in
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management and so hopeful in that offer
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she left Panama City once again and so
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without glancing back she waved her
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family goodbye and purchased a one-way
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ticket to Vegas saying that before we
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continue with our case today who exactly
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are Craig and Kelly Titus
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born on January the 14th 1965 in
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Wyandotte Michigan Craig lived most of
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his early life in a town called
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Riverview near Detroit where the younger
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brother named Kevin and a younger sister
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named Nicole he was the oldest of three
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children he led a relatively quiet
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childhood getting along with his
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siblings and playing with other kids in
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his neighborhoods unfortunately Craig
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was not physically the biggest kid on
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the Block in fact he was actually one of
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the smallest and when he tried out for
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the high school football team he had no
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success and would soon quit after due to
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his smaller stature and lack of
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confidence he felt that he was too small
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to compete against the bigger kids
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instead Craig learned how to wrestle
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where he would soon find some moderate
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success when graduating from high school
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Craig measured 1 meter 65 and 64 kilos
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that being 5'4 and 140 pounds and so at
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the age of 21 and sick of being looked
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at as the scrawny kid Craig began to
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work out obsessively quickly becoming
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addicted to his physique he pivoted from
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regular working out to intense
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bodybuilding and in 1988 he attended his
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first competition to which no surprise
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he won as time passed by and his body
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grew to bigger proportions he found more
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Victory and became specially recognized
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in the scene Craig was known as a Work
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Hard Play Hard type of guy and garnered
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quite a bit of a reputation and no
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stranger to drug use he had his first
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run another law in 1995 where he was
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charged with conspiracy to possess and
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distribute ecstasy he was therefore
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sentenced to 16 months house arrest via
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monitoring with an electronic ankle
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bracelet and during this period of time
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he would work out more and get even
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bigger he was arrested again in July of
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1997. this time for violating his
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probation by testing positive for
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anabolic steroids Craig was famously
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open about his use of steroids by the
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way quoted as saying dude you won't get
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this big unless you use them while other
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bodybuilders of his caliber were likely
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keeping their illegal enhancement to
11:21
Secrets Craig was honest about his usage
11:23
and the impact they had on him despite
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his stints with law enforcement Craig
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was on top of the bodybuilding World
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winning both the Mr Olympian title and
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an Iron Man title it was on an average
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day during one of these competitions
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that he met a beautiful and athletic
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woman named Kelly Ryan famously known as
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flying Ryan she was dominant in the
11:42
world of gymnastics and weightlifting
11:44
Kelly was also renowned by bodybuilders
11:46
and enthusiasts alike holding the title
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of misfitness America Craig claimed to
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have fallen in love with her right away
11:53
while Kelly herself was initially
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resistant to his advances due to his
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reputation Craig was known to be
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arrogant and somewhat of a womanizer
12:00
whereas Kelly was known for working
12:02
gracefully and keeping her head straight
12:04
due to her cheery and energetic nature
12:06
Kelly was described as an All-American
12:08
cheerleader who loved to perform and
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help others despite their personalities
12:12
being quite different the two had very
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similar work ethics and a very similar
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drive and eventually Kelly came around
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to Craig's advances after seeing each
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other at various events Craig and Kelly
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eventually began to date and in July of
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2000 after moving to Las Vegas the two
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of eventually married no surprises here
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but their Union made big headlines in
12:31
the bodybuilding world not only did it
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solidify their relationship but their
12:35
own professional careers too the two
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soon became known as a power couple and
12:39
quickly gained Fame in the bodybuilding
12:40
World becoming fully fledged household
12:42
names featuring on several magazine
12:44
covers and starring and fitness
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exhibitions together they were at the
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very top of their game and it was during
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one of these Fitness exhibitions that
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Craig first met Melissa and as we
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already know their relationship would
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progress from there returning to the
12:58
present day in our story and in the Year
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2005 Melissa excitedly bought a ticket
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and moved out to Las Vegas to live with
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Craig and Kelly in her mind this was her
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one chance to finally make it big and
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should she become an icon herself she
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would make enough money to buy back her
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dance studio instead of renting her own
13:15
apartment Melissa moved into Craig and
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Kelly's home but despite plans to live
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there long term in reality she would
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only last there for four months that was
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because behind the scenes the
13:25
relationship between Melissa Craig and
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Kelly unfortunately turned volatile
Trouble...
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apparently the two never actually paid
13:34
Melissa for any of the work that she did
13:36
and speaking of work it turns out that
13:38
Melissa was never actually involved in
13:40
the clothing line that Craig promised
13:42
she would be a part of in actuality she
13:44
worked more of a personal assistant or
13:46
secretary for the couple and of course
13:48
Melissa was worth so much more than that
13:50
Melissa also confided in her mother that
13:52
the two were often in a drug-fueled
13:54
state of paranoia and that she witnessed
13:56
both mixing drugs on a rather regular
13:58
basis this is interesting by the way
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because while Craig was open about his
14:02
steroid use the public was unaware of
14:04
Kelly's damaging habits according to
14:07
Craig Melissa was more than just his
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personal assistant too and helped him in
14:11
more intimate ways outside of just
14:13
regular phone calls and scheduling now
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Kelly eventually became aware of the
14:17
nature of their relationship and no
14:19
surprise was not pleased at all with
14:21
tension building around the love
14:22
triangle Melissa became the common
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denominator between the three and Kelly
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blamed her spiraling marriage on her I
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mean put bluntly the marriage was
14:30
already bad before Melissa even arrived
14:32
at the scene the couple were riddled
14:34
with destructive habits and toxic traits
14:36
and just after Melissa arrived all of
14:39
those toxic traits would bubble to the
14:41
surface now unfortunately Kelly was
14:43
someone who struggled with both
14:45
insecurity and body dysmorphia and to
14:47
make things worse Craig had apparently
14:49
been urging her to get plastic surgery
14:51
which she even did do on numerous
14:53
occasions this resulted in her
14:55
appearance changing dramatically over
14:57
the years causing her insecurity to
14:59
build even further and now with the
15:01
younger and objectively more abuse woman
15:03
living in the same home as her Kelly was
15:06
at her breaking point just before
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Christmas of 2005 and after only four
15:10
months of living together and
15:12
undermounting pressure from his wife
15:13
Craig booked a one-way flight home for
15:15
Melissa to Florida however when
15:18
Melissa's plane left Vegas that morning
15:19
she was not actually on the aircraft in
15:23
fact Melissa never even made it to the
15:25
airport
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in the early hours of December the 14th
December 14th, 2005
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2005 firefighters responded to a report
15:34
of a possible Bushfire out on the
15:36
expansive desert that surrounds Las
15:38
Vegas city arriving at the scene on
15:40
Sandy Valley Road what they found was no
15:43
simple Bushfire instead they found akara
15:45
Blaze blowing dark black clouds of smoke
15:48
into the air extinguishing the burning
15:50
vehicle firefighters and police alike
15:52
surveyed the scene gleaning any
15:54
information they could as to how this
15:56
car ended up here in the first place
15:57
upon closer inspection of the vehicle
16:00
they opened the trunk of what used to be
16:02
a red Jaguar car and sadly it was then
16:04
that officers made a horrific Discovery
16:06
as they're inside the trunk was a
16:09
severely charred human corpse it was
16:11
just before Dawn when detectives Came
16:13
Upon the small drone car fire
16:15
investigators at the scene told them
16:17
they were dealing with a fire in excess
16:19
of 1200 degrees Fahrenheit and they
16:21
believed that the objective was not to
16:23
destroy the vehicle itself but to
16:25
destroy the body in the trunk medical
16:27
examiners could tell that the victim was
16:29
female but had little else to identify
16:31
her further because due to the body's
16:33
condition both fingerprints and facial
16:35
recognition were not within the Realms
16:36
of possibility it was learned though
16:38
that the face had been covered with duct
16:40
tape further indicating that this was a
16:42
murder to add to that there was evidence
16:44
that some kind of accelerant had been
16:46
used sadly it would take weeks for the
16:49
body to be identified in the meantime
16:51
she was named as Sandy Valley Jane Doe
16:53
after the desert area where she was
16:55
found prior to the body's identification
16:57
investigators were able to make out the
16:59
license plate of the car and lo and
17:02
behold the plates belonged to none other
17:04
than Kelly Ryan expecting the body to
17:06
belong to her detectives traveled to her
17:08
residence to deliver the bad news
17:09
however after arriving they were stunged
17:12
to see Kelly herself standing in the
17:14
doorway after hearing all of the
17:16
commotion outside Craig joined his wife
17:18
by introducing himself to the officers
17:19
it was at this moment that detectives
17:22
asked the two if they knew where their
17:23
Jaguar car was to which Kelly responded
17:26
no I think our assistant must have taken
17:28
it and when asked who Melissa James was
17:30
she explained that she'd been living
17:32
with the pair for a few months now and
17:33
that she was some sort of personal
17:35
secretary to add to this after leading
17:37
detectives to Melissa's room they then
17:39
strangely brought up how she'd been
17:41
acting up in recent weeks
17:44
Kelly further told officers that Melissa
17:47
must have sold the money before fleeing
17:49
in their car and further claimed that
17:51
she'd stolen from their own debit card
17:52
in the recent months Kelly's abrupt
17:54
comments to blame Melissa made
17:56
detectives suspicious in fact they now
17:58
believe that the body May in fact belong
18:00
to Melissa and that furthermore Kelly
18:03
and Craig may be responsible meanwhile
Aftermath, on the run...
18:05
on the other side of the country Maura
18:07
James was waiting to pick up her
18:09
daughter from Newark Airport sadly
18:11
Melissa would never arrive and this
18:13
alarming absence felt trouble for the
18:15
James family three long days passed and
18:18
with no new information about her
18:19
missing daughter Maura grew frantic and
18:22
to make the situation even more
18:24
unbearable the family was notified about
18:26
the unidentified body in Vegas that is
18:28
when the phone suddenly rang with Craig
18:31
Titus himself on the other end of the
18:33
line Craig told Mora that he was
18:35
confident that the body in the trunk was
18:37
not actually Melissa's he further
18:39
assured her that he and the
18:40
investigators were doing everything
18:42
possible to get to the bottom of her
18:43
disappearance despite find his
18:45
assurances Maura had a lingering
18:47
suspicion that Craig somehow knew where
18:49
Melissa was no surprise shortly after
18:51
this phone call both Craig and Kelly
18:53
quickly began to pack their bags locking
18:56
up the home they fled with several pairs
18:58
of shoes clothes money and necessary
19:00
belongings looking to their friends for
19:03
a possible place to stay they stopped by
19:05
several households they were familiar
19:06
with but perhaps due to their suspicions
19:08
aroused by their sudden arrival no one
19:10
would let them spend the night as Craig
19:12
and Kelly planned the next move
19:14
detectives made a breakthrough in the
19:15
case after reviewing a credit card that
19:18
heli claimed was stolen by Melissa
19:19
detectives traced the location of its
19:21
recent activity and analyzed any and all
19:24
surveillance footage related to those
19:25
purchases they eventually learned that
19:27
the credit card was used at a Walmart
19:29
the night before Melissa vanished and
19:31
disturbingly the purchase made was seven
19:34
bottles of lighter fluid to add to the
19:36
concerning details surveillance footage
19:38
from Walmart confirmed that it was not
19:40
Melissa on the other end of the credit
19:41
card instead it was Kelly Ryan to make
19:44
thing was another camera outside of the
19:47
Walmart confirms that Craig was waiting
19:49
for her inside the Jaguar upon close
19:51
inspection of the footage investigators
19:53
noticed that instead of putting their
19:55
cargo into the trunk it was loaded into
19:57
the rear passenger seats which makes you
19:59
wonder what was already occupying the
20:01
back of the car racing back to the Titus
20:03
residence officers found the house
20:05
locked and vacant once the couple
20:07
realized they were not getting any help
20:09
from their friends they decided to take
20:11
matters into their own hands in order to
20:13
remain Incognito Craig traded his truck
20:15
for a new one and before police arrived
20:18
at their house the couple struck out
20:19
cross-country thank you
20:23
a nationwide manhunt ensued with
20:25
investigators even asking the FBI for
20:27
their support and after the news broke
20:29
out fans across the globe began to
20:31
wander and speculate what on Earth was
20:33
going on but all of those questions and
20:35
thoughts would remain unanswered because
20:37
Craig and Kelly they seemed to have
20:39
vanished Into Thin Air the mystery did
20:41
not last long though and just a few days
20:43
into the search detectives received a
20:45
tip apparently the couple had been seen
20:47
just outside of Boston Massachusetts and
20:49
they were right because of all things
20:51
Kelly was in the mood to get her nails
20:54
done and surprise surprise she was
20:56
arrested at a nail salon just several
20:58
minutes later and a few blocks down the
21:00
street Craig was captured in his truck
21:02
now arrested and with the evidence
21:04
stacked against them it seemed unlikely
21:06
that Craig or Kelly had any hope of
21:08
returning to their normal lives but this
21:11
video so far doesn't actually answer any
21:13
of the big questions what exactly
Recalling the night
21:16
happened on the night of Melissa's
21:18
disappearance and how could a loved
21:19
friend of the family be so savagely
21:21
murdered
21:24
despite plans for Melissa to return home
21:26
the following morning the atmosphere on
21:28
the night of December the 13th was
21:30
unfortunately tense it's believed that
21:33
after an argument between Kelly and
21:35
Melissa turned physical Kelly pulled out
21:37
a stun gun and then tased Melissa until
21:39
she fell to the floor on a phone call in
21:41
the adjacent room Craig heard the
21:43
commotion and then rushed to the aid of
21:45
his wife upon entering the room he saw
21:47
Melissa incapacitated on the floor and
21:49
Kelly armed with a stun gun now despite
21:52
the clear lack of threat and in what may
21:54
have been a drug-induced rage the two
21:56
then choked Melissa first with the
21:58
bathrobe tie and then with the speaker
22:00
cord Craig and Kelly then wrapped her
22:02
face in duct tape from above her
22:04
eyebrows to blow her lips at some point
22:06
in time that evening the couple then
22:08
injected Melissa with a fatal dose of
22:10
morphine which tragically would have
22:12
undoubtedly killed her in need of a
22:15
third party to help get rid of the body
22:16
Craig called one of his friends Anthony
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grass being much younger than him
22:20
Anthony was likely a bit Starstruck and
22:22
even felt honored to know Craig let
22:25
alone have had the opportunity to help
22:26
him now Craig likely used this to his
22:29
advantage and would have convinced
22:31
Anthony to follow him out to the desert
22:33
to help dispose of the body at around 3
22:35
30 in the morning of the 14th and before
22:37
venturing into the desert Anthony was
22:39
seen walking into a convenience store
22:41
close to the site of the burning car at
22:43
around the same time as this Kelly was
22:45
spotted buying lighter fluid and driving
22:47
off with Craig in the Jaguar meeting in
22:49
the desert Craig doused the vehicle with
22:51
lighter fluid before setting a supplies
22:53
but unfortunately for them in their Dash
22:55
to flee the scene Anthony left behind a
22:57
key piece of evidence detectives later
23:00
found a clean flashlight just north of
23:02
the crime scene and after checking
23:04
Anthony's credit card history and
23:05
confirming the purchase they hold him in
23:07
for questioning with Anthony now in
23:09
custody the police quickly made their
23:11
way to Craig's and Kelly's home but at
23:13
that point the two had already fled
23:15
after locating and then arresting the
23:17
outlawed couple all three members were
23:19
captured and then taken into custody and
23:21
with all three now Behind Bars a story
23:23
very quickly began to be pieced together
23:27
now of course when Craig and Kelly were
23:29
arrested they came with their own
23:30
version of events claiming that they
23:33
found Melissa overdosed and surrounded
23:35
by needles in their Jaguar the two
23:36
decided to burn the car and the body to
23:39
quote Salvage their reputations they
23:41
then bound her placed her in the trunk
23:43
and then took her out into the desert to
23:45
burn despite being convinced of Craig's
Legal proceedings
23:47
and Kelly's guilts officers were not
23:49
sure if they could build a strong enough
23:51
case to convict them and so in response
23:53
detectives offered Craig and Kelly a
23:55
plea deal to which they both accepted on
23:58
May the 31 2008 instead of going to
24:01
trial Craig pleaded guilty to
24:02
second-degree murder he was therefore
24:04
sentenced to 21 to 55 years in prison
24:07
Kelly Ryan pleaded guilty to arson and
24:09
battery with a deadly weapon as a result
24:12
she received a sentence of 6 to 26 years
24:14
behind bars Anthony on the other hand
24:16
took his case to trial where he was
24:18
eventually found guilty of arson and
24:20
accessory to murder no surprise but
24:23
while the two sat in prison Kelly filed
24:25
for divorce from Craig in the meantime
24:27
and while behind bars Craig supposedly
24:30
tried to arrange a hit against three of
24:32
the people who testified against him
24:33
this was quickly thwarted by police
24:35
however and in the end no one was harmed
Outro
24:40
in October 2017 and after serving only
24:43
nine years behind bars Kelly Ryan was
24:45
officially released on parole and she
24:47
now walks the streets as a free woman
24:49
which is crazy because Craig Still
24:51
Remains behind bars in the case where
24:53
both lovers had an equal part to
24:55
Melissa's murder this kind of seems
24:57
unfair on Craig and at least in my
24:59
opinion Kelly should still be there
25:01
rotting with him but of course the real
25:03
Injustice is towards Melissa a young
25:06
woman who did not deserve to die at the
25:08
hands of over-appreciated junkies
25:10
Melissa was beautiful smart and
25:12
intuitive with enough confidence to
25:14
build her own business and strike out
25:16
independently but sadly she fell into
25:19
the wrong hands through betrayal and all
25:21
it took was a lethal mix of jealousy
25:23
rage and violence to end an innocent
25:25
life anyway folks I think that's the end
25:27
of the video today so I'm going to wrap
25:29
this one up here thank you so much for
25:30
watching I really do appreciate you
25:32
being here before you go though what are
25:34
your thoughts on this case do you think
25:36
that Craig and Kelly receives the
25:37
sentences they deserved and on that note
25:39
what do you think think about Kelly's
25:41
parole should she be out already or
25:43
still behind bars anyway folks thank you
25:45
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