Craig Titus

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Craig Michael Titus (born January 14, 1965, in Wyandotte, Michigan) is a former IFBB professional bodybuilder.

Titus is of French (mother) and Greek (father) origin and lived most of his early life in Detroit, Michigan, in a city called Riverview. He has a younger brother, Kevin, and a younger sister, Nicole. Titus played high school football but quit because he was too small. He also wrestled at 132 lbs. After graduation Titus decided to put on some muscle by weight training.

When Titus graduated from high school he was 5'6" and 140lbs. By the age of 21, he was 5'9" and 185lbs. Once he started seeing good results from weight training, he decided to become a bodybuilder. Craig's first bodybuilding show was the 1988 Houston Bodybuilding Championships in which he won the Men's Open middleweight class and the overall title.

Titus wrote a monthly column for Muscular Development from July 2003 until November 2005.

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[edit] Murder, arson and drug convictions

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In April of 1995 in Louisiana, Titus pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Methylenedioxymethamphetamine or "Ecstasy." He was sentenced to 16 months of house arrest via monitoring with an electronic anklet. In July 1997, Titus was sentenced to 21 months in prison for violating his probation by using anabolic steroids.

In December 2005, Titus and his wife Kelly Ryan entered the news after being implicated in the death of Melissa James, their personal assistant, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Titus admitted to an affair with the assistant. [1] The couple were arrested in Stoughton, Massachusetts, after fleeing cross-country, and both were being held in Las Vegas. According to the FBI, there was intelligence that they might have been trying to get to Greece. As Titus is of Greek descent, he had expressed an interest in going to a country where he couldn't be extradited. In February 2006, after being extradited to Nevada from Boston, Titus and Ryan were denied bail during a hearing. On March 29, both pleaded not guilty to the felony charge of killing their live-in assistant. The charge carries the possibility of the death penalty, although prosecutors said they have not decided whether to seek it. Anthony Gross is also charged as an accomplice in the alleged crime. [2]

Despite previous statements asserting their innocence, both Titus and Ryan pleaded guilty the second degree murder in the case on May 30, 2008, just days before their murder trial was set to begin in Las Vegas.

[edit] Competitions and titles

  • 2002 Mr. Olympia -- 11th
  • 2002 Night of Champions XIV -- 5th
  • 2002 Southwest Pro -- 7th
  • 2001 British Grand Prix -- 9th
  • 2001 Mr. Olympia -- 12th
  • 2001 Arnold Classic -- 6th
  • 2001 San Francisco Grand Prix -- 2nd
  • 2001 Ironman Pro Invitavtional -- 5th
  • 2000 Toronto Pro -- 1st
  • 2000 Arnold Classic -- 10th
  • 2000 Night of Champions -- 11th
  • 2000 Ironman Pro Invitational -- 8th
  • 1996 NPC USA Championships -- 1st Heavyweight and Overall (earning pro card in the IFBB)
  • 1995 NPC USA Championships -- 2nd Heavyweight
  • 1994 NPC National Championships -- 2nd Heavyweight
  • 1994 NPC USA Championships -- 2nd Heavyweight
  • 1993 NPC USA Championships -- 4th Heavyweight
  • 1991 NPC Ironman/Ironmaiden -- Overall
  • 1990 NPC Tournament of Champions -- 3rd Heavyweight
  • 1990 NPC Western Cup -- Overall
  • 1989 NPC Houston Bodybuilding Championships -- Overall
  • 1988 NPC Houston Bodybuilding Championships -- 1st Middleweight and Overall

[edit] See also

  • List of professional bodybuilders
  • Fire in the Desert: The True Story of the Craig Titus-Kelly Ryan Murder Mystery by Glenn Puit (Stephens Press, published February 2007)

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