Kelly Ryan

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Personal Info
Kelly Ryan
Nickname	Flyin' Ryan
Birth	July 10, 1972 (1972-07-10) (age 35), Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5' 3"
Weight	(In Season) 110-113 lbs. (Off-Season) 119-125 lbs.
Professional Career
Pro-debut	NPC Team Universe Fitness Championships, 1998
Best win	IFBB Fitness International Champion, 2000
Predecessor	Susie Curry
Successor	Jenny Worth
Active	Retired 2005

Kelly Ryan (b. July 10, 1972 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a former International Federation of BodyBuilders professional fitness competitor.

1 Personal and professional background
2 Death of Assistant
3 Stats
4 Competition history
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Personal and professional background

Kelly Ryan got an early start in her fitness career when, at age eight, she began to train in gymnastics. This would later serve as a foundation for other athletic activities she would become involved with in high school, such as cheerleading and basketball. After high school Kelly decided to pursue journalism at the University of South Carolina. While studying for her degree in journalism she also worked as a choreographer, which would prove very useful in her decision to become a top fitness athlete. Her first fitness competition was the NPC South Carolina State in 1995, where she placed first.

She would eventually end up winning eight fitness competitions. Her background and presence in fitness contests have made her a familiar face at fitness expositions as well as in fitness magazines.

Married to body builder, Craig Titus.

[edit] Death of Assistant

On December 14, 2005 the burnt corpse of Ryan and Titus' personal assistant, Melissa James. The location of the remains inside a Jaguar Car belonging to Kelly Ryan. Concurrently the couple had gone into hiding, and were arrested along with suspected accomplice Anthony Gross, after a nine day investigation. [1]

The couple awaited trial in Nevada on charges in the murder of their live-in assistant, Melissa James. James was alleged to have had an affair with Titus. Titus and Ryan are being tried together in the case scheduled to go to court in January of 2007. A prosecutor alleged in open court that Titus was part of a plot to murder three witnesses due to testify in the case. No charges have been filed and Titus’ defense lawyer says he doesn’t think that there is enough evidence for charges in the allegation. During this time Ryan's mother died of a heart attack said to have been precipitated by stress. [2] [3]

The trial of co-defendant Anthony Gross on arson and accessory to murder charges was separated from the murder trial for Titus and Ryan.

The next trial setting is scheduled for October 18, 2007 at 8:30 am. Judge Jackie Glass is awaiting ruling from the Supreme Court regarding Kelly’s lawyer (Denue’s) motion to withdraw as counsel. Once the Supreme Court rules, the next step is to set a trial date. Ryan remains in custody while Titus has been released on bail.

On May 31, 2008 Kelly Ryan pleaded guilty to arson and entered an Alford plea to battery with a deadly weapon resulting in significant bodily harm. [4]