Murder Defendant Kelly Ryan’s Mom Dies

[SLY]

Murder defendant Ryan’s mom dies

By Norm Clarke

A new twist in the murder case involving pro bodybuilders Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan: Ryan’s mother died over the weekend, reportedly from “a broken heart.”

Niki Ryan, 61, died of a heart attack Saturday while showing her home in Laguna Niguel, Calif., to a real estate agent.

A cardiac tech at a sports and wellness center, she had been going back and forth to Las Vegas trying to sell Titus and Ryan’s home to help pay legal fees.

“She was very stressed to say the least,” her friend and former co-worker Marni Cota said in an e-mail. “She died of a broken heart.”

Titus and Kelly Ryan have been charged in the December death of their live-in assistant, Melissa James, whose burned body was found in the couple’s Jaguar.

They were denied bail last week and remain in jail.

Titus was a Mr. Olympia contender and a 1996 bodybuilding champion. Ryan is a past Fitness America and Fitness International winner.

— From the Las Vegas Review Journal http://www.titusandryan.com/2006/04/28/murder-defendant-ryans-mom-dies/

Sorry if this has been already posted. I did a search and did not find it. Is anyone else interested in the Craig Titus/Kelly Ryan story?

Sly

[Jeana (DP)]

Very sad . . .

[SLY]

Yes, especially this part “She died of a broken heart.”

I feel so sad for all family's who have to go though this kind of pain brought on by their own family members.

Sly

[Bobbisangel]

How sad. I believe that people can die of a broken heart. I knew a lady whose son was murdered in what they called a "thrill kill." The three guys in a car behind his were drinking and had been shooting at signs and almost hit a woman in her car earlier. The young man was in the navy and was headed back to the base. He had been on a weekend ski trip. He stopped to buy a cup of coffee and when he got back on the freeway these guys were behind him. They decided to see how it would feel to kill someone.

This was the youngest child of the mother....her pride and joy. She died in her sleep about a year or so after her son was murdered. I said "she died of a broken heart" when I heard the news. I really believe that she did. Her older son said "maybe mom can find some peace now."