Competitors in abusive relationships

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  • September 4, 2009 at 3:16 pm #86576
    Holiday
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    BodySport Radio recently interviewed IFBB Pro Jennifer Gates. It's the first time I've listened to this show and the information is already shocking. It's been revealed that Jennifer Gates' late husband was abusive to her. Unfortunately, BodySport Radio also presented Jane Awad's own abused history in a previous. Another competitor will be interviewed in the near future.

    I still remember the death of Amanda Savell at the hands of her abusive boyfriend. This problem needs to be stopped so that these women can treated as the champions they are, not victims.

    September 4, 2009 at 5:32 pm #86577
    AlexG
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    BodySport Radio recently interviewed IFBB Pro Jennifer Gates. It's the first time I've listened to this show and the information is already shocking. It's been revealed that Jennifer Gates' late husband was abusive to her. Unfortunately, BodySport Radio also presented Jane Awad's own abused history in a previous. Another competitor will be interviewed in the near future.

    I still remember the death of Amanda Savell at the hands of her abusive boyfriend. This problem needs to be stopped so that these women can treated as the champions they are, not victims.

    Or that Sally McNeil was sentenced to 19 years to life for the shotgun slaying of her husband Ray in '96.

    Also Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan are both serving prison time in Nevada for the murder/arson of Melissa James in '05.

    And in ’98 Bertil Fox was convicted of the double murder of his former fiancee, and her mother, on the Caribbean isle of St. Kitts.  He was to be executed (by hanging, no less) but it was changed to life in prison.

    “I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
    ~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

    September 4, 2009 at 8:25 pm #86578
    BlackKusanagi
    Participant

    Thats interesting stuff man. I mean, its crazy what some of these women go through… I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

    September 4, 2009 at 10:02 pm #86579
    AlexG
    Keymaster

    I might add, any time you mix hyper-competitive alpha-type personalities with drugs (enhancement and/or recreational) and add in the extremes of the contest lifestyle that's fraught with tunnel-vision – well, it's a volatile cocktail, one with the simmering potential for disaster.

    I'm surprised that it doesn't happen more often.  Or maybe it does, and we just don't hear about until something terrible and shocking occurs.

    “I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
    ~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

    September 5, 2009 at 12:31 am #86580
    cpbell0033944
    Participant

    :'( :'( :'( :'(

    September 8, 2009 at 1:27 pm #86581
    Holiday
    Participant

    Here's another article from BodySport.com. It features another figure competitor who was abused by husband.  🙁

    http://www.bodysport.com/archives/2009/09_sept/hazal.html

    September 8, 2009 at 3:25 pm #86582
    cpbell0033944
    Participant

    That is seriously f****d up. >:(

    September 8, 2009 at 8:02 pm #86583
    areaorion
    Participant

    Sioux Country has a similar thread and thought it might be of interest to everyone.
    http://www.siouxcountry.com/showthread.php?t=8991

    September 23, 2009 at 4:09 pm #86584
    Holiday
    Participant

    I forgot to add Diana Tinelle Stanback. Here's a webpage with her being interviewed on it:

    http://www.dianastanback.net/multimedia.html

    June 15, 2013 at 10:32 am #114480
    BodybyBane
    Participant

    An episode of SNAPPED telling Kelly Ryan’s version of the murder airs Monday at 8 OR 9am

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-48UHzlPWuw

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