NFL Steroids Dealer, Girlfriend Shot to Death

He recently met with league officials to talk about clients
By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 6, 2008 11:25 AM CDT
NFL Steroids Dealer, Girlfriend Shot to Death
Personal trainer David Jacobs of Plano, Texas, was found shot to death with his girlfriend Amanda Jo Earhart-Savell, with whom he had had a rocky year-long relationship.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Convicted steroids dealer and bodybuilder David Jacobs and his girlfriend have been found shot to death to death in his Texas home. Jacobs, 35, who got probation after cooperating with investigators, recently met with NFL officials to discuss his client list. The couple had a volatile relationship, but police would not say whether the case was a murder-suicide, the Dallas Morning News reports.

Family members described Jacobs as in good spirits lately. He had implicated former Cowboys lineman Matt Lehr in his talks with the NFL, and he offered text messages and other evidence for his contacts with various players. (More David Jacobs stories.)

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