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Jun 6, 2008 1:37 pm US/Central
Medical Examiner: Steroids Dealer Killed Himself
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PLANO (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―
David Jacobs, an admitted and convicted steroids dealer, died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds. That's the preliminary ruling of the Dallas County Medical Examiner's office, which performed the autopsy.
Plano police say the woman who was found with Jacobs, 30-year-old Amanda Jo Earhart-Savell, died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Police say Jacobs, 35, suffered two gunshot wounds: one to the stomach and one to the head.
Police found the bodies in the master bedroom of Jacobs' Plano house on Thursday morning.
Sgt. Andrae Smith of the Plano Police Department said officers found a .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol in the house next to Jacobs' body. They did not find a suicide note.
Savell worked as a fitness model. Photos of her have appeared in several national fitness and bodybuilding publications. She also competed in national body building competitions. As a teen, she was also a nationally ranked tennis player.
CBS 11 News observed officers carrying several brown paper bags out of the house on Thursday morning. When asked if they had found any steroids in the house, police said they were still trying to determine that.
Police also say they confiscated mail from Jacobs' house.
Jacobs' lawyer says his client met with NFL officials last month and gave them names of players he said had bought steroids from him.
Thursday afternoon, the NFL released this statement to CBS 11 News: "We offer our sympathy to the families of David Jacobs and Amanda Jo Earhart-Savell. As we have previously confirmed, our security representatives interviewed David Jacobs on two occasions. We are reviewing the information to determine if there is documented evidence establishing any violations of our program and will follow up on any other information that is provided. It is premature to comment on any specific player at this time. Anyone found to have violated our policies will be subject to discipline, including suspension. We will continue to be responsive to any needs of law enforcement on this matter."
On May 1, a federal judge sentenced Jacobs to three years probation and fined $25,000 on his conviction for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute anabolic steroids.
Jacobs had pleaded guilty to the crime.
Previously, Jacobs claimed that he sold steroids to former Dallas Cowboy Matt Lehr in 2006 and 2007.
Lehr's attorney has denied the allegations.
CBS 11 News looked up Jacobs' MySpace page. On it, he listed his nickname as "Bulletproof."
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