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07-15-2005, 05:13 AM
Fitness guru is arrested in death
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0715arrest15.html
Josh Kelley and Chris Ramirez
The Arizona Republic
Jul. 15, 2005 12:00 AM
A fitness guru and former nutritionist for the Phoenix Suns was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of murdering his wife in Gilbert nearly four years ago.
Douglas Grant, 39, reported that he found his wife, Faylene Eaves Grant, unconscious in a bathtub in their home in Gilbert on Sept. 27, 2001, police said. She was transported to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
An autopsy determined drowning as the cause of death, with intoxication by a sleeping medication, Zolpidem, a secondary cause. advertisement
"It was suspicious right from the beginning," said Lt. Joe Ruet, a Gilbert police spokesman.
Ruet said Grant's description of his wife's drowning had seemed inconsistent with the evidence.
Douger Eaves, Faylene's younger brother, described her death as a bad dream and thanked Gilbert police for its investigation.
"Obviously it's not the end, but it begins the process of closure," he said of Grant's arrest. "Up to this point . . . there was no real answer to her death."
Eaves said he knew that his sister and her husband had "challenges" in their relationship but was unaware of any issues beyond the scope of typical struggles in a marriage.
Police arrested Grant at his business, Optimal Health Systems in Pima, a small Graham County town near Safford.
He was booked into Graham County Jail and faces a count of first-degree murder in the death of his wife. She was 35 and had four children, now ages 7 to 17.
A few months before his wife's death, Grant landed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most push-ups in one minute. He did 125 push-ups, breaking the old record by five.
His record was subsequently eclipsed.
Grant has appeared on TV shows to offer health tips and has written several books on nutrition and health, including Natural Cures Your Doctor Should Have Told You About, published earlier this year. A book-signing tour for that 500-page book wrapped up in February.
Eaves, who was vice president of Grant's business until shortly after Faylene's death, said his brother-in-law was contracted as the Phoenix Suns' nutritionist and was a consultant for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs at the time of her death.
According to Grant's personal Web site, he was the nutritionist for the Suns and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury for nearly a decade.
Eaves said that after Gilbert police gained momentum in the case, the Suns stopped contracting with Grant. But Grant continued to work with the Spurs and added the Miami Heat to his clientele list, Eaves said.
On Thursday, Faylene's 67-year-old father, Doug Eaves, offered forgiveness to Grant and compassion for his family and remembered his daughter with fondness.
"Her whole life was about helping and giving to others," he said. "That's what made it the most difficult."
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0715arrest15.html
Josh Kelley and Chris Ramirez
The Arizona Republic
Jul. 15, 2005 12:00 AM
A fitness guru and former nutritionist for the Phoenix Suns was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of murdering his wife in Gilbert nearly four years ago.
Douglas Grant, 39, reported that he found his wife, Faylene Eaves Grant, unconscious in a bathtub in their home in Gilbert on Sept. 27, 2001, police said. She was transported to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
An autopsy determined drowning as the cause of death, with intoxication by a sleeping medication, Zolpidem, a secondary cause. advertisement
"It was suspicious right from the beginning," said Lt. Joe Ruet, a Gilbert police spokesman.
Ruet said Grant's description of his wife's drowning had seemed inconsistent with the evidence.
Douger Eaves, Faylene's younger brother, described her death as a bad dream and thanked Gilbert police for its investigation.
"Obviously it's not the end, but it begins the process of closure," he said of Grant's arrest. "Up to this point . . . there was no real answer to her death."
Eaves said he knew that his sister and her husband had "challenges" in their relationship but was unaware of any issues beyond the scope of typical struggles in a marriage.
Police arrested Grant at his business, Optimal Health Systems in Pima, a small Graham County town near Safford.
He was booked into Graham County Jail and faces a count of first-degree murder in the death of his wife. She was 35 and had four children, now ages 7 to 17.
A few months before his wife's death, Grant landed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most push-ups in one minute. He did 125 push-ups, breaking the old record by five.
His record was subsequently eclipsed.
Grant has appeared on TV shows to offer health tips and has written several books on nutrition and health, including Natural Cures Your Doctor Should Have Told You About, published earlier this year. A book-signing tour for that 500-page book wrapped up in February.
Eaves, who was vice president of Grant's business until shortly after Faylene's death, said his brother-in-law was contracted as the Phoenix Suns' nutritionist and was a consultant for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs at the time of her death.
According to Grant's personal Web site, he was the nutritionist for the Suns and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury for nearly a decade.
Eaves said that after Gilbert police gained momentum in the case, the Suns stopped contracting with Grant. But Grant continued to work with the Spurs and added the Miami Heat to his clientele list, Eaves said.
On Thursday, Faylene's 67-year-old father, Doug Eaves, offered forgiveness to Grant and compassion for his family and remembered his daughter with fondness.
"Her whole life was about helping and giving to others," he said. "That's what made it the most difficult."