William Jeff Komlo

  • William Jeff Komlo was a quarterback for the Detroit Lions, who skipped a sentencing hearing on two drunk driving charges in 2005, and was also wanted on assault, theft and arson charges. On March 20, 2009, authorities confirmed that he had died in a car crash in Greece a week earlier.Sacramento Bee: Police: Fugitive Ex-NFL QB killed in Greece crash (March 20, 2009)
  • Komlo's Charges

    William "Jeff" Komlo was wanted on so many different crimes in the United States, that when he was killed in a car crash in Athens, Greece, on March 14, 2009, authorities were suspicious that he had faked his own death. Philly.com: FBI confirms death of fugitive ex-quarterback (March 19, 2009)

    Komlo failed to appear for sentencing in May 2005 on two drunk driving charges. At the time he disappeared he was also scheduled to appear in a preliminary court to respond to assault charges on his girlfriend. A warrant had also been issued for the arson fire of his home in West Palm Beach; a second house Chester Springs, Pennsylvania also burned under suspicious circumstances. Philly.com: FBI confirms death of fugitive ex-quarterback (March 19, 2009) Komlo was also wanted in discussions with his former teammate Peter Bistrian, who was alleged to have stolen $1.4 million from a South African steel manufacturer. Some of the money was wired to Komlo's account.America's Most Wanted: William "Jeff" Komlo" (2005)

    But, on March 20, 2009, authorities used fingerprints to prove that the former NFL quarterback had in fact died in the car crash.Philly.com: FBI confirms death of fugitive ex-quarterback (March 19, 2009)

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