What caused Jovan Belcher to crack? As a Linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, Jovan was living the life he always wanted. Having played sports his whole life, he was finally in the big leagues of football…but he was still unhappy. Allen Austin from The Allen Austin Show (YouTube) and the podcast, American Scene, joins the show to talk about what drove this 25-year-old athlete to brutally kill the mother of his child.
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Birth Time Unknown
West Babylon, NY, USA
Sources for this episode include:
- https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article311755.html
- https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/vahe-gregorian/article187534063.html
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2012/12/01/background-who-is-jovan-belcher-kansas-city-chiefs-university-of-maine/1739063/
- https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bal-jovan-belcher-chiefs-ravens-react-20121201-story.html
- https://www.sportscasting.com/jovan-belchers-chilling-murder-suicide-remains-fresh-in-some-minds/
- https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1484646-autopsy-report-reveals-details-about-final-moments-of-jovan-belcher
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nfl-player-who-killed-wife-in-murder-suicide-had-brain-damage/