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Report: Alcohol-Fueled ‘Roid Rage’ May Have Caused Olympic Track Star to Murder Girlfriend

Feb. 18, 2013 10:00pm
Report: Roid Rage May Have Caused Olympic Track Star to Murder Girlfriend

ALTERNATIVE CROP A picture taken on January 26, 2013 shows Olympian sprinter Oscar Pistorius posing next to his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. South Africa’s Olympic sprinter Oscar ‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius was taken into police custody on February 14, 2013, after allegedly shooting dead his model girlfriend. Credit: AFP/Getty Images

JOHANNESBURG (TheBlaze/AP) — The family of Oscar Pistorius’ slain girlfriend wants answers, her mother told a Johannesburg newspaper, as South Africans braced to hear why prosecutors believe a national hero murdered the model who was shot multiple times.

June Steenkamp, Reeva Steenkamp’s mother, told The Times in a front page interview published Monday: “Why? Why my little girl? Why did this happen? Why did he do this?”

“Just like that she is gone,” the newspaper quoted her as saying in what it described as an emotional telephone interview. “In the blink of an eye and a single breath, the most beautiful person who ever lived is no longer here.”

Pistorius, who remains in custody in a red-brick, one-story police station in Pretoria, is set to return to court Tuesday for the start of his bail hearing. It will be the first opportunity for the prosecution to describe evidence police gathered against the 26-year-old double-amputee runner and the reasons why he was charged with murder. Prosecutors allege the killing was premeditated.

Cops reportedly found steroids at his South Africa home, leading police to believe that “‘roid rage” may have played a role in the killing, according to the New York Post.

“Steroid drugs were found at Pistorius’ home together with evidence of heavy drinking,” a source close to the investigation told The Sun of London.

“Police have specifically ordered that he be tested for steroids,” the source added.

Meanwhile, Pistorius’ family denies he committed murder though they have not addressed whether he shot her. When word first emerged about the killing there was speculation in the local media that Steenkamp had been mistaken for an intruder in Pistorius’ home. Police have said that was not something they were considering.

In an email to The Associated Press on Monday, Pistorius’ longtime track coach – who was yet to comment – said he believes the killing was an accident.

“I pray that we can all, in time, come through this challenging situation following the accident and I am looking forward to the day I can get my boy back on the track,” Ampie Louw wrote in his statement. “I am still in shock following the heart-breaking events that occurred last week and my thoughts and prayers are with both of the families involved.”

Pistorius’ top sponsor, Nike, said in a brief statement to the AP on Monday that it “has no plans for Oscar Pistorius in upcoming campaigns.” They declined to give any further information.

While Pistorius goes to court, Steenkamp’s funeral will also be held Tuesday in her hometown of Port Elizabeth on South Africa’s southern coast, her family said. It is to be a private ceremony at a local crematorium, closed to the public and media.

Report: Roid Rage May Have Caused Olympic Track Star to Murder Girlfriend

Oscar Pistorius of South Africa runs in the men’s 400m T44 final during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games at the National Stadium in Beijing on September 16, 2008. Oscar Pistorius won with a new world record of 47.49. Credit: AFP/Getty Images

“We’re just taking things one day at a time,” Reeva Steenkamp’s brother Adam Steenkamp said outside the family home. “But at the moment it’s family coming together and the one person who would be the strongest, who held us all together, is unfortunately not here anymore – and that’s my sister.”

A 29-year-old blonde model, law graduate and reality TV contestant, Reeva Steenkamp died last week of multiple gunshot wounds inside Pistorius’ upscale house in a gated community in the eastern suburbs of the capital, Pretoria.

Police said they arrived in the predawn hours of Thursday – Valentine’s Day – to find paramedics trying to revive Steenkamp and said that she had been shot four times. A 9 mm pistol was recovered from the scene. Pistorius was arrested and charged with murder the same day.

Prosecutors said in Pistorius’ first court appearance Friday that they would pursue a more serious premeditated murder charge against the Olympian and world’s most high-profile disabled athlete.

In a statement initially given only to the AP and two South African reporters over the weekend, Arnold Pistorius, Oscar’s uncle, said the prosecution’s own case would show there was no murder.

“We have no doubt there is no substance to the allegation,” he said, “and that the state’s own case, including its own forensic evidence, strongly refutes any possibility of a premeditated murder or indeed any murder at all.”

The bail hearing, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, will be the first time both the prosecutors and defense will show their hands about the evidence involved in the killing, said Stephen Tuson, an adjunct law professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

“There will kind of be a little trial within a trial,” Tuson said of the start of a court case that will likely grip South Africa and much of the world – possibly for years.

Due to the gravity of the charges, Pistorius’ defense lawyers will present their case first, trying to argue that their client is not a danger to the public and won’t try to flee to avoid trial, Tuson said. They’ll also have to show that he won’t try to intimidate witnesses, nor pose a risk of sparking public unrest, the professor said.

The defense does have the opportunity to put Pistorius – who broke down and wept in his first appearance in court – on the stand to offer testimony on his own behalf. That likely won’t happen, as prosecutors would then be allowed to ask him potentially incriminating questions, Tuson said.

Typically, defense lawyers read a prepared statement in court instead.

From there, prosecutors will offer their own version of events, likely bolstered by testimony from the lead investigator in the killing, Tuson said.

Pistorius has been in custody in Brooklyn police station in Pretoria since Friday. His agent told the AP that there is no way to predict if he will ever run track again.

“For me it’s too early to comment,” Peet Van Zyl said. “I think it’s still a huge shock and tragedy that took the world by surprise so I can’t comment on that one (Pistorius’ future career) or give any timeline to that at this point in time.”

Coach Louw, who is significant for convincing Pistorius to take up track a decade ago and starting him on his journey to worldwide fame, said he had been around Pistorius and Steenkamp, and she often accompanied the athlete to training.

“I found her to be delightful, very friendly … and I found the two of them to be very happy in each other’s company,” Louw said.

 

Featured image via AFP/Getty

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Comments (45)

  • ZaphodsPlanet
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 4:06pm

    I hope they update this story with the total bull crap story this douche bag is now saying about what happened, and how he shot through the bathroom door because he thought an intruder was in the house. Steroids or Not…. booze or not, this vile, murdering, sleeze bag needs to fry for the life he took. With the passing of each day of my life, I gain a totally new appreciation, and flat out hatred of self absorbed, control freak, douche bags with no emotional control like this turd. They’re right up there with the average racist liberal…. both useless… and usually they end up getting people killed, if not flat out killing them like this murderer did. What a total waste.

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  • solo1
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:41am

    Oh he has an excuse, alcohol and drugs? well clearly then its not his fault. Next case.

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  • Soul Leister
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:40am

    Firstly, this is a tragedy… having said that, I have to admit (having defended him at the olympics) he clearly had a mechanical advantage… in his home that night he had a gun and she did not… mechanical advantiage goes to stumpy… winning is not everything its cracked up to be.

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  • qdllc
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 7:59am

    Another BS excuse to blame steroids for something they don’t do.

    If the guy was using, he’d have a history of violent behavior before this incident.

    He lives in a crime-ridden area. He was surprised in the night. He reacted to what he thought was a home-invasion robbery.

    It wasn’t “‘roid rage.”

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 7:26am

    He really shot himself in the foot this time.

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    • Soul Leister
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:41am

      …if only he “had” shot his non existant foot instead… your observation is indeed profound.

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  • PimpleJuice
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 7:09am

    How about we let the trial happen Blaze? Nice suggestive article headline……Everytime the mainstream news posts this kind of stuff about something like the Travon deal everybody whines. Don’t become what you claim to hate.

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    • barber2
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:16am

      JUICE: During the Obama teleprompter administration, the media has become the judicial branch of our government ! Remember the Zimmerman Media Trial !? Obama replaced congress with czars and the judiciary with the media ! Welcome to Obama World where America gets ” changed” daily…devolving into a third world economy and a second rate “Democrat-cy ” – no longer a republic .

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  • PlanetReality
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 6:52am

    Once again legal and illegal drugs ??????
    The major problem of our society!!!!

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  • JACKTHETOAD
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:40am

    Wasn’t he the stand-in for the Black Knight in ‘The Holy Grail’?

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  • johnsell
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:17am

    I think it is amazing how you people are so quick to jump to conclusions before all the evidence is in and presented regardless of how it has been presented before his day in court. Does innocent until PROVEN guilty mean anything to anyone these days? You should all be ashamed of yourselves!

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    • DarkJello
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:45am

      We “should all be ashamed of ourselves” because you say so??

      And here I thought Bonaparte died. Good day!

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 6:16am

      when the news broke, i said to my wife that he was probably on steroids. Cmon, the guy sued the olympics in order to get his go-faster legs approved. Look at his body compared to ever other middle distance runner – the cheetah legs obviously make him faster. If you are going to use those things to get an advantage, taking something like steroids is no big deal to him

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  • Verceofreason
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:53am

    We have a dead girl – but their was no murder. OOOOOOOOOOO-kay.

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  • TRILO
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:48am

    Yes, drugs especially anti depressants and psychotic drugs have horrible impacts on people and their sanity. However, you use them, you pay the price. Just because doctors fail to inform patients about the mental effects these drugs have on their behavior is no excuse. Read the damn medical handout that comes with all prescription drugs. If he was using illegal steroids… ZERO excuse!

    The hell with responsibility for one’s actions. This is what society has come to.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 5:47am

      I may be wrong but I think steroids are entirely legal in South Africa. Besides to blame steroids is not correct in any way shape or form. Steroids are used every single day…legal and illegal with NO proven side effects of rage. NONE. The media hype (and you bought the BS) was brought about to demonize the drug that makes people bigger, faster and stronger…of course the p@ssies of the world didnt want that, so they INVENTED roid rage…Pure FICTION! There are NO side effects even from abuse other than getting huge. And Lyle Alzado did not die of steroid use. He did of cancer…that is the first BS story on steroids.

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  • swenk
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:42am

    Steroids screw with the mind… do a web search- steroids suicide… I personally knew one young man- smart, successful, seemingly well adjusted, but apparently was on steroids for some years and now is gone… drinking may have been a factor too.

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  • lid.smoker
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:25am

    I wonder if he was haunted by someone’s prayers to SATAN for his destruction, like NETGEAR? A seed is planted in the brain by ultimate evil and day by day it grows and gains power.

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  • lid.smoker
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:21am

    He is a lot like Jason, a complete piece of human garbage.

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  • FSCC
    Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:46pm

    His innocence plea is flimsy at best. One of the lawyers was quoted as saying, ” His case doesn’t have a leg to stand on”.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 5:48am

      I wonder if they took away his flippers so he couldnt outrun the charges?

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  • Jake Dog2
    Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:54pm

    When a man takes steroids his testicles shrink and it much harder to get it up. So when he could not get it up he blamed it oh the woman, went into a rage and bet the hell out of her, then shot her Not his fault he could not get it up. Yah Right no blame her move on.

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    • Jake Dog2
      Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:13pm

      *beat

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    • RIDEMODELS
      Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:31pm

      Negative…..Testis did not shrink but I did roid rage and was very jelous…..I am a different man now and I think the roids did it but it was close to V day and she probably had a date.

      You cannot control women and women will make their own mistakes in life, you can only let them go and hope they come back, but I have met a lot of “models” in my life and it seems they are really just high priced call girls for the most part……But then again the alternative for “smart” women is porn and I dont really see too many millionaire porn-stars out there, lots of drug over doses though and lots of dead girls in the porn history of liberal Calipornia.

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  • loneindividual
    Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:53pm

    Shocked. Stunned. Befuddled. Bewildered.

    I hope it was some sort of an accident, but he will probably kill himself once his life turns into a living Hell.

    Regardless of what happened, I wish him peace.

    It’s not likely he’s some Nihilistic Freak.

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  • BlasberryStrat
    Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:35pm

    He’s just hopping mad because he couldn’t get his foot in the door or a leg up in the sports world….

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  • DeVain
    Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:23pm

    Let’s blame whatever we can so he doesn’t have personal responsibility. *rolleyes*

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    • RIDEMODELS
      Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:40pm

      George Bush did it with a Hillary Clinton nut ******* and a sling shot……You can always blame Georgie..!!!

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      RIDEMODELS  
  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:23pm

    Look, I got Hemeroids, they were a pain in the ****, and were uncomfortable at times, but at no time would I have went into a rage over them. ALl this talk of Roid rage, come on, put a little cream on them, or go to the doctor and get em taken care of, but this excuse it caused him to go bezerk. I don’t buy it, it had to be something else, maybe a skin condition on top of the hemeroids, maybe he had the heartbreak of psoriasis and low T.

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  • The_Almighty_Creestof
    Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:22pm

    Ok…no matter what “issues” they assign to his reasons for doing this, was it his finger on the trigger? Was it his fingerprints on the cricket bat? Yes…then fry him.

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  • civilwarcometh
    Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:20pm

    Speaking of RAGE! http://weaselzippers.us/2013/02/18/obama-admin-to-immigrants-dont-worry-going-on-food-stamps-wont-affect-your-citizenship-chances/

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  • CatB
    Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:14pm

    No excuse … and no “accident” … he beat her with a cricket bat .. she tried to get away from him in a bathroom .. and he SHOT HER MULTIPLE TIMES. Clearly he would not want me on a jury.

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  • sligresda
    Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:07pm

    i dont get it, if i murdered someone, my mom and dad would not insist on my innocence. rather, they would likely admit i committed murder but still love me anyway. they wouldnt be making excuses for me. i dont get why families insist on innocence when its clear the person is anything but.

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    • RIDEMODELS
      Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:38pm

      Parents would stick up for any kid…..Thats what parents do and especially when someone like this has such a great future……But roid rage is roid rage and this should be a testament to women everywhere…….I tell women what kind of a role model would be a good one so far…….Jessica Simpson…and thats about it.

      Oh yeah and I will watch and Bruce Wilis movie that is ever made…….He seems like a real man now.

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      RIDEMODELS  
  • The_Jerk
    Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:05pm

    Excuse making. He’s an animal that lacks morality and control.

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    • RIDEMODELS
      Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:45pm

      Low Self Esteem from having no legs deal and Roids…bad combo.!!

      No matter how many millions he might make he would have serious self esteem issues forever……..and the one thing women could take away from this is……The Girls Gone Wild guy made millions and millions of dollars off of “smart” college “models”….The End.

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