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William Jeff Komlo Fugitive Ex-NFL QB killed in crash

by JeffHuang | March 20, 2009 at 10:27 am

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William Jeff Komlo, a former NFL Quarterback has been killed in a car accident in Greece.
Komlo was a fugitive in the United States for not showing up four years ago for sentencing on drunken driving charges. His death has left behind an unsolved mystery involving two suspicious fires and a history of him faking his own death.

In May 2005, a warrant was issued for Komlo when he failed to appear for a preliminary hearing on charges of alleged assault on his girlfriend. Two months later in July, Komlo failed to show up for sentencing on two drunken driving convictions. After the skipped hearings, Komlo went missing as he was under investigation for fires at his home in Chester Springs, Pa, and at his other home in Florida.
Authorities were skeptical after hearing about his death in Greece. But after fingerprint verification, they have closed the case.

The State Department used fingerprints to determine that the victim of Saturday's crash was William "Jeff" Komlo, according to Jim Vito, Chester County's acting chief detective. Vito said he was initially skeptical, concerned because of Komlo's history that he might have faked his own death.

William Komlo was a star at the University of Delaware and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 9th round of the 1979 NFL Draft. He played 16 games in his rookie year, but had no real success over his five year NFL career playing for the Lions, Atlanta Falcons, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.