A Pipeline Full Of Drugs

According to Wilson, Colson, the best man at Kreis's wedding last summer, received his supplies of bute and steroids from Kreis, a popular member of Vanderbilt's athletic program, and from Wilson. Wilson also told SI that he mailed Colson a package of about 50 bottles of steroids worth $ 1,100 as recently as September. So why is Wilson admitting this? "I just want the truth to come out," he said, fighting back tears. "I want everybody to know the truth ...the intentions I had. They wanted to become great athletes. I was convinced if they were taken care of and protected—and if they didn't abuse themselves—they could be."

At week's end the investigations in Tennessee and South Carolina were far from being concluded. If anything, state agents were digging in deeper to locate suspected "middlemen" and "money men" in this network.

Traxler: "The investigation is still an open issue. Everything is open, even the circumstances of Stijn Jaspers' death."

Carson: "Right now, we're devoting our attention to South Carolina and Tennessee, then we'll look to see what's next. We can't do it all in a day."