Chris Benoit Passed Away!

**The An-Jel** · 06-25-2007, 11:57 PM

For any fans of wrestling entertainment:

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Pro wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife and 7-year-old son were found slain Monday at their Fayetteville home, authorities said.

Detective Bo Turner told television station WAGA that the case was being investigated as a murder-suicide, but said that could not be confirmed until the evidence was examined by a crime lab.

WAGA reported that investigators believe Benoit killed his wife and son over the weekend, and then himself sometime Monday.

• Click here to view video report from MyFoxAtlanta.com.

A concerned neighbor called police. The bodies were found in three different rooms.

The lead investigator, Sheriff's Lt. Tommy Pope, told The Associated Press that the deaths were being investigated as homicide, and said the cause of death awaited autopsy results on Tuesday.

Pope said the three were found about 2:30 p.m., but he would release no other details about the deaths at the house in a subdivision near White Water Country Club.

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Benoit, a native of Canada, was a former world heavyweight champion, Intercontinental champion and held several tag-team titles over his career.

"WWE extends its sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family's relatives and loved ones in this time of tragedy," the federation said in a statement on its Web site.

Benoit was scheduled to perform at the "Vengeance" pay-per-view event Sunday night in Houston, but was replaced at the last minute because of what announcer Jim Ross called "personal reasons."

Benoit maintained a home in metro Atlanta from the time he wrestled for the defunct World Championship Wrestling.

The WWE canceled its live "Monday Night RAW" card in Corpus Christi, Texas, and USA Network aired a three-hour tribute to Benoit in place of the scheduled wrestling telecast.

Benoit's wife managed several wrestlers and went by the stage name, "Woman," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on its Web site.

They met when her then-husband drew up a script that had them involved in a relationship as part of an ongoing storyline on World Championship Wrestling, the newspaper said.

Benoit has two other children from a prior relationship.

The federal-style house is in a secluded neighborhood set back about 60 yards off a gravel road, surrounded by stacked stone wall and double-iron gate.

Monday night, the house was dark except for a few outside lights. There was a police car in front, and two uniformed officers.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286673,00.html

He was one of my favorites and I can't believe this happened this way. While the results on the actual events that transpired are still pending... I hope it isn't what it looks like!

**Flippingj** · 06-26-2007, 12:42 AM

That is pretty shocking to read. I really hope it wasn't what they were suggesting in the article.

**The An-Jel** · 06-26-2007, 02:41 PM

Just saw the report on CNN:

Wife was killed Friday... she was bound by feet and hands with blood under her head.

Son was aphyxiated in his bed sometime Saturday.

Benoit was hung downstairs by the cord of one of his weight pulleys sometime after the Son on Saturday.

There was a Bible placed at the sides of the Wife and Son. They found prescription medications and anabolic steroids in the house. They are just waiting on the toxicology.

Really really bizarre but they are calling it a Double homicide/suicide!

jaej · 06-29-2007, 12:06 AM

I read on digg.com that someone edited the wikipedia entry on him, saying his wife was dead etc., 14 HOURS BEFORE POLICE DISCOVERED THE BODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

weird.........

**The An-Jel** · 06-29-2007, 12:48 AM

Yeah... strange. Now it was just Nancy and no mention of Chris or David. Wanna here the more mysterious part? According to Wikifolks that the IP address came from Stamford, Conneticut where WWE Headquarters is located. That really doesn't mean much in itself... but the way the WWE does things it puts a slight shiver down my spine.

niranjan · 06-29-2007, 01:37 AM

I found in an another forum that this dude Benoit, placed bibles on top of the dead bodies of his wife and child , and stated in a letter that they will go to heaven upon death.

Perhaps religious insanity could also be a factor in this tragedy.

**Jacob** · 06-29-2007, 08:20 AM

Niranjan Re: placed bibles

I read this in a local newspaper as well.

Jacob

jaej · 06-29-2007, 12:33 PM

I heard that the entry was edited at 12:01 A.M., which sounds like an awful lot like a default time stamp to me, so it seems quite possible that a bug in the wiki server could have just screwed up the time. Who knows.

And yeah, it's pretty weird that it was from the same town.

**The An-Jel** · 06-29-2007, 12:51 PM

Well just now I was reading on Fox News (while not good for political news they are good for celeb stuff... ) that the Bibles were placed next to the bodies not on top... this has been consistent with MSNBC and CNN... the guy/gal that reported in Wiki that Benoit's wife died said they did it as a joke and was floored when it turned out to be true on top of everything else. The Wikiuser had no connection to WWE or so they said.

jaej · 06-29-2007, 12:53 PM

That seems like an awfully big coincidence.