Chris Beniot Murdered

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The whole wwe is in shock today when 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.

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.

World Wrestling Entertainment, based in Stamford, Conn., said on its Web site that Benoit, 40, his wife, Nancy, and son, who was named Daniel, were found dead, but also had no other details.

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.

It was a very bad day for the WWE since Eddie Gurrero died in a hotel room

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife, and son were found dead Monday and police said they were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide.

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

The station said that investigators believe the 40-year-old Benoit killed his wife, Nancy, and 7-year-old son, Daniel, over the weekend, then himself on Monday. A neighbor called police, and the bodies were found in three rooms.

Lead investigator Lt. Tommy Pope, of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, told The Associated Press the deaths were being investigated as homicide, and that the causes of death awaited autopsy results on Tuesday. Pope said the bodies were discovered about 2:30 p.m., but refused to release details.

The house is in a secluded neighborhood set back about 60 yards off a gravel road, surrounded by stacked stone wall and a double-iron gate. On Monday night, the house was dark except for a few outside lights. There was a police car in front, along with two uniformed officers.

Benoit was a former world heavyweight and Intercontinental champion. He also held several tag-team titles during 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."

The native of Canada 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.

"My relationship with Chris has extended many years and I consider him a great friend," Carl DeMarco, the president of WWE Canada, said in a statement. "Chris was always first-class - warm, friendly, caring and professional one of the best in our business."

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ATLANTA - Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife and smothered his son before hanging himself in his weight room, a law enforcement official close to the investigation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Authorities also said they are investigating whether steroids may have been a factor in the deaths of Benoit, his wife and their 7-year-old son. Steroid abuse has been linked to depression, paranoia, and aggressive behavior or angry outbursts known as "roid rage."

"We don't know yet. That's one of the things we'll be looking at," said Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard. He said test results may not be back for weeks.

Autopsies were scheduled Tuesday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Authorities were investigating the deaths at a secluded Fayette County home as a murder-suicide and were not seeking any suspects. The official who described the manner of death spoke on the condition of anonymity because the information was to be released at a news conference later Tuesday.

Investigators believe Benoit (pronounced ben-WAH) killed his wife, 43-year-old Nancy, and son Daniel during the weekend and then himself Monday. The bodies were found Monday afternoon in three separate rooms of the house, off a gravel road about two miles from the Whitewater Country Club.

Fayette County Coroner C.J. Mowell did not return calls seeking comment. The answering service for his funeral home said he was out of town.

Asked about the condition of the interior of the house, sheriff's Sgt. Keith Whiteside said investigators found "nothing really out of the ordinary." He said Benoit was found in the home's weight room, his wife in an office and the son in an upstairs bedroom.

Neighbors said the Benoits led a low-key lifestyle.

"We would see Chris walking in his yard from time to time. He wasn't rude, but he wasn't really outwardly warm," said Alaina Jones, who lives across the street.

Jimmy Baswell, who was Benoit's driver for more than five years, placed a white wreath at the Benoits' gate. "They always seemed like they were the happiest people," he said.

World Wrestling Entertainment said on its Web site that it asked authorities to check on Benoit and his family after being alerted by friends who received "several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning."

The WWE, based in Stamford, Conn., said authorities asked that it not release further information on the deaths.

Benoit, born in Montreal, was a former world heavyweight champion, Intercontinental champion and held several tag-team titles. His names in the ring included "The Canadian Crippler."

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

"He was like a family member to me, and everyone in my family is taking it real hard," said fellow Canadian Bret Hart, a five-time champion with the World Wrestling Federation. The federation has since changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment.

Benoit had maintained a home in metro Atlanta from the time he wrestled for the defunct World Championship Wrestling. The Fayette County Tax Assessors Office lists the value of the house, situated on more than 8.5 acres, at nearly $900,000.

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." They met when her then-husband drew up a script that had them involved in a relationship as part of a story line on World Championship Wrestling, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Benoit has two other children from a prior relationship.

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Associated Press writers Debbie Newby and Jason Bronis contributed to this report.

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McMahon to Apologize for Benoit Tribute

"WWE Chairman Vince McMahon will apologize for the three-hour USA Network tribute to pro wrestler Chris Benoit that aired Monday night, sources said.

The WWE and USA Network have received complaints about the tribute, which was hastily produced after Mr. Benoit, his wife and their son were found dead in their Georgia home Monday afternoon.

Authorities said Tuesday that Mr. Benoit strangled his wife and suffocated his son, then took his own life. But WWE and network officials were unaware of the circumstances of Mr. Benoit’s death when the tribute was assembled, sources said.

The WWE canceled its regularly scheduled “Monday Night RAW” event on USA Network Monday night and aired the tribute in its place.

Mr. McMahon will address wrestling fans tonight on Sci Fi Channel’s live Extreme Championship Wrestling event. He also plans to address speculation that Mr. Benoit’s actions were the result of steroid use.

The WWE plans to resume its regular wrestling telecasts, which air on USA Network, Sci Fi Channel and the CW".

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Pro wrestler, wife and son killed

The death of one of professional wrestling's most famous stars, Chris Benoit, is already proving as fantastic and bizarre as the world of pro wrestling itself.

There were no signs of gunshot or stab wounds, but the "instruments of death were located on scene'', Tommy Pope of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department told an American broadcaster. Police were now considering it a "possible double-murder suicide'', he said.

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

According to WAGA, the bodies were found in three different rooms.

Some however, would not accept that he may have harmed his family.

"He was very happy with his wife and he loved his son Daniel," Ross Hart, a friend of Benoit and member of the Hart wrestling family, told the Edmonton Journal.

"This would be very uncharacteristic of Chris to do anything self-destructive. I find it very hard to believe that he would end his life or his family's."

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Jezz what is he world coming too hey when this stuff happens!But this stuff is becomeing all to common these days!

[katz]

I missed the report but hubby said the tv said he was on some other meds besides the roids.
I was thinking in his last match his head took a bad beating against a post maybe he got some kind of brain damage and it and the steriods and the other drug all mixed to make him crazy. He left a bible next to his wife and son and I th ink himself.
The net has reports of him having charges against him for abuse againsst his wife , She was afraid of him. At one point anyway.
I had a friend that worked in the morgue in Detriot. and she told me that when a man killed his wife he almost always beat on after she was dead too. would go back an hour later in some cases and beat on the body again. weird.gotta go for now . L&H Katz

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Chris beniot schould have been arrested for the murder of two people and schould be given the death penalty.

Thus Chris Beniot last wrestling match ever was a ECW world Title Tournament against Elijah burke and he schould have met CM Punk in the final.

it was suspected it was roid rage

but Monday Night Raw was supposed whodunnit invoving the Limo Explosion invoing Vince Mcmahon in which they Would Have Arrested Linda Mcmahon for the murder but it didn"t happen so they have a tribute for him and it was brought in a wrong message that Vince mcmahon is Alive not dead

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Mac mahon said the limo thing was a haox. Then he said that they did the tribute to Beniot before they new what had happend. they just knew they had all been murderd.
they are saying now that he and his wife fought over the boy who was handycapped. {mentaly retarded} , some have said they were giving him growth hormones , some have said she told him she could not care for him alone and wanted him to be home more. Media has also said Beniot was crazy about the little boy.
WWE said last time C. B. was tested he had no steriods in his system.
Sad , hope it does not happen again . Look at the bodies on those guys ,thats not natural.

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CHRIS BENIOT DEATH DAY 5

Police investigating the double-murder suicide involving pro wrestler Chris Benoit are reportedly examining Wikipedia updates from a US and a Sydney-based computer which revealed the death of Benoit's wife 14 hours before police discovered their bodies.

Benoit, his wife Nancy, and their seven-year-old son, Daniel, were found dead in their Atlanta home on Monday afternoon [US time].

Police believe the 40-year-old - whose nicknames included the Rabid
Wolverine and the Canadian Crippler - strangled his wife and son on
either Friday or Saturday and placed Bibles next to their bodies before
hanging himself from a cable on his weight machine.

But in a bizarre twist, reports have surfaced that Benoit's Wikipedia
page was altered to include details about his wife's death well before
police knew about the crime.

"Wikinews has learned through an investigation that anonymous edits on
the Wikipedia article Chris Benoit were added about the death of his
wife Nancy Benoit 14 hours before police entered the Benoit home to find
the former professional World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Canadian
wrestler and his family dead," a report on Wikinews says.

The first edit to Benoit's Wikipedia page regarded a competition he had
been due to take part in at the weekend.

"Chris Benoit was replaced by Johnny Nitro for the ECW Championship
match at Vengeance, as Benoit was not there due to personal issues,
stemming from the death of his wife Nancy," the anonymous editor wrote.

That post has since been traced to a location in Connecticut where WWE
has its headquarters.

About an hour later, the post was taken down by a Wikipedia moderator,
who said: "Need a reliable source. Saying that his wife died is a pretty
big statement, you need to back it up with something."

Then, an hour later, a second anonymous editor added more information
about Benoit's no-show, saying "... which according to several pro
wrestling websites is attributed to the passing of Benoit's wife,
Nancy".

The edit has since been traced to a computer hooked up to the
Australian-based wireless internet service provider UnWired.

The Herald understands that the computer belongs to a Sydney resident.

Twenty minutes after the Australian-sourced edit appeared, the Wikipedia
moderator again reversed the post, because "saying 'several pro
wrestling websites' is still not reliable information."

Wikinews says Cary Bass, a volunteer co-ordinator for the Wikimedia
Foundation, has informed Atlanta police about the unusual edits.

"It didn't become apparent until someone put the pieces together and
realised that the comment was made by someone who apparently knew about
the murders," Wikinews quoted Bass as saying.

The Associated Press says police are trying to determine exactly who
edited Benoit's Wikipedia page.

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BENOIT'S PHYSICIAN COULD FACE CHARGES FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Chris Benoit's personal physician Dr. Phil Astin could face charges from the federal government although the Georgia state prosecutor in charge of the Benoit investigation said that he has no plans to file criminal charges but he doesn't know what the federal government will do. "From our standpoint, I have no reason to believe there will be any criminal charges at the current time," Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard told The Associated Press. "What the federal government is going to do, it will be up to them." Dr. Astin's attorney said that it's possible that federal charges will be filed against his client in connection with the two raids carried out by the DEA last week. "I wouldn't be shocked if there's some charges that come out of this," he said to the AP. Astin went MIA, along with his mother, after the raids. Manny Arora, the attorney, said that Astin will turn himself in if he is asked to do so. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office declined to say Monday if any charges were planned....

DR. ASTIN BUSTED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Dr. Phil Astin has been charged with seven counts of distributing painkillers and other drugs to other clients, a case brought forward by the federal government. Astin prescribed drugs such as Percocet, Xanax, Lorcet and Vicoprofen between April 2004 and September 2005. It is believed that he prescribed Xanax on Friday for Benoit as well. The recipients were identified in the indictment by the initials O.G. and M.J. A criminal complaint was also filed, but was under seal. Astin, who vanished after the first DEA raid last week, surrendered himself to local authorities and is expected to make an initial court appearance Monday afternoon. Federal prosecutors are seeking the forfeiture of all property and proceeds Astin obtained through the illegal conduct if he's convicted.