Wrestler Benoit, wife and son found dead

[spy2invest]

No BULLSH*T. Also Vince McMahon's fake death was canceled (removed) from the storyline. As of today or tonight, Vince is back on TV as usual.

Wrestler Benoit, wife and son found dead

1 hour, 20 minutes ago

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. - WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife and son were found dead Monday and police said they were investigating the deaths as a homicide.
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Lt. Tommy Pope of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department said the three were found at their home about 2:30 p.m., but refused to release details.

Pope said results of autopsies on Benoit, his wife Nancy, and 7-year-old son Daniel were expected Tuesday.

Benoit, 40, 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, a Canadian native, 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.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070626/.../wrestler_dead
http://www.wwe.com

[blink0]

wow...another tragic wwe loss.

[tgmonster]

I still can't believe it myself. I've been scouring a bunch of sites and most are now reporting this as a murder-suicide by Benoit within the home...I hope that they are wrong and this is not so...

I expected to see him at the ppv Sunday night, but they announced that he could not make it for personal reasons. This was not like him and I was wondering to myself what in the world went on, but nothing like this.

Chris Benoit had become one of my favorites in recent years and I had the privilege of meeting him briefly at the airport several years ago.

What upsets me very deeply is the amount of deaths of our pro wrestlers at such young ages in a short amount of time(I found a tally, reporting 45 deaths in the past 3 years). I also get enraged at the television news stations that fail to report the accomplishments and untimely deaths of our wrestling icons. I feel that they are treated as no one and are not getting dealt the proper respect. But, as a big pro wrestling fan, I also understand that there are many things wrong with the business that are not being dealt with or
talked about.

[JessChekkin]

Wow, this is really sad news. Chris Benoit was always one of my favorites. I wish I hadn't read the story on the WWE website.

[spy2invest]

Benoit's death part of a double murder-suicide
Written: June 25, 2007

According to lead investigator Lt. Tommy Pope, of the Fayette County Sheriff***8217;s Department, in Fayetteville, Ga., the deaths of WWE Superstar Chris Benoit, wife Nancy and son Daniel were the result of a double murder-suicide, WWE.com has learned.

Benoit failed to appear both at Saturday***8217;s live event in Beaumont, Tx., and WWE***8217;s Vengeance: Night of Champions in Houston Sunday night, after informing WWE of a family emergency. Several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning prompted concerned friends to alert Richard Hering, VP of Government Relations for WWE, Inc. Hering, in turn, spoke with Fayette County sheriffs Monday, and requested that they respond to the Benoit residence to check on him and his family.

Authorities representing the Sheriff***8217;s Department initially had a difficult time entering Benoit***8217;s new Fayetteville home Monday afternoon, which had been guarded by two large German Shepherds roaming freely around the property. Once authorities entered the residence, they quickly located the bodies of Benoit, Nancy and Daniel. WWE was notified of the discovery at approximately 4 p.m.

At 10 p.m. Monday night, Lt. Pope held a press conference in conjunction with Scott Ballard, the district attorney for Fayette County. The press conference officially ruled authorities***8217; findings as a double murder-suicide from within the home.

WAGA, a FOX-owned and operated television station in Atlanta, reported that investigators believe Benoit killed his wife and 7-year-old son over the weekend, then himself on Monday.

The three bodies have been received by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation***8217;s crime lab, in Decatur, Ga., where autopsies will be performed Tuesday morning. Toxicology reports will not become available for at least two weeks.

WWE.com has further information relating to both the investigation and the cause of death, but the Fayette County Sheriff***8217;s Department has requested that WWE.com not release any additional details at this time.

http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superst...s/benoitupdate

[Kingdom]

Sadly.

K.

[dally25]

Sad news

[MVP]

I hope he rots in hell