Chris Benoit Death Considered a Murder-Suicide
The sad story of Chris Benoit and his family is becoming clearer.
Around 4 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Atlanta police found the body of this former WWE star and his wife and son in their Fayette County home.
According to CNN, authorities were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide. Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The details, when they come out, are going to prove a little bizarre."
Those details may emerge after the completion of autopsies scheduled for Tuesday.
Investigators believe Benoit killed his wife and seven-year old son over the weekend and then himself sometime Monday. The bodies were found Monday afternoon in three different rooms of the house on Green Meadow Lane, in a subdivision off a gravel road about two miles from Whitewater Country Club.
The autopsies were scheduled to be done at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in DeKalb County.
Ballard said a gun shot was not the cause of death, but would not provide any further details at this time.
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."
June 26th, 2007 9:44 AM
Why in the hell did WWE have a three hour tribute to a murderer. he killed his family and everyone says what a nice guy this steroid freak was?
June 26th, 2007 10:28 AM
Noone knows if he really did it. He was an outstanding wrestler. I guess we'll know later today or tomorrow
June 26th, 2007 10:33 AM
Bryan you should not lead to conclussions the police have to comb through that and find all the facts right now it is alleged that he Double murder-suicide. but i do think if he did it it was bad taste that WWE aired a tribute about a murderer even if it is chris beniot.
June 26th, 2007 11:07 AM
WWE did not know at the time that it was a double-murder suicide. And there really is still no way to tell if this is what happened. But nonetheless as disapointted and disgusted as i will be IF this is the case, Benoit was still one of the most amazing wrestlers of his time and you recognize that not his personal life.
June 26th, 2007 11:35 AM
Chris Benoit was one of the best technical wrestler ever to walk the face of this Earth. It is sad that he is now gone, however it may have happened. And in response to Bryan--I'd rather WWE have a three-hour tribute to Chris Benoit than a bogus three-hour tribute to Vince McMahon when Vince is still very much alive. Rest In Peace, Chris--We Love You!!!!
June 26th, 2007 12:41 PM
There is no evidence as of yet to what actually happened! Chris Benoit was possibly the greatest technical wrestler of all time! I really am hoping he didn't do it as i got the impression that he was one of the nicest guys to come out of WWE. Rest In Piece Chris Benoit
June 26th, 2007 12:48 PM
please do not judge chris, we don't know if he did it, and on that case who can know what was happend on his private life? The only thing what I know is he was a realy great wrestler, and that deserve respect. rest in peace, Chris I'll never forgotten.
June 26th, 2007 1:52 PM
Adriana,
Please get real. this is a steroid freak who killed his family. all rednecks like is wrasslin'
you like killers, probably think G bush is smart too.
June 26th, 2007 2:00 PM
Basic Blanket Synopsis:
"Never mind that Chris Benoit strangled his wife and smothered his SEVEN YEAR OLD SON. He was an awesome wrestler, and that's what counts."
The idiocy of some people never ceases to amaze me.
June 26th, 2007 2:03 PM
It's always sad when these things happen - especially to someone you feel you may have had some kind of connection to, either personally or someone you've watched for years on TV.
What haunts me is the thought of doing this to your own son - a 7 yr old boy. How distraught do you have to be to justify that in your own mind?
Whether or not Chris killed his family - someone did. Someone killed that little boy, and it's horrible.
There was a double-murder-suicide in Toronto last night. Guess which event is getting more press, today ...
June 26th, 2007 2:29 PM
Yes he may have been a steroid freak but just about all people who take steroids believe the Angry part would never happen to them as long as they feel they have control over the situation it kinda sneaks up on them. In many case by the time its that far there is no turning back.... most people on steroids feel no remorse for what they have done infact some are proud the fact that he killed his self may be something more than just steroids you never know whats going on behind closed doors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Especially with people who seem to be PERFECT
June 26th, 2007 3:04 PM
Looks like I was right - steroids found, murders confirmed. GO PRAISE THIS CREEP NOW!!
June 26th, 2007 3:08 PM
"there is no evidence"....steroid freakshow - damn killer, worshipped as a "great wrestler" by these morons.
June 26th, 2007 4:30 PM
i have a son myself and no matter wat he done before sunday he will be forever rembembered as a murder of his wife and child and any1 who thinks anything else of him is just as messed up,i could'nt imagine hurting my son,i was a massive fan of him before all this,now he makes me sick
June 26th, 2007 4:32 PM
your all a bunch of pussies
June 26th, 2007 6:38 PM
OK As a wrestling fan, I admit this "pill" is kinda hard to swallow, hearing from other wrestlers and people how dedicated this man was to his family. But I do not condone the fact that he killed his wife and son. No child deserves to be murdered, nor any human. But to say that the steroids is what made him kill them is out of the box. If it was 'roid rage like they called it, he would have killed them at the same time, not stretch it out. He probably snapped or whatever. The WWE put out a statement that he had passed a drug test in April (including anabiolic steroids), so the whole steroid thing is only speculation. Lets wait to see what the toxicology results before we jump to conclusions. Who knows, the story might change over the next couple of weeks too. Lets just wait for the results.
June 26th, 2007 10:17 PM
THE HOTEST PLACES IN HELL ARE RESERVED FOR THOSE WHO KILL THEIR INNOCENT CHILDREN.
June 26th, 2007 10:47 PM
Amen!! I don't care what the guy did for a living. Greatness is an adjective best reserved for those who exemplify it by the way they live their entire life. This guy was a murderer who took a coward's way out!
June 26th, 2007 10:59 PM
I dont believe this stuff... How could a seeming upstanding man that has wrestled for so long, just now have a break down. Everyone including his bosses said that he was the best ever, I dont see it, too many thing lead to other ideas besides just this. I do think it is very odd that the whole idea of it being someone else has vanished into thin air. I think people are jumping into whatever they are fed with both feet and that is wrong. Look at the time line, look at the text messages, look at the whole sit with him staying in a house with dead family.. Just doesnt go together, People need to stand up and really look at this and not let things that may not be true be the only judgment they use.
June 26th, 2007 11:13 PM
Chris Benoit was one of the greatest wrestlers of all time there is no denieing that, no matter what he did in his personal life he was great. Its so hard to see a person you grew up watching a man who was so great become this but i will keep an open mind as to what happen for benoits sake. He damn hell earned my respect a long time ago and damnit it to hell he has all my respect until the actual proof and information come forth. The Beniot family has my prayers at heart and Beniot you do to. The Pegasus Kid ladies and gentlemen has flown away.
June 26th, 2007 11:36 PM
he was a good wresler but that doesnt ecuse him of killng his famely
June 27th, 2007 12:18 AM
At the time the WWE tribute was aired(8pm est live) Facts weren't known... and im pretty sure the Police did not make the Murder-Suicide statement till around 10/11ish... since the facts were revealed WWE has removed all tributes... they even opened the ECW show today stating that no further mention of his name will be made on television... Benoit regardless was One of the greatest professional wrestlers to step in the ring... and wrestling fans will remember that along with the fact he was a dick and killed his family...
What I think is fucked is the lack of media coverage on his death... until the facts of the Murder Suicide were revealed... just shows what people care about...
Oh and a... he put bible's next to the victims... so i doubt "Roid Rage" and it just shows what your little book of jesus fairy tales can do to people
June 27th, 2007 1:40 AM
Well let's just play devil's advocate for a minute. What if someone one had a problem with Benoit, went into his house on Saturday and killed the wife, didn't know what to do with the boy so they kept him until Sunday and then killed him. Monday Benoit found their bodies put the bibles by their bodies out of mourning and then took his own life because he couldn't take it. Just a thought. Has anyone said that he was home for sure over the weekend?
June 27th, 2007 1:57 AM
The time lines here are all wrong.
Bodies found at 2:30PM on Monday by the police who were asked to attend the house on a "Welfare Check" (concern by the WWE). Shortly thereafter and before anything was on the news, the WWE had rescheduled the entire Raw Show for a 3 hour tribute to Benoit. This included digging up tapes back to WCW and interviewing other Wrestlers. Again, all of this was done before the News Sources had released any information. Now I don't know how much any of you know about television and radio news rooms but they too hunger to be the first to broadcast a Breaking Story (Great for ratings). All News Rooms operate and Monitor Scanners for Police, Fire and Ambulance. They should have been on scene shortly after the bodies were found and the radio calls went out.
When the Reports were finally released to the News Agencies, where did all the reports to them come from?? WWE sources released all the information to the press.... (all of them). In fact, it was also the WWE who first releaased the information on the Double Murder Suicide on the WWE Site... again prior to any reliable news source.
Sorry.... things here don't add up. Vince and the crew were able to change and produce and announce an entire 3 hour tribute broadcast including taping interviews from all the wrestlers... remember too that once the WWE found out about the bodies and after confirming Identities (after 2:30 PM), he (Vince) took the time to first tell the other wrestlers of the deaths before rescheduling and producing the evening roster change including digging up all old match tapes including editing, plus pre taping interviews with other wrestlers and all of this before the first news story came out.
Again...... Any official News Source would have been on scene to give the report live and would have had that information through Scanner sources of (in the least), 3 bodies being found at the Benoit House. They didn't even have to confirm who they were at that point. After all, we are talking Celebrity Status. Any Dead Body found in a Celebrity's House is News.
Just a little curious on that one .... Time line almost indicates that the WWE was aware of this at least the day before to have been able to produce the show for last night... I mean, It even takes time to produce a half hour news show.
I really feel that the WWE knows a lot more than they are letting on and either knew what was going to happen in advance .... orrrrrrrr......... ????
June 27th, 2007 2:01 AM
I think all 3 were murdered ... reasons: time frames don't line up as expalained above. The repeat text messages on the physical Address sounding like a distress signal for help ... Bibles left with the Bodies with no note... doesn't line up.. plus just past a steroid test yet steroids found at the house..... looks like a plant.