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MrsQ
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WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops *UPDATED*
*UPDATE*
Benoit Murder Details Revealed
TMZ has learned more about the deaths of WWE wrestling superstar Chris Benoit, his wife and son -- and the information is extremely disturbing.
Several Atlanta-based law enforcement sources have told TMZ Benoit may have strangled his wife on Saturday, then smothered his son in his bed a day later. Investigators refuse to officially comment, pending final confirmation by the coroner on the cause and time of the deaths.
One source told TMZ that Benoit was texting friends during Sunday's WWE "Vengeance" Pay-Per-View program -- possibly watching the show with his son, who may have been alive at the time.
According to sources, Benoit then hanged himself Monday in a weight room inside the family home.
A police investigation is ongoing.
World Wrestling Entertainment star Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy and their 7-year-old son Daniel were found dead inside the family's secluded Fayetteville, Georgia, home on Monday, say authorities investigating the case.
"We are currently treating this as a double homicide-suicide," Fayette County Sheriff's Department's Lt. Tommy Pope, told PEOPLE. "We feel confident that everything is contained within the home."
Benoit (pronounced: ben-WAH), 40, a native of Canada, was a former world heavyweight champion, Intercontinental champion and held several tag-team titles during his career. He had two other children from a previous relationship, according to the Associated Press.
Married to Benoit since 1985, Nancy Benoit (formerly Nancy Daus), 43, managed several wrestlers and used the stage name "Woman," according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Speaking to the paper, Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard said of the case, "The details, when they come out, are going to prove a little bizarre." Ballard, while declining to say how the fatalities occurred, also told the AP that no gun was used in the deaths.
Autopsy results are due Tuesday, according to a spokesman for the Sheriff's Department.
On Saturday, after informing WWE officials of "a family emergency," Benoit was conspicuous by his absence from that night's live event in Beaumont, Texas – and again at WWE's Vengeance: Night of Champions in Houston 24 hours later.
Friends who received curious text messages from the entertainer on Sunday morning contacted the wrestling organization, which in turn asked the Sheriff's office to run a welfare check on the family at their home on the south side of the Atlanta metro area.
After learning of what occurred, the WWE canceled its live Monday Night RAW, and USA Network aired a three-hour tribute to Benoit in place of the scheduled wrestling telecast.
"WWE extends its sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family's relatives and loved ones in this time of tragedy," the federation posted in a statement on its Web site.
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
seriously, if this guy potentially killed his wife and kid, why are they airing a "tribute"?
God bless them. 
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| Posted 6/26/07 9:43 AM |
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jxnoscar
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
How could the guy kill his family??????
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| Posted 6/26/07 9:48 AM |
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Goldi0218
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
Posted by Ophelia
seriously, if this guy potentially killed his wife and kid, why are they airing a "tribute"?
God bless them.
They aired it before the info was out on the investigation.
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| Posted 6/26/07 9:53 AM |
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mishy
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
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.
This is just so sad..
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| Posted 6/26/07 9:59 AM |
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
Posted by mishy
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.
This is just so sad..
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| Posted 6/26/07 10:02 AM |
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Mommy2Boys
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
It could always have been the wife that did it too.
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| Posted 6/26/07 10:08 AM |
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
Posted by jellybean1420
It could always have been the wife that did it too.
not if she died first, which the police would definitely know already
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| Posted 6/26/07 10:11 AM |
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mka06
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
I heard on the radio this morning that some people are saying the wife killed the son by suffocating him... called Chris Benoit... he came over, was distraught, killed her by strangulation and then hung himself.
No clue if this is true or not though. Guess we'll find out soon
Edited to clarify what i meant
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| Posted 6/26/07 10:17 AM |
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QuoteTheRaven424
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
all speculation folks
we'll never know the truth
i refuse to believe he did this
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| Posted 6/26/07 10:23 AM |
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Ophelia
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
Posted by QuoteTheRaven424
all speculation folks
we'll never know the truth
i refuse to believe he did this
he may have been suffering from depression.
if he used steroids, he could have been effected by it mentally/emotionally (steriod rage)
it's terribly sad.
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| Posted 6/26/07 10:25 AM |
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nylisa
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
Posted by QuoteTheRaven424
all speculation folks
we'll never know the truth
i refuse to believe he did this
DH too
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| Posted 6/26/07 10:27 AM |
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QuoteTheRaven424
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Posted by Ophelia
Posted by QuoteTheRaven424
all speculation folks
we'll never know the truth
i refuse to believe he did this
he may have been suffering from depression.
if he used steroids, he could have been effected by it mentally/emotionally (steriod rage)
it's terribly sad.
like i said, we'll never know
all i know is what i've seen of him and heard about him and unless there's some concrete proof to the contrary - he was a great man
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| Posted 6/26/07 10:30 AM |
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jxnoscar
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
Posted by nylisa
Posted by QuoteTheRaven424
all speculation folks
we'll never know the truth
i refuse to believe he did this
DH too
I disagree. CNN says they will release the autopsy results today. I think we will have a good idea what happened.
The whole thing is devastating
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| Posted 6/26/07 10:30 AM |
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nylisa
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
Posted by QuoteTheRaven424
Posted by Ophelia
Posted by QuoteTheRaven424
all speculation folks
we'll never know the truth
i refuse to believe he did this
he may have been suffering from depression.
if he used steroids, he could have been effected by it mentally/emotionally (steriod rage)
it's terribly sad.
like i said, we'll never know
all i know is what i've seen of him and heard about him and unless there's some concrete proof to the contrary - he was a great man
DH has been saying the same thing.
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
Posted by QuoteTheRaven424
all speculation folks
we'll never know the truth
i refuse to believe he did this
Actually we probably will know somewhat of the truth when the forensics team is done investigating. I'm sure they'll release the details.
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| Posted 6/26/07 10:37 AM |
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
my DH has been saying the same thing.......he says its hard to believe he could have done it and doesn't want to get caught up in the rumors til the truth comes out.
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| Posted 6/26/07 10:42 AM |
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JennZ
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
Just a question without causing a stir, but when the truth comes out and IF they find that he did indeed kill his family will you all still have the "he was a great man" attitude?? Im just curious.
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QuoteTheRaven424
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
here's what i say if it comes out that he did this
and my friend made a good point
the autopsy will tell how each died and who died last. By logic, whoever died last is your best suspect.
So, if it's him - I'll say that he was one of the greatest wrestlers and a great performer - and that it was a tragic shame that this happened. Not so much that he was a great man - because what kind of a man are you to kill his wife and kid - but I'll remember him for the wrestler he was.
I have to see if the WWE inducts him into the Hall of Fame.
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
Posted by MrsQ
"The details, when they come out, are going to prove a little bizarre."
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that statement gives me reason to pause and think that maybe, just maybe he didn't do it. could be his wife killed their son, killed chris and then killed herself. we'll just have to wait and see what the autopsies have to say.
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Kara
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
Whoa! NOWHERE in the article does it even intiate that HE was the one who killed them.
I think you all are jumping the gun. How do we know his wife didn't do it?
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Posted by Kara
Whoa! NOWHERE in the article does it even intiate that HE was the one who killed them.
I think you all are jumping the gun. How do we know his wife didn't do it?
In this article on MSNBC it says that.
MSNBC
Investigators believe Benoit, (pronounced ben-WAH) killed his wife and 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 the Whitewater Country Club.
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| Posted 6/26/07 11:04 AM |
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Re: WWE's Chris Benoit, Family in Murder-Suicide: Cops
Whatever happened, it's just so tragic.
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Posted by Superkat
Posted by Kara
Whoa! NOWHERE in the article does it even intiate that HE was the one who killed them.
I think you all are jumping the gun. How do we know his wife didn't do it?
In this article on MSNBC it says that.
MSNBC
Investigators believe Benoit, (pronounced ben-WAH) killed his wife and 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 the Whitewater Country Club.
 
I didn't see that article. Thanks.
So sad. I'm not even a pro wrestling fan, but it's so sad.
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