Tragedy strikes WWE. Chris Benoit is dead (Not a gimmick)

[blindseyed]

Notes from the press conference to address the Benoit double homicide-suicide:

Lt. Tommy Pope:

-- The Sheriff's Department received a call for a welfare check (from WWE) at 2:30PM on Monday. While searching the house, they discovered the three bodies.

-- Based on the investigation, they are ruling it as a double homicide-suicide. Evidence leads them to believe that Chris Benoit, likely on Friday, murdered his wife by asphyxiation. Sometime after that (probably Saturday morning), he did the same to his son. Then, sometime late Saturday or early Sunday, he committed suicide by hanging.

-- There was no suicide note located within the house.

-- To his knowledge, Benoit was never arrested for domestic violence.

-- There were a lot of prescription medications discovered; they were apparently legal prescriptions. Anabolic steroids were among the substances discovered, but Lt. Pope did not reveal specifics.

-- He text messaged a coworker; the coworker received the message several hours after it was sent.

-- According to preliminary estimates, he killed himself several hours, but no more than a day, after killing his son.

DA Scott Ballard:

-- His "bizarre" comment refers to the timing of the various deaths. Based on the investigation, some time elapsed between each death.

-- There was a Bible placed beside the bodies of his victims (Nancy and Daniel).

-- There were no signs of a struggle; the wife was bound on her feet and on her wrists. There was some blood under her head.

-- Authorities have no idea about the motive.

-- There was no 911 call.

-- Benoit hanged himself with the cord from a cable-loaded weight machine.

-- There is no evidence of an intruder

 

[CorporalCardinal]

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/fayette/stories/2007/06/25/0625benoit.html

not really a stand up guy IMO.

oh, and Benoit does have two other children from a previous relationship.

I was only speaking from my personal experience with the man. And no, I'm not excusing anything that happened.....it makes me damn sick and confused and shocked.

 

[Mrh182]

From what I've read/heard... WWE.com has basically erased his existence from their webpage...

Must have thought better of it after hearing the details...

 

[Hollywood]

they couldn't have known at the time. This is just plain shocking to me....I just don't understand how this type of thing can happen.

They jumped the gun. A tribute shouldn't have aired. They screwed up big time. For a follow up they can do a tribute to OJ.

 

[asudevil83]

Detailed WWE/Benoit timeline

Written: June 26, 2007

Below is a detailed WWE/Chris Benoit timeline from Saturday to Monday:
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Chris Benoit was scheduled to appear at the WWE SmackDown/ ECW live event in Beaumont, Texas
3:30pm
A co-worker received a voice message from Benoit. The message from Benoit stated he missed his flight and over slept and would be late to the WWE Live Event. The co-worker called Benoit back, Benoit confirmed everything he said in his voice message and sounded tired and groggy. Benoit then stated, “I love you”. The co-worker stated that it was “out of context.”
3:42pm
The same co-worker was concerned with Benoit’s tone and demeanor and called Benoit for a second time. Benoit did not answer the call and the co-worker left a message stating “just call me back.”
3:44pm
Benoit called the co-worker back stating he didn’t answer the call because he was on the phone with Delta changing his flight. Benoit stated he had a real stressful day due to Nancy and Daniel being sick with food poisoning. They discussed travel plans for the WWE Tour of Texas with Benoit still sounding groggy at this point according to the co-worker.
4:30pm
A co-worker who consistently travels with Benoit, called Benoit from outside Houston airport and Benoit answered. Benoit told the co-worker that Nancy was throwing up blood and that Daniel was also throwing up. Benoit thought they had food poisoning. Benoit stated he changed his flight and he would be arriving into Houston at 6:30pm. Benoit told the co-worker to drive onto the WWE event.
5:35pm
Benoit called WWE Talent Relations stating that his son was throwing up and that he and Nancy were in the hospital with their son, and that Benoit would be taking a later flight into Houston, landing late, but would make the WWE live event in Beaumont.
6:10pm
A representative of Talent Relations called Benoit. The representative from Talent Relations asked Benoit what time Benoit was getting into Beaumont. Benoit responded he was leaving Atlanta at 9:20pm Eastern time arriving into Houston at 9:24pm Central time. The representative from Talent Relations advised Benoit that it would be too late to make the WWE live event in Beaumont. Benoit apologized citing he had a family emergency. The representative from Talent Relations suggested to Benoit that instead of going to the WWE live event in Beaumont, Benoit should take the flight to Houston, rest up and be ready for the Vengeance Pay-Per-View event.
6:13pm
The representative from Talent Relations called Benoit to reconfirm the travel plans with no answer from Benoit. The representative from Talent Relations left a voice message to take the flight and rest up.

Sunday, June 24, 2007
Text messages sent to co-workers from Chris Benoit and Nancy Benoit’s cell phones:
Text Message 1
Sent to: Two Co-Workers (the same who had verbal correspondence with Benoit the day before)
From: Benoit’s cell phone
When: 6/24 at 3:53am from
Message: C, S. My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane. Fayetteville Georgia. 30215

Text Message 2
Sent to: Two Co-Workers (the same who had verbal correspondence with Benoit the day before)
From: Benoit’s cell phone
When: 6/24 at 3:53am
Message: The dogs are in the enclosed pool area. Garage side door is open
Text Message 3
Sent to: Two Co-Workers (the same who had verbal correspondence with Benoit the day before)
From: Nancy Benoit’s cell phone
When: 6/24 at 3:54am
Message: C, S. My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane. Fayetteville Georgia. 30215
Text Message 4
Sent to: Two Co-Workers (the same who had verbal correspondence with Benoit the day before)
From: Nancy Benoit’s cell phone
When: 6/24 at 3:55am
Message: C, S. My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane. Fayetteville Georgia. 30215
Text Message 5
Sent to: A Co-Worker who consistently traveled with Benoit
From: Nancy Benoit’s cell phone
When: 6/24 at 3:58am
Message: My address is 130 Green Meadow Lane. Fayetteville Georgia. 30215
WWE made several attempts to contact Benoit via phone and text messages, as well as, the local hospitals in the Atlanta area. As of 11:00 pm Sunday night there was no contact made with Benoit.

Monday, June 25, 2007
12:30pm
WWE was notified of text messages sent to the two co-workers.
12:45pm
WWE contacted the Fayetteville County Sheriff’s office and requested them to go to Benoit’s
residence
4:00pm
WWE received a call from the Fayetteville County Sheriff’s office, advising that they entered
the house of Benoit and found 3 deceased bodies (a male, a female and a child). The Fayetteville Sheriff’s office has secured the house as a “major crime scene” and that the Fayetteville County Sheriff’s Office had no further information.

weird weird weird

 

[Russ Smith]

This whole story is horrifying and bizarre. I read that Delta won't confirm publicly but has confirmed privately that Benoit called and changed his flight plans TWICE, and that based on the times, both the wife and son were dead at the time. So here's a guy who has killed his wife and son, and he's calling and changing flight plans because he's intending to show up and wrestle
at a WWE event?

Horrible, and yes I agree the WWE jumped the gun they should have waited on the tribute until they knew the details.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Horrible.

The WWE ALWAYS ALWAYS does a tribute after a death, asap.

The news came out on a Sunday and the details were not available till late Tuesday.

Call it what you will but the WWE did nothing out of the ordinary (at least for them).

Plus it is not like the WWE has much of a concience or memory. There are plenty of superstars that the have promoted, and still promote to this day that have a past riddled with crime, drugs, and all kinds of nasty skeletons.

Regardless this is a crazy, and horrific story. My guess is he went into "If I cannot have my child then no one can" rage mode and when he came out of it he killed himself.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I expect there to be other drugs present in his system.

If it were a "roid rage," he wouldn't have waited hours, or even a day between killing his wife and his son.

 

[asudevil83]

cnn also is reporting that his son tested positive for HGH......he's 7 for god sakes.

 

[Russ Smith]

cnn also is reporting that his son tested positive for HGH......he's 7 for god sakes.

That is just insane.

 

[Russ Smith]

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13567642/detail.html?qs=1;bp=t

I guess this explains the HGH, the son had some rare disease, the parents considered him "undersized for his age" and were giving him HGH. NOt clear if it was on doctors orders or just on their own.

 

[CorporalCardinal]

.....this just keeps getting weirder.....I really can't fathom doing this to my wife and child....it's a good thing his other children weren't there.

 

[dodie53]

benoit was really a 'rabid wolverine'

 

[dodie53]

maybe his move, the 'diving head-butt' messed up his brain..

 

[Russ Smith]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19468182/?GT1=10056

This is the most bizarre thing yet, apparently someone altered the wikipedia page for Benoit 14 hours BEFORE police found the bodies and the change mentioned that he had missed a match 2 days earlier because of his wife's death. Again this was 14 hours BEFORE police knew she was dead!

 

[Cardinals.Ken]

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13567642/detail.html?qs=1;bp=t

I guess this explains the HGH, the son had some rare disease, the parents considered him "undersized for his age" and were giving him HGH. NOt clear if it was on doctors orders or just on their own.

Reports are now is that Daniel (their son) was Fragile X.

 

[asudevil83]

DECATUR, Ga. -- Investigators said Tuesday they found steroids and other drugs in the body of pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and young son last month before hanging himself in the family's home.

Besides steroids, Benoit's body contained the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and the painkiller hydrocodone, according to a statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI said Benoit tested negative for blood alcohol.

Benoit's wife, Nancy, tested positive for Xanax, hydrocodone and the painkiller hydromorphone.

The son, Daniel, had Xanax in his system, the agency said. The GBI said it could not perform tests for steroids or human growth hormones on the son because of a lack of urine.

The test results were expected to shed more light on Benoit's last moments. Authorities said Benoit killed his wife and 7-year-old son in their suburban Atlanta home, placed Bibles next to their bodies and then hanged himself on the cable of a weight machine.

Anabolic steroids were found in the home, leading officials to wonder if the drugs played a role in the killings. Some experts believe steroids can cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts known as "roid rage."

Federal authorities have charged Benoit's personal physician, Dr. Phil Astin, with improperly prescribing painkillers and other drugs to two patients other than Benoit. He has pleaded not guilty.

Investigators have also raided Astin's office several times since the deaths, seizing prescription records and other documents.

Before he was charged, Astin told the AP he prescribed testosterone for Benoit, a longtime friend, in the past. He would not say what, if any, medications he prescribed when Benoit visited his office June 22, the day authorities believe Benoit killed his wife.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

well there you have it.

lots of people are going to get hell for this.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

well there you have it.

lots of people are going to get hell for this.

 

[Ryanwb]

I would love it if Vince Mcmahon would go down for this. Former Wrestlers from my day in the 80's have come out and said WWF pushed steroids on the guys. If you look at the list of premature deaths by wrestlers, it's insane.

 

[Hollywood]

I would love it if Vince Mcmahon would go down for this. Former Wrestlers from my day in the 80's have come out and said WWF pushed steroids on the guys. If you look at the list of premature deaths by wrestlers, it's insane.

They will get theirs in the end.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I would love it if Vince Mcmahon would go down for this. Former Wrestlers from my day in the 80's have come out and said WWF pushed steroids on the guys. If you look at the list of premature deaths by wrestlers, it's insane.

Should the NFL have gone down with the rampant steroids of the 70's and 80's? Should MLB have gone down because of its steroid use of the 90's and 2000's? Just curious how you feel about steroids in whole I guess.

 

[Linderbee]

If the NFL really pushed steroid use, and knew the dangers, then yes. Same I would imagine for MLB (jmho, not speaking for Ryan--I just happen to agree w/him)

 

[dreamcastrocks]

If the NFL really pushed steroid use, and knew the dangers, then yes. Same I would imagine for MLB (jmho, not speaking for Ryan--I just happen to agree w/him)

I don't know for sure if they "pushed" it, but they knew that it was rampant, and turned a blind eye. Is that much different?

 

[Linderbee]

I don't know for sure if they "pushed" it, but they knew that it was rampant, and turned a blind eye. Is that much different?

A little. It's one thing to encourage destructive behavior; it's another to say, "you're an adult--you want to ruin your life--that's YOUR choice".

 

[Brian in Mesa]

I firmly believe that this tragedy will reveal itself to be a result of steroid abuse.

Definitely not the case here.....

get your facts straight before you spout off crap like this

DECATUR, Ga. -- Investigators said Tuesday they found steroids and other drugs in the body of pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and young son last month before hanging himself in the family's home.

Besides steroids, Benoit's body contained the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and the painkiller hydrocodone, according to a statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI said Benoit tested negative for blood alcohol.

Benoit's wife, Nancy, tested positive for Xanax, hydrocodone and the painkiller hydromorphone.

The son, Daniel, had Xanax in his system, the agency said. The GBI said it could not perform tests for steroids or human growth hormones on the son because of a lack of urine.

The test results were expected to shed more light on Benoit's last moments. Authorities said Benoit killed his wife and 7-year-old son in their suburban Atlanta home, placed Bibles next to their bodies and then hanged himself on the cable of a weight machine.

Anabolic steroids were found in the home, leading officials to wonder if the drugs played a role in the killings. Some experts believe steroids can cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts known as "roid rage."

Federal authorities have charged Benoit's personal physician, Dr. Phil Astin, with improperly prescribing painkillers and other drugs to two patients other than Benoit. He has pleaded not guilty.

Investigators have also raided Astin's office several times since the deaths, seizing prescription records and other documents.

Before he was charged, Astin told the AP he prescribed testosterone for Benoit, a longtime friend, in the past. He would not say what, if any, medications he prescribed when Benoit visited his office June 22, the day authorities believe Benoit killed his wife.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

You called it, O.

Sad stuff.