Pro Wrestler - Shocking news

If you hav'nt already heard about this read the following article...my thoughts are at the bottom of this..

WWE Superstar Chris Benoit Strangled Wife, Smothered Son and hung himself
Wednesday June 27, 8:13 am ET
By Greg Bluestein, Associated Press Writer

Wrestler Who Strangled Wife, Smothered Son Said He'd Be Late to Event Because Family Was Ill FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- Two days before he and his family were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide, pro wrestler Chris Benoit told co-workers his wife and son had food poisoning and were throwing up, according to World Wrestling Entertainment.

Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself with a weight-machine pulley, authorities said Tuesday.

Authorities offered no motive for the killings, which were spread out over the weekend and discovered Monday. No suicide note was found.

On Saturday, Benoit called a co-worker to say he had missed a flight and would be late for a wrestling event in Texas, WWE said in a timeline posted Tuesday on its Web site. The co-worker said Benoit sounded tired and groggy and said "I love you," which the co-worker found "out of context," WWE said.

When a co-worker who usually travels with Benoit called him later from the Houston airport, Benoit told the co-worker his wife, Nancy, was throwing up blood and that his son, Daniel, also was throwing up. Benoit said he thought it was food poisoning, according to WWE.

After Benoit talked to a WWE Talent Relations representative, the representative suggested Benoit try to make it to a pay-per-view event in Houston since he would not be able to make it to the live event in Beaumont, Texas.

But early Sunday, two co-workers received a series of text messages from the cell phones of Benoit and his wife. Most stated his home address in Fayetteville, about 20 miles south of Atlanta. One message from Benoit's phone said: "The dogs are in the enclosed pool area. Garage side door is open," according to WWE.

The text messages led WWE to ask authorities to check on Benoit and his family.

District Attorney Scott Ballard said the messages appeared to be an attempt by Benoit to get someone to the home to find the bodies after his suicide.

Investigators found anabolic steroids in the house and want to know whether the muscle man nicknamed "The Canadian Crippler" was unhinged by the bodybuilding drugs, which can cause paranoia, depression and explosive outbursts known as "roid rage."

"In a community like this it's bizarre to have a murder-suicide, especially involving the death of a 7-year-old," Ballard said. "I don't think we'll ever be able to wrap our minds around this."

He said Benoit's 43-year-old wife was killed Friday in an upstairs family room, and her feet and wrists were bound and there was blood under her head, indicating a possible struggle. Daniel was probably killed late Saturday or early Sunday, and his body was found in his bed, the district attorney said.

Benoit, 40, apparently hanged himself hours later, Ballard said. His body was found in a downstairs weight room hanging from the pulley of a piece of exercise equipment.
The prosecutor said it appeared the wrestler remained in the house for up to a day with the bodies.

The boy had old needle marks in his arms, Ballard said. He said he had been told the parents considered him undersized and had given him growth hormones.

"The boy was very small, even dwarfed," Ballard said.
Toxicology test results may not be available for weeks or even months, Ballard said. As for whether steroids played a role in the crime, he said: "We don't know yet. That's one of the things we'll be looking at."

Benoit received drug deliveries from a Florida business that sold steroids, human growth hormone and testosterone on the Internet, according to the Albany County, N.Y., District Attorney's Office, which is investigating the business, MedXLife.com.

Six people, including two of the pharmacy's owners, have pleaded guilty in the investigation, and 20 more have been arrested, including doctors and pharmacists.

The WWE, based in Stamford, Conn., issued a statement Tuesday saying steroids "were not and could not be related to the cause of death."

"The physical findings announced by authorities indicate deliberation, not rage," the company said, adding that Benoit tested negative April 10, the last time he was tested for drugs.

Steroids have been linked to the deaths of several professional wrestlers in recent years. Eddie Guerrero, one of Benoit's best friends, died in 2005 from heart failure linked to long-term steroid use

I find this whole situation very sad and upsetting, I actually bawled my eyes out today..it makes you question your own mortality...I mean, what drives a person to do such a terrible thing? all his Co-Workers have nothing but good things to say, he was'nt an unhinged person, was'nt a raving Psycho...I have watched this man on TV for many years on the WWE shows, he had the whole world supporting him for his ethics in the ring and as a human being...if he was suffering from any sort of mental illness, it's a shame nobody twigged it earlier on...I really hope it turns out to be a triple murder, at least that way his memory won't be tarnished and go down in the history books as a murderer himself...I find this whole thing genuinly upsetting...I think what I find the worst, is people are going to be all over him like a rash, but if he was suffering from any kind of illness, he could very well have thought what he was doing, was the best thing for everyone. I'm not defending him, but if it turns out he did it...yes he was more than in the wrong for what he did and nobody can take that back....but I also hope, that the millions of fans out there, remember him for the years of blood/sweat and tears he gave them to entertain them, year in, year out...I know this sounds strange, but I am going to miss him, and I hope that he finds a place to rest with his family and God can forgive his heinous act ( if he did in fact do this ).....sorry that went on longer than I planned it...God rest the Benoit family, my heart is certainly with the surviving Benoit family...Chris, you left a legacy, but you have left it in the worst possible way...may God rest your soul and have forgivness enough to keep you in his protection, and Thankyou...for Entertaining me, for many years... 😢

i honestly dont think anyone in their right mind could do such a thing, which means if he did do it he was definatley mentally ill.

and if it was some other psycho... possibly even a fan.. then they need some serious help!

😢 I totaly agree with everything you said Rich i am also a huge wwe fan and have followed Benoits career and other wwe wrestlers also so i was so sad and shocked to hear all of this yesterday i hope to god that what ever the out come murder/suicide that they rest in piece my heart truly goes out to the remaining extended familys of these victems.I know how drugs affect familys and this use (steroids) even when under supervision can be mind altering after so many years of using them.I guess only god will know what really happen to them? 🤔

couldnt believe it when i read this. i used to be a wrestling fan and watched benoit. such a sad story

So hard to know what to think in this situation. My love certainly goes out to the rest of the family, something like this will be impossible to cope with x

What tragic news. I am not a fan of WWE so dont know him anyway but really hope the authorities can get to the bottom of what did actually happen over that weekend. My thoughts are with all concerned.
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this is very sad news. I've never been a big wrestling fan either but it's sad when any tragedy like this happens (triple murder or murder/suicide). I had a horrible thing happen to me by a man in a steroid rage, I know what that stuff can do to people, IF that was the case. I hope if it was a triple murder that they find the person who did this and they pay dearly!!

I am a HUGE wwe fan and me and my husband keep saying "I still can't believe it". It's so shocking and twisted. Tonight we normally watch the re-run of monday night Raw, but this week they cancelled the show and are showing re-runs. One article said they were going to show a tribute to Benoit but now they think he murdered his family they are not going to run a tribute. I can't get my head around it, I was watching him in the ring just the other day 😲

They showed a 3 hour tribute in place of RAW at 2am Tuesday morning...they issued a statement appologising for that on ECW

Such a damn shame 🙁

Not a fan of wrestling but a tradegy (sp) none the less.

i have been following the story quite closely as my partner is a big wrestling fan and i do enjoy it.

unfortunatly it does look like he did it but i dont beleive all from 'roid rage'. there was too much time elapsed between murders and suicide.

the lastest theory is that chris and nancy were maybe arguing over daniels drugs,as nancy had been to see his doctor the day before.then after killing nancy chris panicked about who would look after daniel if he was in jail.and so took daniels life and then his own.

its a very upsetting situation and very confusing. he seemed to have everything going well for him, certainly in a professional situation.i feel for his family.ive rambled on a bit here havent i?!

My hubby recons he killed her coz she was going to leave him and in a fit of rage he did it by accident then killed his boy so he would never know he'd murdered his mum. Then killed himself as he couldn't cope with what he'd done. However it happened it's a freakishly scary thing and I agree it can't all be blamed on 'roid rage',that's such a lame excuse

i am a huge wwe fan and will miss seeing chris face on the tv