2007-06-26 02:17:03 · 7 answers · asked by coolguy3721 1 in Sports ➔ Wrestling
I know of the basic story so far. Chris Benoit was a great wrestler and I enjoyed watching him, but if he did kill his family, then the legacy of Chris will be different. At least in my book
2007-06-26 02:27:30 · update #1
Nope. But here is what the DA there said this morning:
Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "The details, when they come out, are going to prove a little bizarre."
2007-06-26 02:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by The Nana of Nana's 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to lead investigator Lt. Tommy Pope, of the Fayette County Sheriff’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’s live event in Beaumont, Tx., and WWE’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’s Department initially had a difficult time entering Benoit’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’ 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’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’s Department has requested that WWE.com not release any additional details at this time.
2007-06-26 09:21:08 · answer #2 · answered by Maddie and Jacobs mom 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Crippler Cross-Face
2007-06-26 09:22:03 · answer #3 · answered by DOC 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
"Ballard told The Associated Press a gun was not used in any of the deaths. But he declined to say how the three died."
"We're pretty sure we know, but we want to confirm it with the crime lab," Ballard said early Tuesday.
2007-06-26 09:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by Keeganrb 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They said Chris killed them over a period of three days.He killed his son first then his wife then himself.Me personaly,I can't see that happening.
2007-06-26 09:22:34 · answer #5 · answered by YCDAKiDD 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it has not been publicly revealed....details are still sketchy but should be public by 1pm EST...the reasons will be strangulation and then suffocation. then overdose for the suicide.
2007-06-26 09:30:20 · answer #6 · answered by Larry Legend 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whacked his wife with a ladder, and got the kid with a table...
2007-06-26 09:20:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋