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WWE.com announces further Benoit details, holds some back by request

Jun 26, 2007 In The News

WWE.com announced some more curious and somewhat haunting details late last night on the Benoit family apparent murder-suicide:

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.

They also have some further information they’ve been asked not to reveal for now:

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.

From everything I’ve ever heard about Chris Benoit, none of this seems like him at all. I can’t imagine what could have happened to prompt this tragedy.

This is going to be a long week, and then some.

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  • You have a perfectly valid point. However, WWE is a business, and ultimately, a business subsists on what earns it a profit. While they will tread lightly on such topics for the time being out of respect and sensitivity, don't count on them not to come back to such things before too long.

    -- Pauley
  • j patrick
    This is indeed a tragic incident. Chris was a great showman. Obviously someting bad in his eyes was evident and he unfortunately did not realizr God is the answer. I hope this might change the wwe program to stop the cheap sex actts that they see no problem in showing when many children are present of wartching. This I pray will stop the showing of facricated explosions again to shock and terrify the youth May the entire wwe faimly be calmed by our Father in heaven and open eyes of many to see that there is more to life than big dollars and fame.
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