Wrestler Chris Benoit & Family Dead! (Merged)

[PappaD]

WWE Wrestler & Family Found Slain in Home in Georgia


Chris Benoit


PEACHTREE CITY, GA -- Authorities say pro wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife and seven-year-old son were found slain today at their Fayette County home.

Sheriff's Lieutenant Tommy Pope said the three were found about 2:30 p-m, but he would release no other details about the deaths at the house near White Water Country Club.

Pope said the deaths were being investigated as homicide, but said the cause of death awaits autopsy results tomorrow.

He would not say how the bodies were discovered, or who found them.

The World Wrestling Entertainment said on its Website that the 40-year-old Benoit, his wife, Nancy, and son, who was named Daniel, were found dead but also had no other details.

The WWE said that instead of its programming tonight on U-S-A Network, it would air a three-hour tribute to Benoit.

Benoit, a Canadian native maintained a home in metro Atlanta from the time he wrestled for the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling.

Most recently, he fought as part of the WWE.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says Benoit's wife, Nancy, managed several wrestlers and went by the stage name, "Woman." The newspaper says they met when her then-husband drew up a script that had them involved in a relationship as part of an ongoing storyline on World Championship Wrestling.

Benoit has two other children from a prior relationship.

[300 Addict]

I watching WWE raw right now with a tear in my eyes and asking myself...why?

[Ukyo Yoshiro]

that messed up. I would never live somewhere remote in the country

[Northern Rider]

That's sad.

I don't think living in a rural area puts anyone at a higher risk, though. As a rural resident myself, I have found it to be the opposite.

[PappaD]

C'mon NR you know you have to fight that Shining Feeling to keep from going all Johnny (Jack Nicholson) sometimes! LOL

[Payback22]

Damn, that sucks!

[300 Addict]

RIP to the family of Chris Benoit.

[Northern Rider]

Originally Posted by PappaD

C'mon NR you know you have to fight that Shining Feeling to keep from going all Johnny (Jack Nicholson) sometimes! LOL

He, he! You guys watch too many Steven King movies! It's the urban jungle where you gotta watch your back. Not us good ole' country boys . . .

[DaveW68]

Doesn't matter where he lived. It appears that Chris Benoit killed his wife and 7 year old son some time over the weekend and killed himself earlier today in a gruesome murder/suicide. Police should know more over the next few days after autopsies are performed.

[300 Addict]

Originally Posted by DaveW68

Doesn't matter where he lived. It appears that Chris Benoit killed his wife and 7 year old son some time over the weekend and killed himself earlier today in a gruesome murder/suicide. Police should know more over the next few days after autopsies are performed.

Double murder-suicide

It has been ruled that the deaths of Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy and their son Daniel earlier today were the result of a double murder-suicide from within the home. WWE.com will have more as soon as it becomes available.