Chris Benoit, 7 Year Old Son Daniel and Wife Nancy Found Dead in Home
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 6:28 am · 24 views
“Renowned pro wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife and their 7-year-old-son, were found dead Monday afternoon in their Fayetville, Ga. home, Atlanta police said.
Police would not give any details on how Benoit, 40, his wife Nancy, and son Daniel died, other than to say they were not shot to death, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported Monday. Authorities are investigating the deaths.
he news came just a day after Benoit mysteriously pulled out of a World Wrestling Entertainment pay per view event, during which he was expected to be crowned Extreme Championship Wrestling world champion. Various pro wrestling news sources reported that Benoit was unable to appear at the event due to a family emergency.
“There are no further details at this time, other than the Benoit family residence is currently being investigated by local authorities,” the WWE said in a statement on its Web site.”
Source: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usbenoit0626,0,4246396.story?coll=ny-top-headlines
This news is really hitting me hard and I am very sad at the moment about it. Why would someone do this?
I taped RAW on my media center last night. After arriving home, my mom called and told me the news. I was speechless… after getting settled in, I started watching RAW, fast-forwarded through the commercials but I could not even get through the entire show. I was a overwhelmed with the heart-warming stories about Benoit and I kept thinking about why would someone do this to him and his family? An innocent seven year old…
