It seems that reports are confirming that the deaths of Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and son Daniel were a double murder-suicide.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, who is one of the premiere wrestling writers, is reporting that Benoit killed his wife on Saturday, his son on Sunday, then himself yesterday.
That coincides with this report that not only did Chris Benoit miss the pay per view on Sunday night, but missed a house show on Saturday as well.
What I feared about the deaths of Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and 7-year-old son Daniel may be true. Reports are going around now that the deaths may be a murder-suicide.
Detective Bo Turner told television station WAGA that the case was being treated as a murder-suicide, but said that couldn’t be confirmed until evidence was examined by a crime lab.
The station said that investigators believe the 40-year-old Benoit killed his wife, Nancy, and 7-year-old son, Daniel, over the weekend, then himself on Monday. A neighbor called police, and the bodies were found in three rooms.
I hope that’s not true, but it was the first thing that entered my mind when I heard the news. Reports have already stated that they were not gun related deaths. I can only imagine what happened and what violent end they met.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Department is stating that the deaths of Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and their 7-year-old son Daniel are being investigated as homicides.
Lt. Tommy Pope said the three were found at their home about 2:30 p.m., and the department was investigating the deaths as a homicide. Pope said results of autopsies were expected Tuesday.
Officials were not commenting to the press on the case otherwise, but the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported cops saying the deaths were not gun-related.
It’s no secret to my friends that I’m a huge pro-wrestling fan. I turned to the USA Network to watch Monday Night Raw to expect a continuation of the ridiculous storyline of the “death” of Vince McMahon.
I was stunned to see a graphic come up on the screen that said “Chris Benoit 1967-2007”. I thought this had to be a work (slang for part of the storyline).
Then I saw Vince McMahon breaking character in an empty arena, explaining that tonight was supposed to be a continuation of the death of his character but that Chris Benoit and his family were found dead today in their suburban Atlanta home. I quickly hopped on my computer and verified from different legitimate news sources that this was, in fact, true.
Since he and his family were found dead, I can only assume that they were victims of some kind of crime. Chris Benoit was supposed to have competed at a Pay Per View last night, except it was announced that he had to take care of an emergency situation at home.
I’m really hoping it’s not what I think it is, but I’m a big fan of Occam’s Razor, and I’m afraid it will be the most obvious explanation. I hope to God not.
My prayers and condolences go out to the friends, family, and fans of Chris Benoit. Our little soap opera has lost one of its greatest performers, if not the greatest.
