----As the night went on it looks like this story got more bizarre. This is a very sad story.
Sad but shocking details of Benoit family deaths
Dave@wrestlingobserver.comAccording to a report on WAGA-TV, investigators believe Chris Benoit killed his wife and son at some point over the weekend, and then killed himself earlier today.They reported first hearing from a concerned neighbor and that the three bodies were found in separate rooms.Detective Bo Turner told the staion the case was being investigated as a murder-suicide, but it could not be confirmed until the evidence was examined by a crime lab.
Another update on Benoit murder/suicide by Dave Meltzer
Sources in the Fayette County Police Department are now working under the theory that Chris Benoit killed Nancy on Saturday, son Daniel on Sunday, and then killed himself earlier today.Benoit was found dead in his weight room. Nancy was found dead in the lving room. Daniel was found dead in his bedroom, accordig t an unnamed source in the department.Lt. Tommy Pope told ABC News "the instruments of death were located on the scene," but didn't specify what those were or where they were found. Pope said the department was not actively searching for any suspects outside the house.
More on Benoit family death by Dave Meltzer
The WWE web site reported that Chris Benoit sent some curious text messages early Sunday morning, which concerned friends to alert Richard Hering, WWE's VP of Government Relations to call Fayette County sheriffs on Monday to check the residence.Benoit sent the text messages to Chavo Guerrero, one of his close friends. The story said WWE officials learned of Benoit's death at 4 p.m. from the local authorities. They gathered the wrestlers to the ring area where they were told only of the deaths of Benoit, wife Nancy and son Daniel. They were told the live show was being canceled.Nothing has been stated regarding what will happen tomorrow night when Smackdown and ECW are taped in San Antonio.
Notes for today
WWE will go on with regular programming today in San Antonio, with Raw & ECW tapings not based on either a tribute to Chris Benoit or continuing the Vince McMahon angle.
Tuesday morning Chris Benoit update
By Alex MarvezEmail: alex@wrestlingobserver.com
For the next few hours, I will be offering updates and links to stories on the late Chris Benoit. Dave Meltzer is scheduled to appear on Good Morning America this morning to discuss this horrible situation. Hopefully, ABC will correctly say Benoit’s last name on future news updates [they botched it on the first GMA update]. ABC did report that “instruments of death” were found at the scene and that the wrestling industry itself is about to come under heavy scrutiny.The following is a list of links about this tragedy:
WWE posted its latest update here: http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/chrisbenoit/articles/benoitupdateThe Corpus Christi Caller Times covered the cancellation of the event here: http://www.caller.com/news/2007/jun/26/wrestling-canceled/
The Calgary Sun had comments from a distraught Bret Hart here: http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/06/26/4290834-sun.html
Fayette (Ga.) County District Attorney Scott Ballard spoke about the alleged murder-suicide here: http://www.thecitizen.com/node/18058Ballard also told the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution that “the details, when they come out, are going to prove a little bizarre.”
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