chris benoit, family found dead

stamford, conn., june 25, 2007 – world wrestling entertainment was informed today by authorities in fayetteville county, ga., that wwe superstar chris benoit, his wife, nancy, and his son were found dead in their home.  authorities are investigating, but no other details are available at this time.
 
instead of its announced programming for tonight on usa network, wwe will air a three-hour tribute to chris benoit.  
 
chris was beloved among his fellow superstars, and was a favorite among wwe fans for his unbelievable athleticism and wrestling ability.  he always took great pride in his performance, and always showed respect for the business he loved, for his peers and towards his fans.  this is a terrible tragedy and an unbearable loss.
 
wwe extends its sincere condolences and prayers to the benoit family and loved ones in this time of tragedy. 
 
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benoit's death part of a double 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 *day night, after informing wwe of a family emergency. several curious text messages sent by benoit early *day 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.

at 10 p.m. monday night, lt. pope held a press conference in conjunction with scott ballard, the district attorney for fayette county. the press conference officially ruled authorities’ findings as a double murder-suicide from within the home.

waga, a fox-owned and operated television station in atlanta, reported that investigators believe benoit killed his wife and 7-year-old son over the weekend, then himself on monday.

the three bodies have been received by the georgia bureau of investigation’s crime lab, in decatur, ga., where autopsies will be performed tuesday morning. toxicology reports will not become available for at least two weeks.

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.

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