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Attack typeWeaponsStrangling cordDeaths3 (including the perpetrator)PerpetratorOver a three-day period between June 22 and 24, 2007, a 40-year-old veteran employed by (WWE) and living in, killed his wife and suffocated their 7-year-old son, Daniel, before hanging himself. Results showed that Benoit's wife was murdered first as she was bound at the feet and wrists and died of on June 22. Nancy was found wrapped in a towel and with blood under her head, although Scott Ballard reported no other signs of a struggle.The couple's son, Daniel Christopher Benoit, also died of asphyxia, apparently killed as he was lying in his bed on the morning of June 23. Then, on the evening of June 24, Benoit committed in his, when he used his lat pulldown machine to hang himself. He placed copies of the alongside the bodies of his wife and son, as well as a third Bible next to his own body.
Since Benoit's suicide, numerous explanations for his actions have been proposed, including (CTE), and abuse, and a failing marriage. The incident led to numerous media accounts, and a federal investigation into in. Main article:On Friday, June 22, Chris Benoit killed his wife Nancy in an upstairs bedroom. Her limbs were bound, and her body was wrapped in a towel. A copy of the was left by her body. Injuries indicated that Benoit had pressed a knee into her back while pulling on a cord around her neck, causing.
Officials said that there were no signs of immediate struggle. Toxicologists found alcohol in her body, but were unable to determine whether it had been present before death or was a product. Decomposition also made it difficult to estimate pre-death levels of and, found in 'therapeutic levels' in her body. In any case, her medical examiner saw no evidence that she was sedated, as her son had been when he was killed. Daniel Benoit Daniel Christopher Benoit (February 25, 2000 – June 23, 2007) was Chris' third child and second son, having older paternal half-siblings named David and Megan via Chris's first wife, Martina. He was Nancy's only child, as she had no children with her ex-husbands Jim Daus.
Daniel was suffocated and killed in his bedroom, and a copy of the Bible was left by his body. Daniel had internal injuries to the throat area, showing no bruises. Daniel's exact time of death is unknown. The reports determined Daniel was sedated with and likely unconscious when he was killed. Daniel's body had also just started to show signs of decomposition but was not as far along as his mother's body.It was later alleged that Daniel had, and that this was the cause of domestic problems in the Benoit family. It was also suggested that needle marks on Daniel's arms were the result of growth hormones given to him because Benoit and his family considered him undersized due to Fragile X.
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Benoit's coworker and best friend, wrestler, stated that from his own research on the condition, the symptoms 'fit Daniel to a tee, all across the board'. With regard to those who had publicly stated that they had no knowledge of Daniel having the condition, Jericho said, 'If Chris had decided that he wanted to keep it to himself, you wouldn't have been able to pry that out of him with anything.' Despite Chris Jericho's initial statements regarding Daniel, he later stated in his 2011 book Undisputed, 'It turned out that Daniel didn't have Fragile X, but at the time it made sense because I was grasping at straws.' District Attorney Ballard later released a statement saying that a source with access to Daniel's medical files found no mention of any pre-existing mental or physical ailments. Likewise, Daniel Benoit's teachers reported that he was on par with other students and not about to be held back as previously thought. Speaking publicly for the first time in a major public interview on a podcast in 2016, Nancy's sister Sandra Toffoloni, who was intimately related with the Benoit family, unequivocally denied any claims that Daniel had ever had Fragile X or any other such condition. She also stated that claims of needle track marks on Daniel's arms were 'preposterous'.
After the murders At about 3:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday, June 23, fellow wrestler and close friend received a message from Benoit's phone stating that he had overslept and missed his flight and would be late for that night's in. Guerrero called Benoit back and found that Benoit sounded tired and groggy as he confirmed everything that he had said in his voice message. Guerrero, who was 'concerned about Benoit's tone and demeanor,' called him back 12 minutes later. Benoit did not answer the call, and Guerrero left a message asking Benoit to call back.At 3:44 p.m. EDT, Benoit called Guerrero back, stating that he had not answered the call because he was on the phone with changing his flight. Benoit stated that he had a stressful day due to Nancy and Daniel 'being sick from food poisoning.'
Guerrero then replied with 'All right man, if you need to talk, I'm here for you.' Benoit ended the conversation by saying 'I love you, Chavo.' During a 2014 appearance on, Guerrero said Benoit sounded 'off' when he talked to him, especially when he said 'I love you'. Another co-worker who often traveled with Benoit called him from outside the airport and Benoit answered. Benoit told the coworker that Nancy was vomiting blood and that Daniel was also vomiting.On Sunday, June 24, five text messages were sent to co-workers between 3:51 a.m. And 3:58 a.m. Using both Chris Benoit's and Nancy Benoit's cell phones.
Four of them were the Benoits' address; the fifth said that the family's dogs were in the enclosed pool area, and also noted that a garage side door had been left open. Guerrero and referee were two of the recipients of these texts.During this time, Benoit called and left a voicemail for an unknown friend. Benoit later called WWE's talent relations office stating that his son was vomiting and that he and Nancy were at the hospital with him. He also stated that he would be taking a later flight into Houston where he was scheduled to face for the vacant at. Benoit failed to appear at both the house show event in Beaumont on the night of Saturday June 23, and at the Vengeance: Night of Champions pay-per-view event in on the night of Sunday June 24. Chris Benoit Chris Benoit, according to District Attorney Ballard and the city sheriff, committed.
Benoit used a weight machine cord to hang himself by creating a from the end of the cord on a machine from which the bar had been removed. Benoit released the weights, causing his. Ballard said Benoit was found hanging from the pulley cable.On the 2016 Talk is Jericho podcast, Nancy's sister Sandra Toffoloni clarified some details further. She said that over the weekend after the murders, the search history on Benoit's computer showed he had researched 'the quickest and easiest way to break a neck'.
He had then later used a towel around his neck attached to the handle of the machine, which he pulled down using a very heavy weight and let go, breaking his neck instantly. Discovery of the bodies On Monday, June 25, 2007, (specifically, the WWE's Senior Vice President of Talent Relations) was notified of the text messages sent to Chavo Guerrero. The company asked the Fayette County Sheriff's Office to check on the Benoit family. After discovering the bodies, the police notified WWE around 4:15 p.m., informing them that they had discovered three bodies at the Benoit home and the house was now ruled as a 'major '.A was not discovered during the initial investigation, but a note was later discovered in another Bible that had been included in Benoit's possessions that were sent to his first wife. According to professional wrestling journalist, 'There was a note that was found in a Bible by the mother of Chris' two children (Martina Benoit) who lives in Canada. The Bible was mixed in with Chris' personal belongings that were shipped to them.'
Chris Benoit's father Michael Benoit stated, 'He had a hand-written notation in there saying 'I'm preparing to leave this Earth.' ' Possible motives WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt appeared on on July 17, 2007, and said that Benoit was prescribed as part of a treatment for, which McDevitt said was a common medical practice for people who had used in the past, and had suffered damage as a result. Former wrestler stated that Benoit may have been suffering from repeated, untreated concussions throughout his wrestling career, ultimately leading to an unstable mental state. Nowinski was quoted as saying that Benoit 'was one of the only guys who would take a chair shot to the back of the head. Which is stupid'. Tests conducted on Benoit's brain by Julian Bailes, the head of at, showed 'Benoit's brain was so severely damaged it resembled the brain of an 85-year-old patient'. Other tests conducted on Benoit's revealed severe (CTE), and damage to all four.
Bailes and his colleagues concluded that repeated concussions can lead to, which can contribute to severe behavioral problems. Benoit's father said that brain damage may have been the leading cause of the double. A statement released by WWE dismissed this idea as 'speculative'.Nancy Benoit had filed for divorce in May 2003, allegedly after from Chris, but had withdrawn it in August 2003. In February 2008, ( AJC) reported that Nancy may have suspected her husband of having an affair with a WWE wrestler, and that they may have also argued over a policy.
The AJC claimed the source was a recently released report from the Sheriff's Office.Speaking on the matter in his autobiography The Hardcore Truth, speculates the main influence in Benoit's actions was alcohol abuse rather than steroids. Holly and Benoit traveled together on the road during their time together in WWE, and Holly did not believe steroids played a factor and that Benoit had tended to drink more than he normally would consume when issues with Nancy arose. Responses World Wrestling Entertainment The deaths were first reported to fans of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on their WWE Mobile Alerts Service and posted to its official website soon after. On its corporate website, the company released the following statement:World Wrestling Entertainment was informed today by authorities in Fayette County, Ga., that WWE Superstar, 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, 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.
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