Chris Benoit - WWE KILLED HIMSELF..

[LowLux]

Chris Benoit WWE killed himself and his wife and kid..

http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/benoitpressrelease

[eire1274]

'Roid Rage.

"Professional" Wrestling is evil. Sorry it had to be proved this way.

The man was steroiding himself to keep his fame, and killed his family as a result.

For God's sake, just be a little fat, do a stupid job, and love your family. That's all I ask.

[AJ]

I saw this on msn's front page today. It's very sad indeed. I just feel sorry for his family. His son and wife didnt deserve to die that way. If he has issues, fine. Just dont drag your family into your personal problems.

R.I.P - Wife and son (Dont remeber names) :(

[Yessy2952]

I liked Chris Benoit,now I don't.
He killed his wife and kid then hung himself to death.
Hope you have a nice afterlife in hell,Chris Benoit.

[Mysterio]

Nope, Roid Rage was from illegal steroids which got him depressed, mad.. etc etc

[evil_gusgus]

Nope, Roid Rage was from illegal steroids which got him depressed, mad.. etc etc

Yeah, they think it was steroids.... he was Canadian too :(

[Manic Mouse]

And people who use steroids will swear up & down the street that they are beneficial and good. And I am sure Chris Benoit was right there at the head of the 'roid boosters club. Bah!

Thing is, if this had been some nobody that killed his wife & kid then suiciding, there would be no limit to scorn heaped upon the nutball's head in this thread. That this happened with a celebrity should garner him the same scorn. I feel no sympathy for Chris Benoit and feel nothing but sadness that his family had to suffer for his poor choices in life.

That the WWE sensationalized it by televising a 3-hour 'Tribute' before getting their facts straight was in really bad taste.

[SubZero]

Could be that the wife again decided to file for divorce and seek soul custody. That could well have pushed him over the edge and he killed her, then after realizing what he had done, decided that there was no going back and no way out, and ended his son's life and then his own.

Does sound like the domestic situation was pretty tense at times between them.

[Manic Mouse]

From what I've heard Benoit's wife had already filed for divorce in 2003 citing physical abuse and fear for her life. 3 months later the petition was dropped. Unhappy with the speed of their son's physical development apparently they were also injecting their 7-year old son with growth hormones as well.

Linky (http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070626/NEWS07/70626039)

I'm not so sure I can call this 'roid rage':

1. The wife was tied hand & foot.
2. The kid was suffocated in his bed.
3. Bibles were placed beside the bodies

This smells of premeditation. Chris was a big, strong guy. Roid rage would have found the bodies of both his victims beaten to a pulp - no suffocation. No tying up first. The guy simply would have berserked all over them. Instead they were nicely tied up or in bed when they died. No massive traumas. Maybe the steroids made him abusive, but from what i see of what was found in the Benoit house is not the result of someone going off in a steroid-fueled berserker fit.

In any case Benoit is dead, and so is his wife & son.

[SubZero]

It's a sick deal all the way around.

Just sayin' that I think there is much more there than simple "Roid Rage"

[LowLux]

maybe that bible told him to do it.... :banana

[SubZero]

Over at ESPN they have a fleshed out story. Apparently the son was mentally Re-tarded and suffered from Dwarfism, among other physical problems. The argument / ongoing discussion was about long-term care of the child and how it was affecting their relationship. She felt over-whelmed and not able to care for the child alone when he was working on the road.

People should try to reserve judgement until more facts come in, I think.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2918751

[Manic Mouse]

Methinks ESPN is jumping to conclusions and speculation themselves.

This does not explain why 4 years ago she tried to divorce him because he was threatening her life. Nor does it explain the domestic violence taking place in that family as reported by other sources?

That does not this justify the actions of this man killing his family, then himself. I'm not accepting roid rage as an excuse for this. The evidence left behind points to much more than simply Chris popping a cork due to steroid-induced hormonal imbalances.

Hundreds of thousands of families cope with handicapped children every day. Do you see the dominant males of these families killing their families & themselves on a regular basis? No.

Pro wrestling, like any other high-visibility entertainment career pays very well. Unlike many families in the world facing these same pressures, the Benoit family was well enough off financially that long term care of a handicapped child should have not been an issue. In other words, while he was on the road they could have hired a nanny to help with the child's care.

Nope, I think ESPN is going to have to dig a lot deeper to find the root of this sad story.

[SubZero]

Methinks ESPN is jumping to conclusions and speculation themselves.

Meh. I tend to think otherwise, but to each their own.

[bejohnson]

Methinks ESPN is jumping to conclusions and speculation themselves.

This does not explain why 4 years ago she tried to divorce him because he was threatening her life. Nor does it explain the domestic violence taking place in that family as reported by other sources?

That does not this justify the actions of this man killing his family, then himself. I'm not accepting roid rage as an excuse for this. The evidence left behind points to much more than simply Chris popping a cork due to steroid-induced hormonal imbalances.

Hundreds of thousands of families cope with handicapped children every day. Do you see the dominant males of these families killing their families & themselves on a regular basis? No.

Pro wrestling, like any other high-visibility entertainment career pays very well. Unlike many families in the world facing these same pressures, the Benoit family was well enough off financially that long term care of a handicapped child should have not been an issue. In other words, while he was on the road they could have hired a nanny to help with the child's care.

Nope, I think ESPN is going to have to dig a lot deeper to find the root of this sad story.

I have to agree with you on this one. The "facts" that have surfaced in the local Atlanta media point to premeditation. It really looks like a case of battered wife syndrome.

No matter how one looks at the case several things are fact:

He killed his wife and child, evidence points to premeditation.

He had a history of domestic violence against the wife and child according to a statement released by the Georgia Department of Family and Children's Services.

There was documented proof that he was not happy with his son's physical condition and it is rumored that he blamed his wife for the son's condition.

He was a known steroid user.

This looks like premeditated murder. If he was he was of sound mind or not is an unanswered question.

Bottom line his actions were inexcuseable and punishable by law. The fact that he is dead only saves the state of Georgia the cost of prosecuting and punishing him.

May God be with his family.

[bejohnson]

This story is in the local media today.

Drug Agents Raid Dr. Office Who Prescribed Medication to WWE Wrestler Chris Benoit
(http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=3622162&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1)
Last Edited: Thursday, 28 Jun 2007, 12:54 PM EDT


FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (FOX 5) -- FOX 5 News has learned that drug agents have raided the office of the personal physician of wrestler Chris Benoit.

The office of Dr. Phil Astin was raided overnight with agents confiscating computers. Dr. Astin has told the Associated Press that he had prescribed testoserone for the wrestler in the past and had seen him on Friday.

Drug agents tell FOX 5 News the investigation of Dr. Astin stems from prescription drugs found in the Benoit home after Benoit killed his wife, son and himself.

FOX 5 News was at the doctor's office overnight as agents with the Fayette County sheriff's drug task force as well as federal DEA agents and Carroll County investigators served a search warrant on Dr. Astin at his office in Carrollton. FOX 5's Doug Evans was there as agents brought out what appeared to be evidence and loaded it in police SUV's.

During the raid of the doctor's office, investigators told FOX 5 News that Dr. Astin's name was on prescription bottles found in Benoit's home.

[SubZero]

I don't think there is any doubt that it is very tragic.

I'm simply saying there may be much more to this than simply blaming it on drugs.

Their ongoing family problems could well have been the motivation for him to do what he did.

It's also possible that if he WAS taking drugs, that may have what helped push him over the edge from simple domestic assault to what he ended up doing.

It's horribly tragic and senseless, but I think simply blaming the entire thing on drugs is possibly an over-simplification.

[SubZero]

Here is some more info:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Wrestler_Dead.html?source=mypi

In other developments Thursday, Ballard told the AP that 10 empty beer cans were found in a trash can in the Benoit home. An empty wine bottle was found a few feet from where Benoit hanged himself, Ballard said.

It could take several weeks for toxicology tests to be completed on Benoit to see what substances, if any, were in his system.

Benoit took four months off from work in 2006 for undisclosed personal reasons, McDevitt said.

"He was feeling depressed, that kind of thing," McDevitt said.

In the days before the killings, Benoit and his wife argued over whether he should stay home more to take care of their mentally re-tardeded 7-year-old son, according to an attorney for the WWE wrestling league.

The child had a rare medical condition called Fragile X Syndrome, an inherited form of mental re-tardation often accompanied by autism.



I just quoted the new stuff that I thought was relevant. It's always good to read the whole story to get the full info.

[bejohnson]

Here is a very interesting twist in the story.

Wikipedia posting is eerie twist in Benoit case
Web site posting referred to wife's death 14 hours before cops found her (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19468182/)

Updated: 8:39 p.m. ET June 27, 2007

ATLANTA - Investigators are looking into who altered pro wrestler Chris Benoit’s Wikipedia entry to mention his wife’s death hours before authorities discovered the bodies of the couple and their 7-year-old son.

Benoit’s Wikipedia entry was altered early Monday to say that the wrestler had missed a match two days earlier because of his wife’s death.

A Wikipedia official, Cary Bass, said Thursday that the entry was made by someone using an Internet protocol address registered in Stamford, Conn., where World Wrestling Entertainment is based.

An IP address, a unique series of numbers carried by every machine connected to the Internet, does not necessarily have to be broadcast from where it is registered. The bodies were found in Benoit’s home in suburban Atlanta, and it’s not known where the posting was sent from, Bass said.

Benoit strangled his wife and son during the weekend, placing Bibles next to their bodies, before hanging himself on the cable of a weight-machine in his home, authorities said. No motive was offered for the killings, which were discovered Monday.

Also Thursday, federal drug agents said they had raided the west Georgia office of a doctor who prescribed testosterone to Benoit.

The raid at Dr. Phil Astin’s office in Carrollton began Wednesday night and concluded early Thursday, said agent Chuvalo Truesdell, a spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration. No arrests were made.

Hours before the raid, Astin told The Associated Press he had treated Benoit for low testosterone levels, which he said likely originated from previous steroid use.

Among other things, investigators were looking for Benoit’s medical records to see whether he had been prescribed steroids and, if so, whether that prescription was appropriate, according to a law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity because records in the case remain sealed.

Astin prescribed testosterone for Benoit, a longtime friend, in the past but would not say what, if any, medications he prescribed when Benoit visited his office Friday.

State medical records show that Astin’s privileges were suspended for three months in 2001 at a Georgia hospital for “reasons related to competence or character.”

Astin did not return calls to his cell phone from the AP on Thursday.

Anabolic steroids were found in Benoit’s home, leading officials to wonder whether the drugs played a role in the killings. Some experts believe steroids cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts known as “roid rage.”

Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard said in a statement Thursday that he could not immediately comment on the raid.

Benoit’s page on Wikipedia, a reference site that allows users to add and edit information, was updated at 12:01 a.m. Monday, about 14 hours before authorities say the bodies were found. The reason he missed a match Saturday night was “stemming from the death of his wife Nancy,” it said.

Reporters informed the Fayette County district attorney’s office of the posting Thursday, and the agency forwarded the information to sheriff’s investigators, who are looking into it, a legal assistant said in an e-mail to the AP.

WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt said that to his knowledge, no one at the WWE knew Nancy Benoit was dead before her body was found Monday afternoon. Text messages released by officials show that messages from Chris Benoit’s cell phone were being sent to co-workers a few hours after the Wikipedia posting.

WWE employees are given WWE e-mail addresses, McDevitt said, though he did not know whether Chris Benoit had one.

“I have no idea who posted this,” McDevitt said. “It’s at least possible Chris may have sent some other text message to someone that we’re unaware of. We don’t know if he did. The phone is in the possession of authorities.”

On Thursday afternoon, the Wikipedia page about Benoit carried a note stating that editing by unregistered or newly registered users was disabled until July 8 because of vandalism.

In other developments Thursday, Ballard told the AP that 10 empty beer cans were found in a trash can in the Benoit home. An empty wine bottle was found a few feet from where Benoit hanged himself, Ballard said.

It could take several weeks for toxicology tests to be completed on Benoit to see what substances, if any, were in his system.

Benoit took four months off from work in 2006 for undisclosed personal reasons, McDevitt said.

“He was feeling depressed, that kind of thing,” McDevitt said.

In the days before the killings, Benoit and his wife argued over whether he should stay home more to take care of their mentally retärded 7-year-old son, according to an attorney for the WWE wrestling league.

The child had a rare medical condition called Fragile X Syndrome, an inherited form of mental retärdation often accompanied by autism.

Chris Benoit’s father, Michael Benoit, declined to comment on the slayings when reached Thursday by telephone in Alberta, Canada. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.

For more info on Fragile X Syndrome follow this link (http://www.fragilex.org/html/home.shtml).

[Mysterio]

He didn't have dwarfism.. well, from what I've read, he had a learning disability problem.. and other stuff.. but I didn't hear anything about dwarfism.

[bejohnson]

The latest development in this story.

Benoit’s doctor charged with drug distribution
Wrestler's doctor allegedly improperly dispensed painkillers, other drugs (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19552752/)

The Associated Press
Updated: 3:02 p.m. ET July 2, 2007

ATLANTA - The personal doctor of Chris Benoit was charged Monday with improperly dispensing painkillers and other drugs to patients other than the pro wrestler.

The seven-count indictment said Dr. Phil Astin dispensed drugs including Percocet, Xanax, Lorcet and Vicoprofen between April 2004 and September 2005.

The recipients were identified in the indictment by the initials O.G. and M.J. Benoit’s initials were not listed.

Astin was expected to make an initial court appearance Monday afternoon.

A criminal complaint was also filed, but was under seal. A law enforcement official close to the case, who spoke on condition of anonymity before the hearing, said the case involves steroids.

Federal drug agents have taken over the probe into whether Astin improperly prescribed testosterone and other drugs to Benoit before the wrestler killed his wife and son and committed suicide in his suburban Atlanta home last month. State prosecutors and sheriff’s officials are overseeing the death investigation.

Federal prosecutors are seeking the forfeiture of all property and proceeds Astin obtained through the illegal conduct if he’s convicted.

Investigators have conducted two raids at Astin’s west Georgia office since last week.

Astin prescribed testosterone for Benoit, a longtime friend, in the past but has not said what, if any, medications he prescribed when Benoit visited his office June 22, the day authorities believe Benoit killed his wife.

Toxicology tests on Benoit’s body have not yet been completed, Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard said.

Anabolic steroids were found in Benoit’s home, leading officials to wonder whether the drugs played a role in the killings. Some experts believe steroids can cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts known as “roid rage.”

“We’re still asking questions and searching for answers with regard to the death so we can tie up loose ends,” Ballard said.

Ballard said finding a motive in the case remains elusive.

“I think it will always be undetermined as to ’Why?”’ Ballard said. “I think it’s because there can’t be any satisfactory reason why you kill a 7-year-old.”

Authorities have said Benoit strangled his wife and son, placing Bibles next to their bodies, before hanging himself on the cable of a weight-machine in his home.

Benoit’s father, Michael, said Monday that “it’s impossible to come up with a rational explanation for a very irrational act.”

“That’s my feeling. Let the cards fall where they fall, we have no control over it at this point,” he said. “It’s just impossible to come up with a rational explanation for what happened.”

© 2007 The Associated Press.