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Authorities also said they are investigating whether steroids may have been a factor in the deaths of Benoit, his wife and their 7-year-old son. Steroid abuse has been linked to depression, paranoia, and aggressive behavior or angry outbursts known as "roid rage."

"We don't know yet. That's one of the things we'll be looking at," said Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard. He said test results may not be back for weeks.

Some other info that was not there before

Nancy Benoit filed for a divorce in May 2003, saying their three-year union was irrevocably broken and alleging "cruel treatment." But she later dropped the complaint, as well as a request for a restraining order in which she charged that Benoit had threatened her and had broken furniture in their home.

In the divorce filing, she said Benoit made more than $500,000 a year as a professional wrestler and asked for permanent custody of Daniel and child support. In his response, Benoit sought joint custody.

I got the news conference on now

He died on Sunday and the police say as far as they know right now it was a murder/suicide

They say he exphisiated his wife first then his son

Wonder if we will ever know why this all happened?

Below are notes from this afternoon's press conference regarding the Benoit family tragedy.

Lt. Tommy Pope:

- Benoit’s wife Nancy was murdered Friday by asphyxiation. She was in the office area of the house, dead, for close to a day

- Benoit’s son Daniel was murdered Saturday by asphyxiation. Daniel was confirmed to be in his bed when law enforcement officials found him.

- Chris Benoit committed suicide late Saturday early Sunday. No type of suicide note or anything in the house was located.

- Authorities are still waiting further results from crime lab and toxicology reports which could take several weeks to get back.

- Only one prior arrest of Chris Benoit is known. It was allegedly for a DUI, but nothing can be confirmed. There is no knowledge at this time if there was a history of domestic violence with Chris Benoit. It was also not know whether or not a divorce had been filed.

- Lots of prescription medications found in Benoit’s house that police believe to be illegal prescriptions at this time. However, he then said that police found anabolic steroids but would not say what all they found without a full list.

Police would not release a motive at this time.

- Law enforcement officials reported that Benoit text messaged a co-worker, which was received several hours after it was sent; contents of the message were not revealed. It was also not confirmed who the message was sent too, other than a co-worker.

- Steroids were not directly related to any of the deaths, police are unable to answer what Chris Benoit’s state of mind was during the killings.

District Attorney Scott Ballard:

- Bibles found by both victims, Nancy and Daniel Benoit.

- Nancy was found with her wrist and feet bound, she was on her feet, with blood under her head. That was the only sign of a struggle (the blood under her head). She was wrapped in a towel.

- Both victims were found clothed.

- Ballard said that he was told in 2003 a temporary protective order was sought and later dismissed. Ballard said that orders are typically for domestic violence, but not always.

- Ballard said that he is baffled why anyone would kill a 7 year old kid, but has no idea of the motive.

- Ballard said that there was no evidence that Chris Benoit was trying to hide the bodies. It is unknown if the Benoits have family in the area but they do have other family.

- Ballard said that he is not aware of any 911 calls and he has not personally talked to World Wrestling Entertainment.

- The three bodies were found in three different rooms, according to DA Ballard.

- Daniel Benoit’s body was found in his bed in his upstairs bedroom.

- Nancy Benoit’s body was in what looked to be in a family room upstairs.

- Chris Benoit’s body was found downstairs in the house in a weight room. Benoit was hung by a cord attached to a pulley used in weight lifting.

- Nothing further is known about the family emergency that Chris Benoit told WWE that he had to deal with.

- The next step in the investigation will be the toxicology reports. At this point, they are pretty clear it was a murder-suicide. Authorities need to get toxicology reports back to draw a firm confusion. Steroids were found but authorities can’t confirm he was on steroids. It could take several weeks to get toxicology reports.

- Ballard confirms that Bibles were found by each of the two victims, he did not know if they were identical or opened.

END PRESS CONFERENCE

Prowl76 wrote:Wonder if we will ever know why this all happened?

If I had to guess I would assume it had to do with

Cyber Bishop wrote:

Nancy Benoit filed for a divorce in May 2003, saying their three-year union was irrevocably broken and alleging "cruel treatment." But she later dropped the complaint, as well as a request for a restraining order in which she charged that Benoit had threatened her and had broken furniture in their home.

In the divorce filing, she said Benoit made more than $500,000 a year as a professional wrestler and asked for permanent custody of Daniel and child support. In his response, Benoit sought joint custody.

I watched the press conference on Fox News here in the UK. It still looks like a lot of people are trying to pin it on "roid rage". If the toxicology reports confirm this then it really will be the end of wrestling as we know it. But the steriod angle is still speculation.

I just can't really imagine what must happen in someone to push them this far over the edge. To place bibles by each of the bodies is does sound like a series of events that really spiralled out of Benoit's control and he was trying to make amends.

This is just so messed up!

The last of the great proffessionals. Wrestling as an art form has died with him. Requescat In Pace.

Wheeljack35 wrote:I got the news conference on now

He died on Sunday and the police say as far as they know right now it was a murder/suicide

They say he exphisiated his wife first then his son

It was updated on this link already.

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/69 ... &GT1=10136

Maybe he did because she threatened him with divorce. ANd on sterid rage it would be possible that he did it. Mainly aftr realizing what he did, then he hanged himself. So sad though.

And it looks like the international market will probably have a repeat of Raw as they're not distributing the tribute show to the international market.

This is getting worse and worse.

It is sad but im not sad about chris at all stupid murderer. Im just sad about his wife and son.Im not in to wrestling at all i cant stand fake things.

i am sad for Chris because he obviously had problems and really needed some help. Unfortunatly he did not get help or ask for it or whatever. I am sad for the things that drove him to this. He needed serious help and it appears nobody knew that.

Burn wrote:And it looks like the international market will probably have a repeat of Raw as they're not distributing the tribute show to the international market.

Yet it was aired again on TV just after the Press conference here.

Hot_Rod wrote:

Cyber Bishop wrote:Here is a quote from WWE.com

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.

http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars ... noitupdate

I just read this on Aol's news page. It's a real shame. And almost just as tragic is what it does to his memory. I watched Raw last night and all those guys, and Stephenie McMahon too, talked about what a great guy who was a great friend and loved his family that Beniot was. But this news just blows up in the face of all those stories.

They also said that the possible use of Steriods (known as "'Roid Rage") is being investigated. Knowing that Vince McMahon was on trial many years ago for steriod distribution and seeing how many of his wrestlers have died tragically young, including Eddie Guerrerro unexpectadly, (And let's not forget Brian Pilman), I would almost have to assume that Steroids was a factor.

Especially if Beniot was normally as good of a friend and familly man as the WWE wrestlers etc had said.

This must be especailly hard on Chavo Guerrerro. Knowing what he went through with Eddie, and Beniot being the guy he confided in the most as they went through it together, and now Beniot being gone.

I really am concerned for Chavo. I could tell from his interview he's not in a very good state of mind after all this devastation. All we can do is pray for him and the familys, like Chris' other 2 kids.

Brett Hart's family is taking this hard as well.

But I seriously think the governments needs to really look into the WWE's use of Steriods. There has to be a way they can protect these wrestlers and their families. Screw the Double Jeopardy rule. This is life and death here and there has to be a way. The circumstantial evidence is too much to deny and too much to look the other way.

WWE® Shocked At Latest Developments In Benoit Tragedy, Concerned By Sensationalistic Reporting

World Wrestling Entertainment is stunned and saddened by the details released by local authorities concerning the double homicide-suicide involving Chris Benoit, his wife, Nancy, and his son, Daniel.

However, WWE is concerned with the sensationalistic reporting and speculation being undertaken by some members of the media following the press conference held by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department and the District Attorney. During the press conference, the investigating authorities made the following points, all of which run contrary to the media speculation that "roid rage" was a factor in the senseless murders and suicide:

1. The authorities stated that all drugs found in the house were believed to be legal prescriptions.

2. Steroids were not, and could not, be related to the cause of death (asphyxiation). Authorities had no factual basis to speculate as to Benoit’s state of mind, and rightly did not do so.

3. Toxicology tests have not even been completed, so there is no current evidence that Benoit even had steroids or any other substance in his body. In that regard, on the last test done on Benoit by WWE's independently administered drug testing program, done on April 10, 2007, Benoit tested negative.

4. The physical findings announced by authorities indicate deliberation, not rage. The wife's feet and hands were bound and she was asphyxiated, not beaten to death. By the account of the authorities, there were substantial periods of time between the death of the wife and the death of the son, again suggesting deliberate thought, not rage. The presence of a Bible by each is also not an act of rage.

5. WWE strongly suggests that it is entirely wrong for speculators to suggest that steroids had anything to do with these senseless acts, especially when the authorities plainly stated there is no evidence that Benoit had steroids in his body, pending the toxicological reports, and that they had no evidence at this time as to the motive for these acts.

WWE is continuing to monitor the ongoing investigation being conducted by local authorities.

Dynamax wrote:

Burn wrote:And it looks like the international market will probably have a repeat of Raw as they're not distributing the tribute show to the international market.

Yet it was aired again on TV just after the Press conference here.

They probably weren't able to pull it in time. But markets like Australia and England will no doubt miss out.

So ... is it worth downloading or should I spare myself the pain?

Burn wrote:

Dynamax wrote:

Burn wrote:And it looks like the international market will probably have a repeat of Raw as they're not distributing the tribute show to the international market.

Yet it was aired again on TV just after the Press conference here.

They probably weren't able to pull it in time. But markets like Australia and England will no doubt miss out.

So ... is it worth downloading or should I spare myself the pain?

It was a beautiful piece and treated with class. The superstar's were all devastated. Cena wished he could have talked to Benoit more personally. Regal was at a loss for words. Edge and Chavo's stories had me break down into tears. It was gutwrenching then and now..in the wake of the horrible truth...I don't know..

They all talked about....how much...he loved his family....


Damn it all. Why did this have to happen?

Dynamax wrote:

Burn wrote:

Dynamax wrote:

Burn wrote:And it looks like the international market will probably have a repeat of Raw as they're not distributing the tribute show to the international market.

Yet it was aired again on TV just after the Press conference here.

They probably weren't able to pull it in time. But markets like Australia and England will no doubt miss out.

So ... is it worth downloading or should I spare myself the pain?

It was a beautiful piece and treated with class. The superstar's were all devastated. Cena wished he could have talked to Benoit more personally. Regal was at a loss for words. Edge and Chavo's stories had me break down into tears. It was gutwrenching then and now..in the wake of the horrible truth...I don't know..

They all talked about....how much...he loved his family....


Damn it all. Why did this have to happen?

It is so hard when a hero to so many fall and fall like this. It makes you question a lot of things. No matter what Beniot's legacy is clouded forever and I feel is warrented. He should never be put in to the WWE Hall of Fame, and his name should no longer be mentioned on WWE programming.

Hot_Rod wrote:

Robinson wrote:WWE® Shocked At Latest Developments In Benoit Tragedy, Concerned By Sensationalistic Reporting


1. The authorities stated that all drugs found in the house were believed to be legal prescriptions.

2. Steroids were not, and could not, be related to the cause of death (asphyxiation). Authorities had no factual basis to speculate as to Benoit’s state of mind, and rightly did not do so.

That's odd.. I read a few pages back that they were ILLegal prescriptions. And then...

Investigators found prescription anabolic steroids in the house and want to know whether the muscle man was unhinged by the drugs, which can cause paranoia, depression and explosive outbursts known as “roid rage.”

http://pojoslam.blogspot.com/

And of coarse the WWE is going to cover their behinds. They always have. Especially when PR is so important to the product that you put out like in Entertaimnet, which is what they sell.

And if you look at history, and the hundreds of tragic wrestler deaths, the facts are there that suggest the WWE does have a history of Steriods. Especially when McMahon was on trial before for Steriods.

Switching away from the steriods discussion, I can only imagine what Brett Hart must be thinking after all that he has went through with the WWE. I mean his famous fued with McMahon and more importantly, what happened to his Brother Owen. I bet this is making him have to relive that horrible experience all over again. Owen died in action due to a terrible fall from a WWE cable, but he was taken from Brett and all of us far too young, just the same. And let's not forget about his brother-in-law Davy Boy Smith too.

Death is a fact of life. We'll all die sometime. And it's not guarunteed that it will be when we're old either. Nothing is garunteed and we are only mortal humans.

It's just so sad when it hits you with a sucker punch to the gut. Especially under these circumstances under investigation.

He may have had legal prescriptions for steroids relating to his neck surgery from a few years back. People are just reaching for the steroid angle however.

Man I'm still having trouble believing that he would do this. I mean his son had to know his mother was dead downstairs...And yet no phone calls or cries for help. Nothing. I just keep hoping to hear they found someones footprints or fingerprints on stuff. God I just can't believe that he would do that.

Okay it's been over 24 hours since this broke and I've been on the same emotional rollercoaster most of you have, but as the dust settles I've finally been able to gather my thoughts...



Man I'm so trying to get my head around this.

I mean on one hand I keep saying this can NOT be true, but it is true, and the sad reality of this is somewhere in testimonials last night on RAW and todays answers.

By all accounts Benoit was a very private man, that did not discuss personal issues, many people stated that last night on RAW. And in 2003 Nancy had filed for divorce citing their three-year union was "Irrevocably broken and alleging "cruel treatment." But she later dropped the complaint, as well as a request for a restraining order in which she charged that Benoit had threatened her and had broken furniture in their home.

So clearly they had reconciled, but there were still issues. I imagine it went something like this. They had a fight of some sort, he went home, the fight continues, he strangles her, then the reality of what has happened sets in. There is no going back. His entire life was wrestling first family next. When you kill your wife, there will be no further wrestling, no matter the circumstances.

To Benoit, his life was effectively over.

The only way for him to come close to righting things was to kill his son, and then himself.

I just don't know how else to explain this, and it really makes me extremely sad to think that this person whose carreer I watched for years could, would and DID do this.

I keep hoping that some other answer for this will present itself, cause as is this just feels like such a wrong end to Benoit, Nancy and theri son. An answer that makes more sense than he went home strangled his wife, smothered his son and hung himself.

I didn't feel this way when Owen Hart died, or Eddie Guererro died. Yes it was sad, but with Owen at least you could take comfort in the fact that it WAS an accident, and with Eddie hey lets be honest, the man WAS an admitted drug addict at one point in his life, add that with the wrestling lifestyle well while sad somehow Eddie not waking up in a hotelroom one day seems like it was bound to happen.

This?

This I just can't make any sense of at all, and it just really bums me out.

Despite what looks likely at this point to have happened I feel bad for those involved, I can't imagine what would drive him to do this, and man do I feel bad for his wife, and son, and even the two kids (from a previous relationship) he left behind. Worse yet it's a tough bit to swallow, but Benoits carreer no matter what he did will now be overshadowed by the actions of his last few days.

He fought so hard to leave a legacy, built on his ability, and in the end the only legacy that will matter is that Chris Benoit killed his wife and son, and then hung himself.

Very sad.