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Benoit Murder Details Revealed

Posted Jun 26th 2007 11:37AM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned more about the deaths of WWE wrestling superstar Chris Benoit, his wife and son -- and the information is extremely disturbing.

Several Atlanta-based law enforcement sources have told TMZ Benoit may have strangled his wife on Saturday, then smothered his son in his bed a day later. Investigators refuse to officially comment, pending final confirmation by the coroner on the cause and time of the deaths.

One source told TMZ that Benoit was texting friends during Sunday's WWE "Vengeance" Pay-Per-View program -- possibly watching the show with his son, who may have been alive at the time.

According to sources, Benoit then hanged himself Monday in a weight room inside the family home.

A police investigation is ongoing.

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31. If all the speculation is confirmed. if he did that.....WTF!!! I hope he burns in hell for what he did... He deserves no tribute. No murderer of the people he loves deserves that especially a child murderer.

Posted at 12:05PM on Jun 26th 2007 by V.

32. What a loser! And WWE gave him a tribute like he was a hero. He is a piece of crap murderer, good riddance!

Posted at 12:04PM on Jun 26th 2007 by me

33. Domestic Dispute + Steroid Rage = Dead People

Posted at 12:06PM on Jun 26th 2007 by turdtacular

34. Kill his wife and child with his own hands, then take the coward's way out, did he think this was more make-believe wrestling? I pray there's a special place in hell for assholes like this.

Posted at 12:05PM on Jun 26th 2007 by koz

35. I can't believe they celebrated his career on Raw last night without having the full story of the events. What a shame!

Posted at 12:07PM on Jun 26th 2007 by MallReviews.com

36. How can people that post these comments about Benoit make judgements about him?

I got a question to ask all of these people do you people know what exactly went on inside Benoit's home? Where any of you there when they were having problems?

If you were there and knew the state of mind that he was in at that moment in time then by all means judge him, until then all of your thoughts about what happened inside their home don't matter.

How would you like for somebody to judge you?

Posted at 12:51PM on Jun 26th 2007 by crazybastard14216

37. Yes what Chris Benoit did is absolutely atrocious and there is no reason to try and justify it, but still, to the ones who have mourned his death and have made tributes to him, I don't think you should be ashamed of that. Obviously something in Chris Benoit snapped, and for so many individuals to be so heartbroken over his loss, including the WWE, before they knew what truely did happen, proves that this wasn't in Chris Benoit's character and something terribly went wrong and no one but himself, his wife and his son will ever know what that was. You can blame steroids all that you want, but this seriously has to be deeper then that. My heart goes out to Chris, his wife, his son and all of the extended families, because yes what he did was horrifying and there is no excuse for it, but he obviously was a different person at that time.

Posted at 12:42PM on Jun 26th 2007 by Tamara Dawn

38. I WAS SHOCKED AND VERY DISTURBED TO LEARN THAT ANOTHER GREAT WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION SUPERSTAR HAS DIED. FIRST ELIZABETH BECAUSE OF THAT DRUG ADDICT LEX LUGER THEN EDDY GUERRERO NOW CHRIS BENOIT AND HIS FAMILY. I AM VERY SAD AND AT THE SAME TIME QUITE DISTURBED! RIP BENOIT FAMILY. MAY GOD FORGIVE YOU.

Posted at 12:32PM on Jun 26th 2007 by JEOFFREY

39. when you are a kid the people you trust the most and need when you get scared are your parents, i just can't imagine what was going through this little boy's head when this happened, i know they is justice for all and this guy will find his.

Posted at 12:16PM on Jun 26th 2007 by EVIE

40. Me and my boys who are ages 19 and 20 years old now have watched WWE for years and years and I have to say that we are just so sad over this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the Benoit's and his wife's family and to the family of WWE. May he and his wife and son REST IN PEACE.

Posted at 12:09PM on Jun 26th 2007 by rootbeer70

41. I was sad to hear about Chris Benoit's death as well as his family. He was one of the best skilled wrestlers in the sport. I followed his career in WCW as well as WWE. He competed in some of the best competitive matches. It is shocking to see what had happened to him. Maybe the pressures of the sport and the travelling to arenas and stadiums to compete in matches might have gotten to him.

Posted at 12:36PM on Jun 26th 2007 by PN

42. I think when he killed his wife and realized he would go to prison and the son would have lost both parents, that's when he decided to kill the son. Then he had no recourse except to commit suicide. Very sad. Now why did he kill his wife?

Posted at 2:18PM on Jun 26th 2007 by lj

43. IT'S FUNNY HOW THEY JUST REPLACED HIS NICE PHOTO WITH THIS ONE.

Posted at 12:11PM on Jun 26th 2007 by AG

44. roid rage does it everytime

Posted at 12:12PM on Jun 26th 2007 by Big Al

45. You know, if only all professional wrestlers would take a cue from Chris and off themselves this world would have that many less retards.

I hate that the kid and wife died, but damn, another meat head roid freak dead is not a big loss.

Posted at 12:13PM on Jun 26th 2007 by Homer30

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