Celebrity Justice
Cops Give Gruesome Details of Benoit Killing Spree

Posted Jun 26th 2007 3:15PM by TMZ Staff

Officials have confirmed the horrifying details in the deaths of wrestling superstar Chris Benoit and his family.

In a statement by a member of the Fayetteville Sheriff's Department, "Mr, Benoit had sometime, possibly Friday, murdered his wife by asphyxiation. Sometime shortly after that, the same for his son Daniel and sometime later ... committed suicide by hanging himself in the basement area."

According to officials, Nancy was bound at the wrists and feet, with a towel wrapped around her body, and blood was found underneath her head. A Bible was also reportedly found near each one of the bodies.

Police have also confirmed that prescription drugs and steroids were found in the house.

Benoit was found hanging in a weight room in his house. Cops say that he used a cord from one of his workout machines as a makeshift noose. Authorities also believe that Benoit died on Saturday.

Story developing ...

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1. Burn in hell Benoit! Your son is in the kINGDOM OF god!

Posted at 3:25PM on Jun 26th 2007 by Cigano

2. Simply heart breaking

Posted at 3:25PM on Jun 26th 2007 by Cathy

3. i just watched the news conference they did not say anything about steroids,..

Posted at 3:25PM on Jun 26th 2007 by rebecca

4. This is sick.. God bless the wifes family.

Posted at 3:25PM on Jun 26th 2007 by Not Cool

5. i dont think that chris would to anything like this

Posted at 3:26PM on Jun 26th 2007 by kayla

6. How very sad, when will people learn abusing steroids leads to very bad things, My heart goes out to there family

Posted at 3:26PM on Jun 26th 2007 by WhiskeyGirl76543

7. sadness all around

Posted at 3:26PM on Jun 26th 2007 by gloria

8. I thought, as many others did, that steroids may be involved. How sad, but thank God his other children were not home with him.

Posted at 3:28PM on Jun 26th 2007 by JV

9. Ugh!

Posted at 3:28PM on Jun 26th 2007 by MallReviews.com

10. Thank our precious lord that the bible was near. Can you imagine how happy she must have been drawing her last breath and knowing she had the bible near her. She is definately in heaven??? I'll bet he is also.

Posted at 3:29PM on Jun 26th 2007 by bobbybaby

11. how sad...is everyone killing their childs and wife or husband these days...he should just killed himself...let his wife and son along....too many drugs in him most likely.....

Posted at 3:29PM on Jun 26th 2007 by marlena

12. I just knew that steroids had to be involved! I hope that he burns in hell for what he did to his family!

Posted at 3:29PM on Jun 26th 2007 by Andrea

13. SICK >>>>>>>>:{{ SICK>>>>>>>:{{ WHAT A SHAME!!

Posted at 3:29PM on Jun 26th 2007 by IN SHOCK

14. What the hell? It's really hard to believe that he would do that kinda thing. He still is a legend of the wrestling world. Sometimes people just snap especially those that take drugs.

Posted at 3:29PM on Jun 26th 2007 by amanda

15. Wow, I feel mostly for his other two kids. Hope they get the help they will need in the near future...

Posted at 3:29PM on Jun 26th 2007 by anginicko

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