![]() ![]() In any case, her medical examiner saw no evidence that she was sedated as her son had been when he was killed. Decomposition also made it difficult to estimate pre-death levels of hydrocodone and alprazolam, found in "therapeutic levels" in her body. Toxicologists found alcohol in her body, but were unable to determine whether it had been present before death or was a decomposition product. Officials said that there were no signs of immediate struggle. Injuries indicated that Benoit had pressed a knee into her back while pulling on a cord around her neck, causing strangulation. A copy of the Bible was left by her body. A balled up combination of a tube sock and tape was also found in the kitchen trash and appeared to be soaked in dried blood, which led police to believe that it was being used as a makeshift gag prior to her death. According to the police report, her limbs were bound prior to her death, with her arms being restrained with coaxial cables, and her feet being duct-taped together. ![]() On Friday, June 22, 2007, Chris Benoit killed his wife Nancy in the bonus room of their house which was being used as an office. This led to numerous media accounts, and a federal investigation into steroid abuse in professional wrestling.Įvents Murder of Nancy Benoit Since Benoit's suicide, numerous explanations for his actions have been proposed, including severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), steroid and alcohol abuse, leading to a failing marriage and other personal problems. He placed Bibles near the bodies of his wife and son. Then, on the evening of June 24, Benoit killed himself in his weight room, when he used his lat pulldown machine to hang himself. The couple's son, Daniel Christopher Benoit, who also died of asphyxia, was killed as he was lying sedated in his bed on the morning of June 23. Nancy was found wrapped in a towel with blood under her head, although Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard reported no other signs of a struggle. Autopsy results showed that Benoit's wife was murdered first, having died of asphyxiation on the night of June 22. Over a three-day period from June 22 to June 24, 2007, Chris Benoit, a 40-year-old Canadian professional wrestler employed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), murdered his wife Nancy and their seven-year-old son, Daniel, before hanging himself at their residence in Fayetteville, Georgia, United States. Unknown (possibly related to CTE, abuse of steroids, alcohol and emotional issues) ![]()
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