“Benoit’s brain was so severely damaged it resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer’s patient.”
He won 15 championships in the WWF/WWE alone.
He was considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.
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He then missed a pay-per-view match due to what was characterized as a family emergency.
The world would soon learn that the Benoit family was dead.
It was determined that the family had been killed in a three day long murder-suicide perpetrated by Chris.
Nancy Benoit was bound.
Daniel Benoit was dosed with Xanax andbelieved to be unconsciousat the time he was strangled to death.
Chris had an older son and daughter that were living in Canada at the time and were unharmed.
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The world was shocked by news of the murder-suicide.
Chris was one of the kindest, politest people.
I never saw the guy get mad, not one single time.
He didnt get upset about anything.
His father described Chris as akind and gentleman who loved working with children through Make-A-Wish.
There were also opened wine bottles around the home.
Chris Benoit visited his personal physician, Dr. Phil Astin, the day before the murders started.
Dr. Astin was previously charged by federal authorities in two unrelated cases ofimproperly prescribing drugs to patients.
The program has also been successfully used to aid in early detection of cardiac health issues for wrestlers.
I think something terribly went wrong.
The doctor said he had CTE.
Thats what, at the beginning, gave me some closure.
It just made my life a little easier, didnt have to think about it.
I dont think it was him.
Benoit was known for his aggressive wrestling style amassing more concussions than he could count.
The lawsuit was dismissed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2020.
True crime shows likeForensic FilesandDatelinehave endless episodes about a husband or wife who murdered their partner.
That isnt something that currently exists.
We have to build it.
She also filed for a restraining order which she dropped three months later.
