[Deathwatch] Chris Benoit, pro wrestler, 40

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Wrestler found dead at metro Atlanta home
POSTED: 12:20 a.m. EDT, June 26, 2007

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (CNN) -- Pro wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife, Nancy,
and their seven-year-old son, Daniel, were found dead Monday at their
metro Atlanta home, according to Fayette County authorities.

"We're viewing it at the moment as a murder-suicide," said Fayette
County District Attorney Scott Ballard. "The sheriff's office has
already very thoroughly investigated and, with the crime lab, will
continue to investigate and I'm quite confident, in a few days, we'll
have a lot more answers than we have right now."

Benoit's employer, the WWE, called the sheriff's department after the
wrestler missed two appointments over the weekend, including a
pay-per-view event in Houston.

The WWE mourned Benoit, 40, on its Web site, hailing him as one of the
great champions of professional wrestling.

"The sports-entertainment world has truly suffered a loss with his
passing, as one of the all-time greats was taken well before his time."


Nicknamed the "Rabid Wolverine," the native of Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada, held various individual and tag-team titles during his 22-year
wrestling career.

In his biography on the WWE Web site, Benoit is quoted as saying:
"Wrestling has consumed my life ... It's my mistress, my passion. It
defines a lot of who I am as a person."

Lt. Tommy Pope of the Fayette County Sheriffs Office said preliminary
autopsy results are expected Tuesday afternoon, with toxicology results
due on Wednesday.

Many thanks to TheLenGuy for posting this obituary