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Friday, June 29th 2007

08:28:28 (434 days, 14h, 0min ago)

Im sure by now everyone has read about the tragedy surrounding the death of the family of Canadian Wrestler Chris Benoit... Benoit, born in Montreal but raised in Edmonton Ab, took the life of his wife Nancy and son Daniel last weekend before taking his own sometime Monday, an act that first isnpired shock, then outrage as the details emerged.

Atlanta authorites, acting on a call from WWE management when Benoit failed to appear for two scheduled shows then repeatedly sent unsettling text messages to some of the other perfomers, went to Benoits residence. There they found the bodies of Benoit, known as the Rabid Wolverine, hung by a cable of a weight-machine, his wife strangled and his son, who suffered from Fragile X syndrome. Bibles were found next to the mother and son.

At this juncture all leads point to Benoit - the press has more or less tried and convicted him before all the evidence is in; as last report the autopsies have yet to be performed which may be the most telling case. Anabolic steroids found in Benoit's home lead many to believe this may have been a case of "roid rage", severe aggressive behavior brought on by long term use. The only thing that DOESNT fit the pattern here is the fact that his wife was bound BEFORE she was killed and the placment of the bibles beside the bodies... not the signs of a man filled with "paranoia and anxiety".

Along with the media frenzy comes, of course, the "conspiracy theories" - timelines that dont seem to mesh, WWE officials who seemed to know WAY TOO MUCH too soon... and then theres the fact that the wrestlers Wikipedia web page was altered to mention the death of his wife HOURS before the authorities discovered the bodies. Was there another hand in play here or is it just a case of an act so unbelievable that the obvious seems too vile to comprehend.

Cold blooded murder, pharmaceutically induced rage or a mystery that may NEVER be solved the thing that seems to be overlooked in all this is the lives that have been lost...

I met Chris Benoit years ago.... he was in town for a pay per view event and dropped into BJs Gym for a workout. Benoit graduated from the Stu Hart wrestling dungeon before he embarked on his career and as it happens BJ Annis, owner of BJs Gym, is married to one of the Hart daughters. Benoit took the time to shake every hand in the room, stopping to chat with most everyone and even offered me encouragement for my workout (I was recovering from a broken shoulder at the time). Its hard to imagine the same affible, likeable, smiling man taking the life of his loved ones, especially his son Daniel who many say "meant the world to him".

Ya know the longer I live,

the more confusing life gets...

Wil

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Posted by Holly:


I hear you, my friend. And considering the fact that Chris was not a Christian makes it even more strange that Bibles were placed near his wife and son. Also, authorities haven't spoken with the other wrestler who was in the house, and it doesn't look like they're going to. I wonder why that is?

Chris Benoit was a kind and loving person, not a cold-blooded killer. I met him when he was just starting out in his career, more than 20 years ago. He never, ever turned anyone away who asked for a picture or an autograph, and he was never, ever unkind to the people who talked to him after his matches. Everything about this case just seems so completely opposite to the man many knew and loved...

Have a great day and a great weekend, my friend.



Friday, June 29th 2007 @ 10:07:32 (434 days, 12h, 21min ago)

Posted by Beyond the Confines...:

I did hear about this, but not in any detail. Sounds like there's more to the story than meets the eye.
Anyway, I am sorry for the loss. Any loss of life is tragic of course, but so much more so when it's at the hands of another

I don't know if it's an anti-histimine, but I was taking alovert for awhile for my allergy headaches, took some benedryl today for the swelling. I think I'm in for a sickly summer

Have a great holiday week-end Wil I'll give the pooches an extra squeeze from ya
Friday, June 29th 2007 @ 11:47:39 (434 days, 10h, 41min ago)

Posted by The Zoo:

hi u w coolest . mom remembers watching him on tv. happy friday and we hope you are going to have a very coolish holiday weekend
Friday, June 29th 2007 @ 13:23:11 (434 days, 9h, 6min ago)

Posted by Kati:

So Bryan's already in town....how about you? Have a good weekend Wil
Friday, June 29th 2007 @ 14:22:29 (434 days, 8h, 6min ago)

Posted by Starlight:

Hi Wil. Just passing through..what a terrible tragedy this is! Fragile X Syndrome is in my family. I think you know that already. I bet that put a lot of stress on the family. I just pray they are all at peace..somewhere.
Have a restful weekend.
S.
Friday, June 29th 2007 @ 16:52:11 (434 days, 5h, 37min ago)

Posted by Brenda:

You are SO right with that last part :D

Have a great long Canada Day weekend, my friend ;-)
Saturday, June 30th 2007 @ 01:10:19 (433 days, 21h, 19min ago)

Posted by Claire Andrews:

That story's been getting some coverage in Australia too - just horrible to think about. You can never know what's lurking deep in people's personalities - fortunately in the vast majority of cases, what's beneath the surface is safe.

Have a great Canada Day!

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Saturday, June 30th 2007 @ 04:07:34 (433 days, 18h, 21min ago)

Posted by The Zoo:

hi u w coolest . happy saturday and we hope you have a funaroo canada day tomorrow
Saturday, June 30th 2007 @ 09:13:47 (433 days, 13h, 15min ago)

Posted by The Camper:

Happy Canada Day, Wil!

   

  

Sunday, July 1st 2007 @ 08:15:53 (432 days, 14h, 13min ago)

Posted by AmandaMagick:

Thats just aweful! what terrible news. Hopefully it gets sorted out. I have something at my journal that may cheer you up. An old friend of mine JAMS hard and I have some of his stuff in my latest post.

--HUGS

Amanda
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