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Wrestler and Family Killed in Murder-Suicide

Bodies of wife and young son found in dead champion's home

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 26, 2007 4:37 AM CDT

(Newser) – A professional wrestler was found dead yesterday with his wife and 7-year old son in what authorities are calling a murder-suicide. Investigators believe Chris Benoit, 40, killed his family over the weekend in their secluded Georgia home before committing suicide yesterday. A neighbor alerted police,...   Read full story »

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