Chris Benoit Found Dead

[blm]

at what point in time did the News Organizations stop reporting the news as facts and start reporting fabricated fairy tails.

at what point did they ever report facts?

[Shibby]

Hey B, I wasn't aware they gave children with dwarfism GH injections, but that make sens eif it was administered by a doc. It didn't say anything about the GH being prescribed, but then again that would discredit their steroids case a little, lol!

I work for a specialty pharmacy and we have a lot of patients under the age 18 on GH. I don't know what the cut off would be, but I just see the files for the minors.

[Shibby]

Front page CNN.

Benoit deaths raise 'roid rage' questions

The discovery of anabolic steroids in pro-wrestler Chris Benoit's home has raised speculation that the performance-enhancing drugs may be linked to his death and the killings of his wife and young son. "A lot of prescription medication" was found in the home, including anabolic steroids, said Fayette County Sheriff Lt. Tommy Pope.

I like how they say "a lot of prescription medicine" but don't think this stuff that tears peoples life up everyday had anything to do with the tragedy.

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I like how they say "a lot of prescription medicine" but don't think this stuff that tears peoples life up everyday had anything to do with the tragedy.

ya, never mind all the pain killers and downers that he probably had.

[Turbo3000]

He was on a lot of pain killers....most likely extreme doses..prolly multiple docs and multiple pharmacies.

[coffee-guy]

Man - these late night bastards are really hacking things up (Bill O'Reilly kills me sometimes)...

[grnmchn]

New article, somewhat less biased:

ATLANTA (AP) - In the days before pro wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife and child and hanged himself, the couple argued over whether he should stay home more to take care of their mentally retarded 7-year-old son, an attorney for the wrestling league said Wednesday.

"I think it's fair to say that the subject of caring for that child was part of what made their relationship complicated and difficult, and it's something they were both constantly struggling with," said Jerry McDevitt, an attorney for World Wrestling Entertainment. "We do know it was a source of stress and consternation."
McDevitt said the wrestling organization learned from the couple's friends and relatives that the Benoits were struggling with where to send the boy to school since he had recently finished kindergarten.

He also said Benoit's wife didn't want him to quit wrestling, but she "wanted him to be at home more to care for the kid. She'd say she can't take care of him by herself when he was on the road."

The child suffered from a rare medical condition called Fragile X Syndrome, an inherited form of mental retardation often accompanied by autism, McDevitt said.

Over the past weekend, authorities said, Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself with a weight-machine cable in the couple's suburban home. No motive was offered for the killings, which were discovered Monday.

Anabolic steroids were found in Benoit's home, leading officials to wonder whether the drugs played a role in the slayings. Some experts believe steroids cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts known as "roid rage."

The WWE, based in Stamford, Conn., issued a news release Tuesday saying steroids "were not and could not be related to the cause of death" and that the findings indicate "deliberation, not rage." It also added that Benoit tested negative April 10, the last time he was tested for drugs.

Also Wednesday, Benoit's personal physician said the wrestler did not give any indication he was troubled when he met with the doctor hours before the start of the weekend.

Benoit had been under the care of Dr. Phil Astin, a longtime friend, for treatment of low testosterone levels. Astin said the condition likely originated from previous steroid use.

Astin prescribed testosterone for Benoit in the past but would not say what, if any, medications he prescribed the day of their meeting.

"He was in my office on Friday to stop by just to see my staff," Astin said. "He certainly didn't show any signs of any distress or rage or anything."

"I'm still very surprised and shocked, especially with his child Daniel involved," Astin said. "He worshipped his child."

District Attorney Scott Ballard said the autopsy indicated that there were no bruise marks on the child's neck, so authorities are now assuming he could have been killed using a choke hold. "It's a process of elimination," he said.

The Benoits' argument over their son was not the only friction in their marriage. Nancy Benoit had filed for a divorce in 2003, saying the couple's three-year marriage was irrevocably broken and alleging "cruel treatment." She later dropped the complaint.

Meanwhile, authorities in Georgia were investigating a link between Benoit and a Florida business that may have supplied him with steroids.

Prosecutors in upstate New York who have been investigating the company's drug sales said Benoit received deliveries from Signature Pharmacy and MedXLife.com, which sold steroids, human growth hormone and testosterone on the Internet.

Six people, including two of the pharmacy's owners, have pleaded guilty in the investigation, and 20 more have been arrested, including doctors and pharmacists.

"That's something that sounds like we ought to be investigating," Ballard told the AP on Wednesday.

A lawyer for MedXLife co-owner Dr. Gary Brandwein scoffed at allegations that his client's company sold steroids to Benoit.

"I've only read that in the paper. I have no direct information about that whatsoever," Terence Kindlon said Wednesday, adding that prosecutors in Albany County, N.Y., were trying to "distract everyone's attention from the fact that their case is disintegrating."

Brandwein, a 44-year-old osteopath from Boca Raton, Fla., has pleaded not guilty to six counts in New York state court related to the criminal sale of a controlled substance. He was accused of signing and sending prescriptions without ever seeing patients.

Telephone messages left for attorneys for Brian Schafler and Greg Trotta — two other co-owners of MedXLife — were not immediately returned Wednesday. The two men have pleaded guilty to felony third-degree diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions, admitting they helped get drugs in 2006 for customers in upstate New York who had no medical need for them.

McDevitt said the drugs found in Benoit's house were legitimately prescribed. "There's no question, none of these drugs are out there, none of these drugs came from Internet pharmacies," he said.

In addition to causing paranoia and explosive outbursts, steroids can also contribute to deep depression, according to experts.

"Just as you have the extreme high of when you're on steroids, you can get the opposite," said Dr. Todd Schlifstein, a clinical assistant professor at the New York University School of Medicine. "You can have a dramatic difference in mood swings. You can feel there's no hope, there's no future."

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Officials raid office of Benoit's doctor

ATLANTA (AP) -- Federal drug agents and sheriff's officials raided the office of pro wrestler Chris Benoit's personal physician in search of records and other items, an official said Thursday.

The raid at Dr. Phil Astin's office in Carrollton began Wednesday night and concluded early Thursday, said agent Chuvalo Truesdell, a spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration in Atlanta.

A search warrant obtained by the Fayette County Sheriff's Department in connection with the Benoit investigation was executed there, he said.

No arrests were made and Truesdell was unable to say what was seized. He said records were among the items being sought, but he could not be more specific.

Astin did not return repeated calls to his cell phone from The Associated Press on Thursday.

Benoit had been under the care of Astin, a longtime friend, for treatment of low testosterone levels. Astin said Wednesday the condition likely originated from previous steroid use.

Astin prescribed testosterone for Benoit in the past but would not say what, if any, medications he prescribed when Benoit visited his office Friday.

Over the weekend, Benoit killed his wife and son and then killed himself at their home in Fayetteville.

Anabolic steroids were found in Benoit's home, leading officials to wonder whether the drugs played a role in the slayings. Some experts believe steroids cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts known as "roid rage."

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Now the story is getting weird. Someone posted about the death of Benoit's wife on wikipedia hours before police knew about it!!

Wikipedia notes death of Benoit's wife before body found.

• Web page about wrestler updated to mention wife's death before bodies found
• Entry made by someone with IP address registered in Stamford, Connecticut
• Officials raid office of a doctor who prescribed testosterone to Benoit
• Police: Wrestler strangled wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son, hanged himself

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Investigators are looking into who altered pro wrestler Chris Benoit's Wikipedia entry to mention his wife's death hours before authorities discovered the bodies of the couple and their 7-year-old son.

Benoit's Wikipedia entry was altered early Monday to say that the wrestler had missed a match two days earlier because of his wife's death.

A Wikipedia official, Cary Bass, said Thursday that the entry was made by someone using an Internet protocol address registered in Stamford, Connecticut, where World Wrestling Entertainment is based.

An IP address, a unique series of numbers carried by every machine connected to the Internet, does not necessarily have to be broadcast from where it is registered. The bodies were found in Benoit's home in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, and it's not known where the posting was sent from, Bass said.

Benoit strangled his wife and son during the weekend, placing Bibles next to their bodies, before hanging himself on the cable of a weight-machine in his home, authorities said. No motive was offered for the killings, which were discovered Monday.

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I have also heard talk of Benoit's wife and the other female wrestler that died like 2 weeks ago being connected.

Something to think about, Stamford is where the ip was traced to. That is world head quarters of the WWE. The posting on wiki was made almost 12 hours before the bodies were found.

Something is definitely wrong. I am not so sure that it was in fact Benoit that killed his family. Is it possible that someone killed the wife and kid and Benoit came home and found them and then killed himself?

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Someone knew that Chris Benoit's wife had been killed before her body was found -- and wrote about it in a chilling message on the wrestler's Wikipedia page.

Just after midnight on Monday morning, reports FOX News, Benoit's Wiki entry read, "Chris Benoit was not [at a WWE event the Saturday before] due to personal issues, stemming from the death of his wife Nancy." But the bodies of Nancy Benoit and their son weren't found until 2:30 PM that afternoon, more than 13 hours after the Wikipedia entry.

The report of the death was questioned by Wiki overseers, though it reappeared via a wireless device later. One lead has trickled back to Stamford, CT, home of the WWE, though there's not evidence that anyone there made the change. A WWE lawyer says, "I have no idea who posted this."

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Is it possible? Sure...But come on...I would just call the cops(if I was innocent)and let them figure things out...Why kill myself when I had nothing to do with the crime(s)?

umm maybe because he was so upset he just wanted to end it all. who the fuck thinks logically in that situation.

not saying this is what happened. just saying that i dont think this case is what has been reported.

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This pic was taken just hours before he supposedly killed his family. I am sorry, he does not look like a guy that is about to go do something like that.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13588187/detail.html

[Bouncer]

So now you're on his side? I think he did it...He could look all happy go go in a picture...But it's easy(for some people)to hide emotions.

yes rado, "i am on his side". lol. :moron:

i am simply saying that many aspects of this story are questionable.

[Mr I]

Is it possible that that someone could have threatened him with the lives of his family, killed him and his family?

Not being an ass but OJ Simpson etc etc?, there's been a few miscarages of justice before, it took ages until doctors figured out that some people had not in fact been dying of heart attacks but had been given big doses of potasium injection etc etc

Clearly it looks the way it looks and that is probably the way it is. Its just from the bare facts that we know they don't answer all the questions. I agree he looks pretty placid in the picture but there again it didn't seem to be a crime of anger, sometimes when people are going to end it they are resolved in their own mind well before the act.

At the end of the day thats the essence of phycosis, being mentally resolved in a thought path that is completely ignorant of other peoples feelings or consequences.