Benoits son may have died from wrestling choke hold!

[LionDen]

DA: Wrestler's Son May Have Died in Chokehold

New Clues in Murder-Suicide but Still No Motive
ABC News

Investigators said they did not have a motive for the Chris Benoit family murder spree, but they did have new clues in the case and a chilling timeline of how, where and when the professional wrestler took the life of his wife and 7-year-old son.

Two days before Benoit and his family were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide, Benoit told co-workers his wife and son had food poisoning and were throwing up, according to World Wrestling Entertainment.

Nancy Benoit, Benoit's wife of seven years who had also performed with the World Wrestling champion in the ring, was in the upstairs office Friday when she was attacked, investigators said.

Scott Ballard, the Fayette County District Attorney, said that Nancy Benoit was bound at her feet and wrists.

"There was a bruise in the small in her back as if a knee was placed there," Ballard said today on "Good Morning America."

Investigators believe Benoit waited until Saturday morning to kill his 7-year-old son, Daniel, in the boy's bedroom. Ballard told ABC News the boy may have died after being put in a wrestling chokehold.

What Text Messages Said

At the crime scene, Benoit's son was found with needle marks in his arm. Law enforcement officials believe the boy was being injected with human growth hormone because he was undersize.

Ballard called the crime scene in the boy's bedroom "heartbreaking," with wrestling action figures and a toy championship belt in the room.

"There was a Bible displayed beside the body of each victim," Ballard added.

Hours later, before dawn Sunday morning, Benoit reportedly sent a string of strange text messages to co-workers and neighbors, including, "The dogs are in the enclosed pool area. Garage side door is open." Another said, "My physical address is 130 Green Meadow Lane."

"We believe that was an effort for someone to find his body before too long," Ballard said.

Monday, police found Benoit strangled to death in his basement as he hanged from weight-lifting equipment.

'Roid Rage' Still Speculation

Investigators are still searching for a motive in the deaths.

Benoit's wife filed a temporary restraining order and filed for divorce in May 2003, claiming her husband "lost his temper and threatened her." She withdrew the divorce petition in August 2003.

[Black Widow]

its hard to imagine a man who loved his son so much.. would kill him with a wrestling choke hold

[LionDen]

Be interesting to know how they came to the conclusion the son may have been in a choke hold. It would have to be some type of bruising. I certainly hope it is not due to the style of wrestling benoit did. The bruise in her back could have got there from when he allegedly tied her up.

[JohnCenaFan28]

The boy's room must have really been a sad scene, I mean seeing everything(the wrestling action figures etc) Chris Benoit loved and his son too all on the ground, knowing that Benoit did it... The bruise on Nancy could have been from a struggle or something blunt hitting her? A chokehold on his son, he may have told him he wanted to try out a move on him or something and then killed him, so the boy wouldn't have realized what his dad was doing...

[The Major]

why dont they prove it
he must have had been messed up to do this
no one will no what or why this happened.

[The LichKing]

Worst death you can have from a wrestling dad

[JohnCenaFan28]

No-one will ever know why he did this, he left no note apparently and people who saw him last say he was just fine...

[The LichKing]

No-one will ever know why he did this, he left no note apparently and people who saw him last say he was just fine...

He snapped...or something caused him too

[matt234]

what choke hold do u think it was

[osutank]

hope this isn't true.