Posted on June 29th, 2007 at 11:09 pm by Editor
A Wikipedia posting about the death of pro wrestler Chris Benoit’s wife that preceded the discovery of the Benoit family’s bodies has become a major obstacle in the murder-suicide criminal investigation, authorities told ABC News. “It is unbelievable what a hindrance this has put on our investigation,” said Lt. Tommy Pope, a spokesman for the Fayette County, Ga., Sheriff’s Department. “We’ve got to put a lot of effort and time into working to prove or disprove that someone put up a hoax situation or that somebody was conceiving the death from out of state,” Pope said, adding that investigators have been flooded with tips regarding a Web posting that’s very likely a bizarre coincidence.
Police have traced the Wikipedia posting and subsequent anonymous confession and apology to an IP address in Connecticut. Pope said local authorities there are working with his department and have seized computer equipment from the person responsible for the postings. “We know who the person is,” Pope said, adding that police wouldn’t reveal his or her identity until early next week. By then they hope to have determined whether the person was implicated in what police earlier this week called a double murder-homicide. If the person had knowledge of the death before police discovered the body, he or she could face criminal charges.
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July 24, 2007 at 3:59 pm
chris benoit had a lot of family issues that he kept to himself untill that weekend .he needed help and no one saw it untill all this happened the WWE does need to have psycological testing done on all of its wrestlers as i think a few of them have mental problems where they stem from long hours on the road or from drug use only a doctor can answer that question but i know there r way to many young wrestlers dying for what ever reason the goverment needs to investagate drug alligation and have psycological tests done on out heros .