クリス・ベノワ死去

見ず知らずの他人の死がこんなにショックだとは思わなかった。しかし、それに続くニュースはもっとショックだった。

• Ｗ・ペガサスことクリス・ベノワ死去
• Benoit’s death part of a double murder-suicide(2名を殺害し自殺?)

いったい何が。

Ｗ・ペガサスことクリス・ベノワ死去

米国ＷＷＥの現役スター・クリス・べノワ氏が現地時間の２５日に、米国の自宅で妻、息子とともに一家全員遺体で発見されたとＷＷＥ．ｃｏｍが伝えた。享年４０歳だった。

１９９０年代、「ペガサスキッド」や「ワイルド・ペガサス」のリングネームで新日本プロレスで活躍したベノワ氏は、９０年にはＩＷＧＰジュニア・ヘビー級王座獲得、９３年にはトップ・オブ・ザ・スーパージュニア４優勝、さらに９５年には、ベスト・オブ・ザ・スーパージュニア２優勝など、新日本ジュニアのトップ外国人選手として黄金時代を築いた。

Benoit’s death part of a double murder-suicide

Written: June 25, 2007

According to lead investigator Lt. Tommy Pope, of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, in Fayetteville, Ga., the deaths of WWE Superstar Chris Benoit, wife Nancy and son Daniel were the result of a double murder-suicide, WWE.com has learned.

Benoit failed to appear both at Saturday’s live event in Beaumont, Texas, and WWE’s Vengeance: Night of Champions in Houston Sunday night, after informing WWE of a family emergency. Several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning prompted concerned friends to alert Richard Hering, VP of Government Relations for WWE, Inc. Hering, in turn, spoke with Fayette County sheriffs Monday, and requested they respond to the Benoit residence to check on him and his family.

Authorities representing the Sheriff’s Department initially had a difficult time entering Benoit’s new Fayetteville home Monday afternoon, which had been guarded by two large German Shepherds roaming freely around the property. Once authorities entered the residence, they quickly located the bodies of Benoit, Nancy and Daniel. WWE was notified of the discovery at approximately 4 p.m.

At 10 p.m. Monday night, Lt. Pope held a press conference in conjunction with Scott Ballard, the district attorney for Fayette County. The press conference officially ruled authorities’ findings as a double murder-suicide from within the home.

WAGA, a FOX-owned and operated television station in Atlanta, reported that investigators believe Benoit killed his wife and 7-year-old son over the weekend, then himself on Monday.

The three bodies have been received by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab, in Decatur, Ga., where autopsies will be performed Tuesday morning. Toxicology reports will not become available for at least two weeks.

WWE.com has further information relating to both the investigation and the cause of death, but the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department has requested that WWE.com not release any additional details at this time.