Service for Benoit wife, son
2007-07-14 18:59
Daytona Beach - Three weeks after they were found strangled in their home, the wife and seven-year-old son of professional wrestler Chris Benoit have been buried on Saturday in Florida.
The Canadian-born Benoit killed his wife, Nancy, and son, Daniel, in their Atlanta-area home, placed Bibles next to their bodies and then hung himself on the cable of a weight machine, authorities said.
Nancy Benoit's parents live in Florida.
Anabolic steroids were found in the Benoits' home, leading officials to wonder if the drugs played a role in the killings.
Results of toxicology tests on the three have not been released.
Benoit was a World Wrestling Entertainment star with a wholesome, family-man image.
Despite that appearance, however, Nancy Benoit filed for a divorce in 2003 alleging "cruel treatment."
She dropped the complaint, as well as a request for a restraining order in which she alleged Benoit threatened her and broke furniture.
Nancy Benoit was a wrestling stage manager who married Benoit in 2000.
Chris Benoit's father has said private services for him were to be held in Canada. It was unknown on Saturday whether those services have taken place.
- AP