It was later alleged that Daniel had Fragile X syndrome and that this was the cause of domestic problems in the Benoit family. Daniel's body had also just started to show signs of decomposition but was not as far along as his mother's body. The reports determined Daniel was sedated with Xanax and likely unconscious when he was killed. Daniel had internal injuries to the throat area, showing no bruises. ĭaniel was suffocated and killed in his bedroom, and a copy of the Bible was left by his body. He was Nancy's only child, as she had no children with her ex-husbands Jim Daus or Kevin Sullivan. Daniel Benoit ĭaniel Christopher Benoit (February 25, 2000 – June 23, 2007) was Chris' third child and second son, having older paternal half-siblings named David (born 1993) and Megan (born 1997) via Chris's first wife, Martina, who were all living in Canada at the time the murder-suicide took place. In any case, her medical examiner saw no evidence that she was sedated as her son had been when he was killed. Decomposition also made it difficult to estimate pre-death levels of hydrocodone and alprazolam, found in "therapeutic levels" in her body. Toxicologists found alcohol in her body, but were unable to determine whether it had been present before death or was a decomposition product. Officials said that there were no signs of immediate struggle. Injuries indicated that Benoit had pressed a knee into her back while pulling on a cord around her neck, causing strangulation. A copy of the Bible was left by her body. A balled up combination of a tube sock and tape was also found in the kitchen trash and appeared to be soaked in dried blood, which led police to believe that it was being used as a makeshift gag prior to her death. According to the police report, her limbs were bound prior to her death, with her arms being restrained with coaxial cables, and her feet being duct-taped together. On Friday, June 22, 2007, Chris Benoit killed his wife Nancy in the bonus room of their house which was being used as an office. The incident led to numerous media accounts, and a federal investigation into steroid abuse in professional wrestling. Since Benoit's suicide, numerous explanations for his actions have been proposed, including severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), steroid and alcohol abuse, leading to a failing marriage and other personal problems. He placed Bibles near the bodies of his wife and son. Then, on the evening of June 24, Benoit killed himself in his weight room, when he used his lat pulldown machine to hang himself. The couple's son, Daniel Christopher Benoit, who also died of asphyxia, was killed as he was lying sedated in his bed on the morning of June 23. On June 25, Nancy was found wrapped in a towel with blood under her head, although Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard reported no other signs of a struggle. Autopsy results showed that Benoit's wife was murdered first as she was bound at the feet and wrists and died of asphyxiation on the night of June 22. Over a three-day period from June 22 to 24, 2007, Chris Benoit, a 40-year-old Canadian professional wrestler employed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and living in Fayetteville, Georgia, murdered his wife Nancy and their 7-year-old son, Daniel, before hanging himself. Unknown (possibly related to CTE, abuse of steroids, alcohol and emotional issues)
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