<P> Over a three - day period between June 22 and June 24 , 2007 , Chris Benoit , a 40 - year - old veteran professional wrestler employed by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , killed his wife Nancy Benoit and strangled their 7 - year - old son Daniel . Autopsy results showed that Benoit 's wife was murdered first as she was bound at the feet and wrists and died of asphyxiation on June 22 . Nancy was found wrapped in a towel and with blood under her head , although Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard reported no other signs of a struggle . </P>
<P> Over a three - day period between June 22 and June 24 , 2007 , Chris Benoit , a 40 - year - old veteran professional wrestler employed by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , killed his wife Nancy Benoit and strangled their 7 - year - old son Daniel . Autopsy results showed that Benoit 's wife was murdered first as she was bound at the feet and wrists and died of asphyxiation on June 22 . Nancy was found wrapped in a towel and with blood under her head , although Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard reported no other signs of a struggle . </P>
which wwe wrestler killed his family and himself
which wwe wrestler killed his family and himself
Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit