premise: Chris Benoit died in June.
hypothesis: Christopher Michael Benoit ( [ bəˈnwa ] ; May 21 , 1967 -- June 24 , 2007 ) was a Canadian professional wrestler . Benoit murdered his wife and son on June 22 , 2007 , and hanged himself two days later . Over a three-day period between June 22 and June 25 , 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 before hanging himself .