American Tragedy: The Chris Benoit Story

Gruesome Details About His Final Weekend.

Can you imagine getting a phone call that your father had murdered your stepmother, your sibling, and then killed himself right after? That’s the story I have for you today. It’s a story that’s unimaginable, unthinkable, tragic, and gruesome. And it’s one of the saddest stories that was in the public eye.

This is the tragic story of the Benoit murders.

Who Was Chris Benoit?

Born on May 21st, 1967 in Quebec, Christopher Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler. Throughout his career, Benoit held 22 championship titles while working with companies like WWF, WWE, WCW, NJPW, and ECW. At the time of his death, 40-year-old Benoit was working for WWE.

As popular as he was, Benoit was more than just a professional wrestler. He was a son, a friend, a husband, and a father of three. Unfortunately, his life and the life of his family would come to an end after one deadly weekend in Fayetteville, Georgia.

The Benoit Murders

In June of 2007, beloved professional wrestler Chris Benoit, committed a double-murder suicide when he killed his wife, his son, and then himself over a period of three days.