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Nancy and Chris Benoit - Part 1
🕑 Added 2025-01-11 19:00:08 +0000 UTCChris Benoit known as the Canadian Crippler or the Rabid Wolverine was a WWE star in the 22nd year of a storied career. He was known to be a wrestlerās wrestler- one of the most technically proficient athletes among the corps of actors and performers. Chris Jericho once said Chris Benoit was the āmost intense and believable performer Iāve ever been in the ring with. He could see things that were going to happen before they happened.ā Chris won many heavyweight and tag team championships, and heād made a lot of money doing it. He was doing exactly what heād wanted to do for his entire life- since he was 3-years-old. His friends and colleagues all knew him to be a respectful, reserved and polite family man. So, it came as quite a shock to everybody when he and his family were found dead under suspicious circumstances, in their sprawling Fayetteville, Georgia home. This is the story of a woman, her child, and to some extent, a man, who were failed by the very institution that should have protected them.The question on everyoneās mindā¦could the tragedy have been prevented?
Episode researched and written by Owen Wesorick.
Today's snacks: Levain Bakery Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
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https://concussioninc.net/?p=497 Benoit 911 calls
Benoit: Wrestling with the Horror that Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport - collected essays by Steven Johnson, Heath McCoy, Irvin Muchnick and Creg Oliver
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Chris and Nancy: The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide & Pro Wrestlingās Cocktail of Death, by Irvin Muchnick
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