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Conviction June 22, 2007 Multiple Homicide

Chris Benoit Family Murders

Status Conviction
Type Multiple Homicide
Date June 22, 2007
Location Fayetteville, Georgia
Victim Age Unknown
Gender Multiple

Professional wrestler Chris Benoit murdered his wife Nancy and seven-year-old son Daniel in their Fayetteville, Georgia home over a weekend, then hung himself. Investigators found evidence of severe CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in Benoit's brain. The case brought attention to brain injury in professional wrestling.

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