New details from the Fayette county police investigation into the Chris Benoit family tragedy have been reported in the Fayette Daily News this morning. Phone records indicate a call was placed to directory assistance for the Fayetteville Police Department at 9:25 p.m. on June 22 - the day of Nancy's murder - then two calls were placed at 9:32 and 9:33 to the neighbor, Holly Schrepfer, who did not answer the call. The report suggests Nancy tried to call for help prior to being murdered.
The police report states: “It is believed the injuries (to Nancy) and Nancy’s approximate time of death occurred after the phone calls were placed to Directory Assistance and Holly Schrepfer." Phone records indicate there wasn't another call on the home phone until Saturday, June 23 at 3:01 p.m. when Schrepfer returned the Friday call.
The report intends to confirm that Chris killed his wife on Friday night and their son Daniel, “within several hours after Nancy Benoit.” The report states that Benoit called friends that weekend to tell them he would be late for the Saturday house show in Texas. “On Saturday, June 23, Chris Benoit changed his Delta flight to a later arrival for a wrestling event,” the report says.
“It was apparent that Chris Benoit planned to leave the home after his wife and child were deceased and continue on with his planned wrestling event when he changed his airline flight. At some point, Chris Benoit made the decision to stay in his home and to take his own life. Chris put his dogs outside and made his way to his home gym.” They say Benoit hung himself in the family basement sometime Sunday.
The report includes information on the exact list of prescription drugs found in the home. The list of drugs, prescribed by Dr. Phil Astin, include:
- Along with the testosterone prescribed to Chris Benoit, investigators located a bottle labeled Carisoprodol (Soma) 350 mg, which was filled May 12, 2007 and contained 40 of the original 100 pills.
- Three prescription bottles for Nancy Benoit of the narcotic hydrocodone (Lorcet) were also found. One was filled June 19 at CVS in Peachtree City, and 82 of the original 120 remained. (38 were apparently consumed by the Benoits between June 19 and June 22.)
- A second bottle of hydrocodone prescribed to Nancy was filled June 9 with 120 pills at Publix in Peachtree City. The bottle was empty, according to the report.
- A third bottle prescribed for Nancy Benoit was filled May 30 at the CVS for 120 pills. The report says this bottle was also empty.
- Prescription bottles of hydrocodone (Lorcet) for Chris Benoit were also found. One bottle was for 120 pills, and was filled June 22, and 85 remained. (35 were apparently consumed between June 22 and 23.)
- A second bottle was prescribed to Chris Benoit for 120 pills on June 8 and none remained, and a third bottle, prescribed Dec. 1, 2006, had 81 of 150 remaining.
LATEST PRO WRESTLING TORCH NEWSLETTER #1039 (17 PAGES)
This issue begins with a cover story by Wade Keller who attended Brock Lesnar's first UFC victory on Saturday night in the semi-main event in front of a record-setting crowd in his hometown. Keller's BBL looks at Lesnar's place in MMA and in what ways he seems more comfortable than ever... Bruce Mitchell's Memo examines the dilemma of Chris Benoit and the Hall of Fame... Sean Radican reviews the two latest TNA DVD releases... In-depth coverage of the TNA Hard Justice PPV including Keller's match report with star ratings and the newsletter-exclusive Roundtable Reviews... Jason Powell's "Page 2 Buzz" with scoops and insider analysis... WWE Newswire, TNA Newswire, and ROH Newswire with insider news, big story analysis, and notebook tidbits... Plus Keller's reports on Raw, Smackdown, and Impact, the Top 5 Stories of the Week, and more....
