Chris Benoit News (Page 3)

Drug agents raided the office of Chris Benoit's personal physician, a spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration in Atlanta has confirmed to People magazine.

Special Agent Chuvalo Truesdell said that the raid took place Wednesday night at the office of Dr. Phil Astin in Carrollton, Ga.

"There's definitely a nexus between the death investigation and the steroids that were given to [Chris Benoit]," Truesdell said.

After Benoit killed his wife and son and then committed suicide over the weekend, police found prescription medications, including steroids, in his Fayetteville, Ga., home.

According to Atlanta's Fox 5 news, investigators said Dr. Astin's name was on prescription bottles found in the home.

DEA agents working with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office and the Carroll County Sheriff's Office arrived at Astin's office around 10 p.m. and spent about four hours on the premises, reviewing records and removing documents, Truesdell said.

Truesdell noted that steroids can be legally prescribed by physicians, but at this early stage in the investigation, "We just don't know what the medical situation was and to what extent steroids played a part" in Benoit's actions.

"The doctor is a person of interest to us at this stage," Capt. Mike Pruitt, commander of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office drug task force, tells People.

Astin, a longtime friend of Benoit as well as his doctor, told the Associated Press on Wednesday he had been treating the wrestler for low testosterone levels, most likely resulting from previous steroid use.

Jillian wrote the following on her MySpace page:

"Well, by now the whole world knows of the horrible news that took place this week. With all of the comments and messages from people saying how sorry they are for our loss, I figured I would speak in general. I am 100% in agreeance with WWE and Mr. McMahon on completely erasing all tributes to Chris Benoit.

While he had always been nice and polite to me and most of the WWE talent, what he did is completely disgusting and unforgiveable! This man who could have been a legend has demolished his reputation. My heart goes out to Nancy and the adorable Daniel and the family and friends they left behind!"

In the days before pro wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife and child and hanged himself, the couple argued over whether he should stay home more to take care of their mentally retarded 7-year-old son, an attorney for the wrestling league said Wednesday.

"I think it's fair to say that the subject of caring for that child was part of what made their relationship complicated and difficult, and it's something they were both constantly struggling with," said Jerry McDevitt, an attorney for WWE. "We do know it was a source of stress and consternation."

McDevitt said the wrestling organization learned from the couple's friends and relatives that the Benoits were struggling with where to send the boy to school since he had recently finished kindergarten. He also said Benoit's wife didn't want him to quit wrestling, but she "wanted him to be at home more to care for the kid. She'd say she can't take care of him by herself when he was on the road."

Some excerpts from an interview with District Attorney Scott Ballard:

In an interview with ESPN.com on Tuesday, Ballard indicated that the boy had needle marks in his arms. The district attorney said he believed that the boy had been given growth hormones for some time because the family considered him undersized. That was only one of the strange facts that Ballard revealed.

He said that two text messages of note caused authorities to investigate the house. In one, Chris Benoit told somebody he knew that his wife and son were sick when, instead, "of course, they were dead," Ballard told ESPN.com. In a second message to a neighbor, Benoit said that the door of the house was open and the pets were outside. "And our assumption is that that was an effort to try and get somebody to come find the bodies after the suicide," Ballard said. "That is our assumption."

Ballard said that Benoit's wife, 43, was killed Friday in an upstairs family room, her feet and wrists were bound and there was blood under her head, indicating a possible struggle. Ballard told ESPN.com that it appeared that she had been pinned to the floor and asphyxiated with some sort of cable.

The son, Daniel, was probably killed late Saturday or early Sunday, the body found in his bed, Ballard said. The district attorney indicated that he had been choked to death. Benoit, 40, apparently killed himself several hours and as long as a day later, Ballard said.

His body was found in a downstairs weight room, his body found hanging from the pulley of a piece of exercise equipment. Ballard said that he had used weights, the pulley and cable to choke himself to death.

Officials have confirmed the horrifying details in the deaths of Chris Benoit and his family.

A statement by a member of the Fayetteville Sheriff's Department read: "Mr, Benoit had sometime, possibly Friday, murdered his wife by asphyxiation. Sometime shortly after that, the same for his son Daniel and sometime later ... committed suicide by hanging himself in the basement area."

According to officials, Nancy was bound at the wrists and feet, with a towel wrapped around her body, and blood was found underneath her head. A Bible was also reportedly found near each one of the bodies.

Police have also confirmed that prescription drugs and steroids were found in the house.

Benoit was found hanging in a weight room in his house. Cops say that he used a cord from one of his workout machines as a makeshift noose. Authorities also believe that Benoit died on Saturday.

TMZ, a celebrity gossip site, has learned more about the deaths of WWE wrestling superstar Chris Benoit, his wife and son - and the information is disturbing.

Several Atlanta-based law enforcement sources have told TMZ Benoit may have strangled his wife on Saturday, then smothered his son in his bed a day later. Investigators refuse to officially comment, pending final confirmation by the coroner on the cause and time of the deaths.

One source said that Benoit was texting friends during Sunday's WWE "Vengeance" Pay-Per-View program - possibly watching the show with his still-alive son at the time.

According to sources, Chris Benoit then hanged himself Monday in a weight room inside the family home.

Lt. Tommy Pope of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department told ABC News that Chris Benoit had missed several appointments over the weekend, leading concerned parties to ask police to do a "welfare check."

When sheriffs arrived at the Benoits' home, they found the wrestler, his wife and their son dead. There were no signs of gunshot wounds or stabbing, according to Pope. Authorities are not ruling out other causes, such as poisoning, suffocation or strangulation.

Pope told ABC News that his department is looking at this situation as a "possible double murder, suicide." Pope said "the instruments of death were located on scene," but he would not specify what those instruments are or where in the house the bodies were found. Pope added the department is "not actively searching for any suspects outside of the house."

An autopsy has been scheduled for Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. However, it could be weeks before there is a result. We'll keep all WWE fans updated and all members of Benoit's family in our hearts.

World Wrestling Entertainment is deeply saddened to report that today Chris Benoit, wife Nancy and son Daniel were found dead in their home. There are no further details at this time, other than the Benoit family residence is currently being investigated by local authorities.

Tonight’s Raw on USA Network will serve as a tribute to Chris Benoit and his family. WWE and The Wrestling Post extend their sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family and loved ones in this time of tragedy.

Chris Benoit recently did an interview with World Wrestling Revolution. Here's a recap:

- Spoke fondly about his training in the Hart Dungeon with Stu Hart

- Believes the new ECW brand gives young wrestlers a chance to break through

- Wasn't happy with how the Best of 7 Series in WWE turned out with King Booker

- Has great memories of his match at Wrestlemania 2000 against Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle

- Hopes Kurt has made the right decision for himself

- Believes his close friend Chris Jericho is getting itchy feet to return to wrestling

Click here to read/listen to more of the interview.

We can't confirm a definitive return date for Chris Benoit, but hopefully advertisements in Connecticut are legitimate.

Local radio stations in that state are listing Benoit as making his return to WWE at the Smackdown events in that area on the week of 9/10. Let's hope this is the case.