Chris Benoit's Wife's Death Noted on Wikipedia 13 Hours Before Cops Find the Bodies

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Just when you thought it couldn't get any more strange...

An anonymous user operating a computer traced to Stamford, Conn. — home to World Wrestling Entertainment — posted an entry to pro wrestler Chris Benoit's biography on Wikipedia.org announcing the death of his wife Nancy at least 13 hours before police in suburban Atlanta said they found her body along with her husband's and that of their 7-year-old son, FOXNews.com has learned.

The posting reads: “Chris Benoit was replaced by [[Johnny Nitro]] for the ECW Championship match at Vengeance, as Benoit was not there due to personal issues, stemming from the death of his wife Nancy.” According to a Wikipedia.org report published after FOXNews.com made inquiries, the edit was reversed just under one hour later with the comment:
"Need a reliable source. Saying that his wife died is a pretty big statement, you need to back it up with something."

Further investigation, according to Wikipedia.com, shows that one hour after the first edit reversion, another anonymous edit by 125.63.148.173 using unwiredAustralia.com.au, a wireless Internet service provider, was made adding about the aforementioned personal issues: "which according to several pro wrestling websites is attributed to the passing of Benoit's wife, Nancy."
That edit was reverted less than 20 minutes later, with the following comment: "Saying 'several pro wrestling websites' is still not reliable information." The second edit was made by a computer in Australia from a wireless network, according to Wikipedia.org.
FOXNews.com - Web Time Stamps Indicate Nancy Benoit's Death Reported on Web at Least 13 Hours Before Police Found Bodies in Her Home - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
 


"traced to Stamford, Conn. — home to World Wrestling Entertainment"

It sounds to me like he probably called to cancel whatever his event was going to be and some inside employee logged in to Wikipedia. If your friend called you and said "my wife just died, I am not going to be at work this weekend" would you think he killed her and immediately call the police? (presuming your friend isn't a known psychopath.)
 
I wonder if this whole thing is just a really big pitch to get people into wrestling again and then they'll make some crazy pay per view announcement...

"Benoit vs Tupac"
 
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