Phone Messages

[FDInLaw]

Chris Benoit Phone Calls Released To Channel 2

POSTED: 4:19 pm EDT April 30, 2008
UPDATED: 6:22 pm EDT April 30, 2008


ATLANTA -- Channel 2 has obtained phone messages from pro wrestler Chris Benoit to his wife and son in the days leading up to their murder-suicide. The phone messages from Benoit, relatives and friends give new insight into what happened before and after the wrestling star killed his wife and young son before killing himself in their Fayette County home in June 2007.

Channel 2’s Tom Regan reviewed the answering machine messages, which until now, have not been released publicly.

“Hi honey. Hi Dan-Dan. Sorry I missed you. I’ll try you on your cell phone. Love you. Bye,” is one of the endearing messages from a father to his wife and son.

It’s one of the many telephone messages, some disturbing, that police found in Benoit’s home following the murder-suicide last June.

“Hey Chris, it’s Anne from the office. Just trying to get in touch with you. It’s Sunday evening, I think about 7 p.m. So we’re hoping everything is OK. Call me on my cell phone,” said one message.
One message came from Benoit’s 7-year-old son, Daniel, apparently directed at his father but it’s not clear when the message was left.

“Hi pooh bear. Be back soon. Just be there, OK? Eh, pooh bear? See ya pooh bear. Love you,” the message from Daniel said.

Since there was no suicide note we may never know why the wrestling star killed his family. It happened over a weekend in June 2007 when Benoit was supposed to be out of town for a wrestling match. On Sunday night, a concerned colleague called. “Hey Chris, it’s Anne from the office. Just trying to reach out to you. Give us a call when you get a chance.”

The next day there was another worrisome call from a friend or relative. “Hi Nancy, it’s Marty in Canada. Just wanting to see if everything is OK because we have heard terrible reports on the radio. We’re just calling to confirm. So hopefully, we can talk to you soon. Bye.”

And then there was a sad call from Nancy’s father. “My name is Paul Pomploni, Nancy Benoit’s father. I’m trying to get in touch with one of the police officers there. Would somebody please call me?”

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[The R]

Originally Posted by FDInLaw

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Thanks for posting this. Sad indeed.

R

[CindyB]

I don't hear anything "disturbing" about these messages!?
Indeed it is very sad. But, not at all what I was expecting when they started reporting that they were releasing "disturbing phone messages".

R.I.P

[samanthajane13]

FDInLaw-

Thanks sooo much for finding this and keeping up with the Benoit case. This story is still VERY near and dear to my heart, but I'm sooo busy at 320 Sycamore. I'm a Crime News Investigator there, and posting all the new stories really takes it's toll, and a lot of time, too.

I wish the old gang here would migrate over to 320 Sycamore...I miss you all soooo much, and rarely have the time to get back here.

I really doubt we will ever know exactly what happened with Chris and his family, and that is so sad.

[FDInLaw]

Originally Posted by samanthajane13

FDInLaw-

Thanks sooo much for finding this and keeping up with the Benoit case. This story is still VERY near and dear to my heart, but I'm sooo busy at 320 Sycamore. I'm a Crime News Investigator there, and posting all the new stories really takes it's toll, and a lot of time, too.

I wish the old gang here would migrate over to 320 Sycamore...I miss you all soooo much, and rarely have the time to get back here.

I really doubt we will ever know exactly what happened with Chris and his family, and that is so sad.

Let's be honest Jane. . . it's really time for you all to come back here. . .

[CindyB]

Originally Posted by samanthajane13

FDInLaw-

Thanks sooo much for finding this and keeping up with the Benoit case. This story is still VERY near and dear to my heart, but I'm sooo busy at 320 Sycamore. I'm a Crime News Investigator there, and posting all the new stories really takes it's toll, and a lot of time, too.

I wish the old gang here would migrate over to 320 Sycamore...I miss you all soooo much, and rarely have the time to get back here.

I really doubt we will ever know exactly what happened with Chris and his family, and that is so sad.

I'm so glad to see you here, Samantha.
Like you said, they don't appreciate much at Sycamore anyway. That's obvious by all the time the council put in on the addition to the TOS, that the community voted for, and then simply got put in the dumpster.

I'm so much happier here. I have no doubt you would be too!!

[samanthajane13]

"I'm so much happier here. I have no doubt you would be too!!"

You know-I just don't have any problems with anyone over there. As I said-I post the stories, reply to some, stay away from the boards that have all the friction, and I don't get into the politics.

My biggest disappointment is the fact that the broads aren't as organized as they are here. But that comes from FreshWater getting the forum started up so quickly, and not having time to set up all the sections. I wish she'd take a few days, close the forums, and do a massive re-organization.

I belong to a few other non-crime related forums, so I make time when I can for the other stuff.