The Nation's interest in the Benoit homisuicide stems from the involvement of anabolic steroids, and other PEDs. However, the entire spectre of weirdness in this story appears on the verge of some dark mystery. The latest developments:
1. ABC News (and other outlets) now report that someone altered the wrestler's Wiki-entry to state that Benoit's wife died; this alteration came a full 14 hours before the bodies were discovered. Further -- the alteration came from a computer whose IP address can be traced to Stamford CT, the home of Mr. McMahon and the WWE, Benoit's employer.
On June 28, FOXNews.com reported that news of Nancy Daus' death was posted on Wikipedia half a day before the police discovered the bodies. 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.” The phrase "stemming from the death of his wife Nancy" was added to the English Wikipedia's "Chris Benoit" article at 12:01 a.m. EDT on June 25,[104] whereas the Fayette County police reportedly discovered the bodies of the Benoit family at 2:30 p.m. EDT (14 hours, 29 minutes later). The IP address of the editor was traced to Stamford, Connecticut, which is also the location of WWE headquarters.[105]
3. It is reported by a TMC.com that Dr. Astin, whose name can be found on Benoit's prescriptions, including the testosterone one, has a checked past:
TMZ has learned that the personal physician who saw Chris Benoit just hours before the wrestler killed his wife and son once had his medical license suspended for "repeatedly prescribing several controlled substances to patients in excessive quantities or for excessive periods of time and prescribing for other than legitimate purposes."
According to records from the Georgia State Board of Medical Examiners, Phil Carroll Astin was found guilty of engaging in "unprofessional conduct" in 1992 by over-prescribing a plethora of pills including amphetamines, antidepressants, tranquilizers and narcotics to various patients. Chris Benoit was not among those mentioned in the case.
As a result, the medical board suspended Astin's license for 30 days, put him on 5 years probation and fined him $2000. Astin was reinstated in 1997, following the completion of his sentence...
TMZ has also obtained Medical Board records which show that Dr. Astin was suspended again in 2001 for "reasons related to competence or character."
4. A wrestling fan took Benoit's photo, in the physician's office, just hours before he went on the rampage in his house. An Atlanta TV station has the photo to the left.
What is going on here?
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