Chris Benoit Dead: McMahon " Death " Storyline Ends..

On June 25, 2007, Benoit was found dead in his home in Atlanta, Georgia, along with his wife, Nancy Daus, and his son, Daniel..

According to lead investigator Lt. Tommy Pope, of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, in Fayetteville, Ga., the deaths of WWE Superstar Chris Benoit, wife Nancy and son Daniel were the result of a double murder-suicide..

Benoit failed to appear both at Saturday’s live event in Beaumont, Tx., and WWE’s Vengeance: Night of Champions in Houston Sunday night, after informing WWE of a family emergency.. Several curious text messages sent by Benoit early Sunday morning prompted concerned friends to alert Richard Hering, VP of Government Relations for WWE, Inc.. Hering, in turn, spoke with Fayette County sheriffs Monday, and requested that they respond to the Benoit residence to check on him and his family..

Authorities representing the Sheriff’s Department initially had a difficult time entering Benoit’s new Fayetteville home Monday afternoon, which had been guarded by two large German Shepherds roaming freely around the property.. Once authorities entered the residence, they quickly located the bodies of Benoit, Nancy and Daniel.. The three bodies were found in different rooms of the home, according to reports..

At 10 pm Monday night, Lt. Pope held a press conference in conjunction with Scott Ballard, the district attorney for Fayette County.. The press conference officially ruled authorities’ findings as a double murder - suicide from within the home.. There was no sign of gunshot wounds or stabbing, according to Pope.. But they are not ruling out other causes, such as poisoning, suffocation, or strangulation.. Pope noted he was not confirming any of these causes - just not ruling them out at this time..

An autopsy has been scheduled for Tuesday morning at 10 am.. However, it could be weeks before there is a result..

The three bodies have been received by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab, in Decatur, Ga., where autopsies will be performed Tuesday morning.. Toxicology reports will not become available for at least two weeks..

WWE Monday night canceled its scheduled live 3 - hour " Monday Night RAW " program, which coincidentally was originally billed as a " memorial service " for WWE chairman Vince McMahon, whose character was recently killed off in a controversial scripted storyline..

McMahon opened the show from center ring in an empty arena and clarified that Benoit and his family had died " in reality.." McMahon called Benoit " one of the greatest WWE superstars of all - time.."