Death of Benoit's wife posted on Wikipedia 13 hours before bodies found... =S

[Ostinato]

Grow up?

Oh is this you getting annoyed after I had a go at you in that thread?

It just seems suspicous to me that someone would know before the bodies are discovered.

Either WWE or a murderer I think now, I never really thought Benoit would kill his family.

Pmsl no, but as per usual - if you wish to cast things up feel free.

I just think you seem pretty immature to try and claim that it's part of a storyline or something, as it's pretty obvious it's real and has been reported worldwide in the press?

This is the death of an innocent child and woman due to their husband - not some silly storyline on Habbo or something pal.

[RedStratocas]

uh... i wouldn't trust that article if i were you. 1) its fox news, and they dont know anything. and 2) its just a headline and some reporter's name? maybe it's just me, but this is all I see:



if you can see an actual article, can you post it?

[2hd.]

I think some time zones got mixed up.

[Browney]

WWE know how sensitive an issue this is. That is why all Benoit's dedication vids were removed when it was releaved he might be a killer. They know when not to cross the line.

Edit: Here you go Strato. I *think* Pokemon quoted an article.

Source: Pwinsider (Wrestling site) & FoxNews

The Fox News Network reported a chilling twist to the Benoit tragedy this afternoon, noting that an Chris Benoit profile entry on the wikipedia website was changed to note that he missed the WWE Vengeance PPV, "due to personal issues, stemming from the death of his wife Nancy" 14 hours before the Benoit family was found dead.
The IP was traced to a (so far) anonymous user originating in Stamford, CT, which of course is the headquarters of World Wrestling Entertainment.
wikipedia volunteer coordinator Cary Bass contacted the Fayetteville police department in regard to the posting. "I chat with other editors on IRC -- Internet relay chat -- and somebody pointed it out to me on a relay chat and that it came from a Stamford connection, and that it took place at midnight Eastern Standard Time on Monday morning,” said Bass. “I called and left a message with the police department.”
It should be noted that with wikipedia, anyone can edit entries on the online encylopedia, which often leads to misinformation on topics and personalities. However, wikipedia tracks IPs, time and exactly what was written on the website, so this wouldn't have been a case of a hoax created afer the fact.
Given the timing of the Benoit tragedy, obviously, authorities will be seeking to track down whoever made that change.

[Ostinato]

uh... i wouldn't trust that article if i were you. 1) its fox news, and they dont know anything. and 2) its just a headline and some reporter's name? maybe it's just me, but this is all I see:



if you can see an actual article, can you post it?

I see a full article...

[RedStratocas]

I see a full article...

can you post it or something?

[Ostinato]

Web Time Stamps Indicate Nancy Benoit's Death Reported on Web at Least 13 Hours Before Police Found Bodies in Her Home

Thursday , June 28, 2007
By Blane Bachelor

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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.

Employees at Wikipedia.org said the posting went live on their site on Monday at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Police, however, said they found the bodies Monday at 2:30 p.m. EDT.

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."

The posting apparently was made in reference to Benoit's scheduled appearance on Sunday night at an Extreme Championship Wrestling event in Texas.

An employee from Wikipedia.org told FOXNews.com that he called and left a message with investigative authorities in Fayetteville, Ga., at around 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, after the posting was brought to the attention of the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Web site.

“I chat with other editors on IRC — Internet relay chat — and somebody pointed it out to me on a relay chat and that it came from a Stamford connection, and that it took place at midnight Eastern Standard Time on Monday morning,” said Wikipedia.org volunteer coordinator Cary Bass. “I called and left a message with the police department.”

The computer-generated time and date stamp of the Benoit entry are listed as 4:01, 25 June 2007. Wikipedia.org lists its entries according to Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time.

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.

A message left by FOXNews.com with Lt. Tommy Pope of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department was not immediately returned.

Investigators so far have ruled the Benoit killings as a double homicide-suicide.

Wikipedia.org claims to be one of the largest reference Web sites, and is written collaboratively by users from around the world. Approved users can make submissions and change entries that are posted on the site almost immediately. Bass said the site is constantly monitored to correct inaccuracies.

Bass said when there is a high-profile case, such as the Benoit killlings, Wikipedia.org limits postings to registered users, which is now indicated at the top of the Benoit entry. According to the listed history on the Benoit entry, the computer used to post the 12:01 a.m. entry had a Stamford, Conn., Internet Protocol — or IP — address, a numeric designation that is assigned to every computer with an Internet connection, and that same address has been used to post about a dozen other messages on the site, dating back to May 16, 2007.

In related news, FOXNews.com also has learned, through widely posted Web reports, that former pro wrestler Sherri Martel, who was found dead on June 15, was linked to former wrestler Kevin Sullivan — ex-husband of Nancy Benoit.

Click here to read more about the death of Sherri Martel.

Martel, who had a reputation as one of the top managers in pro wrestling, was found dead at her mother’s home in near Birmingham, Ala., on June 15. She was 49.

Investigators, who have not yet determined Martel's cause of death, say foul play is not suspected but that Martel did not die of natural causes.

It's an official FOX NEWS page.

[Colin-Roberts]

ostinato beat me to it.
the story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287194,00.html
a weird thing that happened a week earlier: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287182,00.html

[You]

Sorry, posted. http://habboxforum.com/showpost.php?...9&postcount=77

[:Hazel]

thats proper weird...