Chris and Nancy : The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling's Cocktail of Death
by Muchnick, Irvin
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Summary
Exploring the steroid-fueled world of professional wrestling, this riveting chronicle lays bare the devastating events that led to the 2007 murder-suicide of Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and their seven year old son, Daniel. Benoit's performance-enhancing drug addictionmassive amounts of doctor-prescribed human growth hormone were found in Benoit's homeand subsequent suicide proved to be the tipping point for the professional wrestling world, resulting in unprecedented scrutiny of the sport's sub-par health and safety standards. Using public records, dozen of interviews with those inside and outside of wrestling, and investigative results, this authoritative analysis provides an uncompromising look at the price athletes pay in this rough-and-tumble world.
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