Nancy Benoit Died First on Wikipedia

The fact that wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife, then his son, then himself, has made headlines all around the world. That's what the murder investigation revealed. It is a tragic event, but the matter is closed. Well, not for long.

The latest turn of events revolves around the Wikipedia on-line encyclopedia. It turns out that someone in Connecticut made an update on the wrestler's page some 13 hours before the cops found the dead Benoits. Here's an except from the Wikipedia entry:

"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".

I stress again, this happened about 13 hours before the police found the bodies. Until someone proved otherwise, Nancy Benoit was very much alive. Based on this logical assumption, the Wikipedia editors were quick to remove this entry on the count of lack of evidence. Nobody gave this a second thought.

That is until about an hour later, when a similar entry was posted, this time through an Australian wireless provider. The content was pretty much the same and just as before, the editors dismissed it. Now Nancy was indeed dead (along with her son and her murderous suicidal husband), but no one knew about it. Or, if they knew, they sure did not inform the authorities. Instead, they chose to update Wikipedia.

There's something that just doesn't make any sense. If this guy knew that Nancy Benoit was dead, he must have known that Chris and their son were dead as well. So why did he only say that Nancy was dead, and that Chris could not attend the match on Sunday due to his personal issues?

My guess is that it was just a blind shot. Someone wanted his 15 minutes of fame (in a strange anonymous fashion). Because if that's not the case, there is something really strange going on here. In a way, this could be the next best thing after the prospect being shown in Tom Cruise's "Minority Report". If one wants to prevent a murder from happening, just look it up on Wikipedia.