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  • Thirteen hours before the bodies of WWE pro wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife, and their son was found by the police (and later ruled a murder/suicide), an anonymous user from Stamford, CT edited Benoit's Wikipedia entry announcing the death of his wife. Stamford, incidentally, is the home of the WWE headquarters. Benoit must have been in communication with others before his suicide, possibly sending the news through the wrestling rumor mill. The most dramatic result of this is probably an obstruction of justice charge, but still, this is the first time I've heard about Wikipedia timestamps opening up a new angle in a homicide case. (thx, flea) Update: The person who made the edit has spoken out, claiming that they had no inside information and that they made the edit based on some online rumors. (6) #
    6/28/2007
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