Benoit's dad: Wrestler gave no hint of problems on Father's Day

<p>Pro Wrester Chris Benoit's father said Friday he can't come to grips with the idea that his son killed his wife and boy and then himself because everything seemed fine when the two spoke a week earlier on Father's Day.</p><p>Michael Benoit told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from his home in Alberta, Canada, that his family is shocked and in disbelief over the killings.</p><p>"His comment to me on Father's Day: 'Where am I today?' He said, 'Unfortunately I'm on my way to work, dad. I would like to have spent the day with my family.' That really wouldn't give you an indication of someone who would do what he did a week later," the father said.</p><p>Eight days after Father's Day, on June 25, police discovered the bodies of Chris Benoit, his wife and 7-year-old-son in their suburban Atlanta home. Police said Benoit strangled his wife and son during the weekend, placing Bibles next to their bodies, before hanging himself on the cable of a weight-machine in his home. No motive was offered for the killings.</p><p>Michael Benoit said his family has been overwhelmed by the media attention the case has drawn.</p><p>"We have no understanding of why it happened," he said of the killings. "We need some time to gather our thoughts and wait and see. There's still more information that's going to come out from toxicology tests that will give us some understanding of why this happened."</p><p>Benoit said the test results, which could take several weeks to be completed, "could give us closure."</p><p>"We really don't understand how this could have happened, why he did what he did," the father said.</p><p>Anabolic steroids were found in Chris Benoit's home in Fayetteville, leading officials to wonder whether the drugs played a role in the killings. Some experts believe steroids cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts known as "roid rage."</p>

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