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PARTS 73 – 84

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 73 kept authorities from charging Jimmy Snuka for murder in 1983 is an odious lie. I gather this lie

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 74 was told to support some inference that Mr. McMahon in some way influenced the investigation

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 75 of the Benoit deaths. I would note that Mr. McMahon never spoke to any of the officials

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 76 investigating the Benoit murders, so your attempted inference that he did something improper

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 77 in Benoit’s case, or would have any reason to do so, is also false. 5. “WWE’s Head Start” – In this

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 78 particular piece of drivel, you state that “the company knew the score at least two hours before

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 79 calling 911.” Nowhere, of course, do you plainly state what you mean by “the score.” From

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 80 this phony predicate, which I gather is designed to suggest that somehow WWE knew Chris Benoit

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 81 had murdered his wife and child two hours before supposedly calling 911, you then compound that lie

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 82 by claiming WWE used its “early knowledge” (of what is not said) to get out in front of and shape

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 83 the public story by “slowing down” the timeline and garnering early sympathy. Exactly who

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 84 supposedly knew something two hours before calling 911, or how they or anybody would have known

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PARTS 61 – 72

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 61 many things which should have been done, and which they were urged to do, and did several things

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 62 which should never be done in any competent investigation. Foremost among such actions was

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 63 releasing the crime scene, together with critically important evidence, to persons with financial

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 64 interests within a day of discovering the bodies. Indeed, it is a matter of historical record that

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 65 I called on authorities during a national television program to locate Chris Benoit’s diary when I

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 66 learned of it since it might have shed light on the murders. Incredibly, when it finally was

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 67 located or retrieved, it was evidently given to Michael Benoit rather than maintained in police

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 68 custody. Similarly, Mr. Ballard made numerous public statements which were inappropriate and

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 69 ultimately belied by the actual forensic evidence and failed to see to it that certain tests

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 70 were done which might have supplied a motive and/or more complete picture of the circumstances

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 71 within the Benoit family. Indeed, the disdain for Mr. Ballard is evident to anybody who speaks

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 72 to the actual investigators. Likewise, your insinuation that Mr. McMahon in some unspecified way

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PARTS 49 – 60

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 49 on the facts of that case. If Chris Benoit first murdered his wife and then his son, which is

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 50 the official conclusion of that investigation, neither Nancy’s parents, nor Michael Benoit,

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 51 are entitled to a dime of estate assets. In that regard, as a reporter, I would think you might

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 52 find it interesting that the settlement of which you speak involving Michael Benoit and

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 53 the parents of Nancy Benoit has been “sealed” from the public. As a reporter, I would think you

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 54 might be more interested in finding out whether estate assets are being transferred in their

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 55 entirety to the surviving children of Chris Benoit or are being diverted elsewhere, including to

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 56 persons with no legal right to state assets. 4. “Fayette County Authorities – Threat or Menace” –

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 57 The notion that District Attorney Scott Ballard and Sheriff Johnson “got played like a cello

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 58 by WWE” is utter nonsense. Nobody from WWE, including myself, ever spoke to Scott Ballard. As to

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 59 the sheriff’s office, we provided numerous facts to them to aid their investigation, including that

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 60 Chris Benoit had seen Dr. Astin earlier in the day. In point of fact, the authorities did not do

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PARTS 37 – 48

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 37 those prescriptions. Indeed, after nearly a year of further investigating Dr. Astin, the recent new

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 38 indictment of Dr. Astin does not contain any steroid related charges. Additionally, the toxicology

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 39 report issued by Georgia authorities reveals the presence of other substances found in his body

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 40 on autopsy, and Dr. Astin has been charged with improperly prescribing with respect to those drugs.

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 41 The toxicology report of Nancy Benoit also indicates the use of various drugs, and the recent

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 42 indictment of Dr. Astin appears to charge Dr. Astin with prescribing such drugs to her

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 43 outside the course of proper medical treatment. If these charges are sustained

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 44 at the eventual trial of Dr. Astin, it would indicate that Chris Benoit and Nancy Benoit were both

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 45 abusing prescription medications at the time of the murders. 3. “Civil Litigation” – Simply put,

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 46 there is no civil lawsuit against WWE, nor was it necessary to settle estate issues to clear

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 47 the path to any such frivolous lawsuit. There are no legitimate estate issues, as the surviving

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 48 children of Chris Benoit are the only persons under Georgia law who should inherit the estate

American Lawyer Covers Muchnick-McDevitt Exchange on Benoit Book

Am Law Daily, the blog of American Lawyer magazine, has a story today about World Wrestling Entertainment lawyer Jerry McDevitt’s lively email exchange with author Irvin Muchnick over his new book, CHRIS & NANCY: The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling’s Cocktail of Death.

Muchnick is currently publishing the full texts of his June 2008 correspondence with McDevitt, in installments on Twitter, a dozen “tweets” a day. Muchnick’s Twitter feed is at http://twitter.com/irvmuch.

The Am Law Daily article by Zach Lowe, headlined “K&L Gates in Bizarre WWE Smackdown,” can be viewed at http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2009/10/kl-gates-in-bizarre-1.html.

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PARTS 25 – 36

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 25 to raise here is not clear, nor is the importance of the “unanswered question” evident

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 26 given the certainty that Chris Benoit murdered his family. There are a few clear things, however,

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 27 which your piece omits. First of all, it was WWE which provided law enforcement with information

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 28 it had about Chris Benoit’s visit to Dr. Astin on the day of the murders before any search warrant

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 29 was executed on Dr. Astin. Secondly, I personally met with District Attorney David Soares,

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 30 who has conducted the Signature Pharmacy investigation, and WWE acted promptly on information

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 31 provided to us by Mr. Soares in suspending talent who had dealt with Signature in ways

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 32 that violated the Wellness Program. Third, there is little mystery now about Chris Benoit’s

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 33 medical condition on the date of the murders. His autopsy report confirms the existence

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 34 of a medical condition requiring testosterone replacement therapy. In that regard, despite original

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 35 statements made by the United States Attorney suggesting that Dr. Astin overprescribed

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 36 testosterone, the fact is that Dr. Astin was never charged with any illegality in regard to

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PARTS 13 – 24

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 13 Top Nine List of supposedly “unanswered questions” regarding the murders committed by Chris Benoit.

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 14 In reality, none are questions at all but rather your uninformed musing and falsehoods.

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 15 We address each below. 1. “Congress: All Lick and No Stick” – Vince McMahon did not “no show”

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 16 Congressman Rush’s hearing, as you have stated. As the written record clearly shows, Mr. McMahon

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 17 was “invited” to attend and told he had the right to counsel by the invitation. I was personally

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 18 involved in a criminal trial for another client and had an incurable conflict as a result.

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 19 Mr. Rush’s committee was so advised. Beyond that, I would add that WWE produced all the records

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 20 Mr. Rush’s committee asked for long ago and never heard another word from that committee until

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 21 it “invited” Mr. McMahon to appear. Additionally, WWE also provided additional documents

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 22 to Congressman Waxman’s committee, and Mr. McMahon personally answered questions by their staff.

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 23 In short, Congress has received complete cooperation from WWE.

WWE on Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’ Pt. 24 2. “Dr. Astin/Signature Pharmacy/DEA” – As noted, the precise “unanswered question” you seek