Wikipedia scoops police on Benoit murder


	Wikipedia scoops police on Benoit murder

kmakice

6-28-2007 4:03 PM

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wikipedia, police report, chris benoit, nancy benoit, death, editing

kmakice says:

Well, something isn't right, unless there is a clip about time travel I missed.

This is the edit in question, I believe, by an anonymous user at IP 69.120.111.23 (Cablevision Systems in Hicksville, NY):

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Benoit&oldid=140442953

These are the user contributions, assuming this is a static IP:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/69.120.111.23

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6-29-2007 1:27 AM

kmakice

Later press on this Thursday evening indicates the user originated in "Stamford, Conn., where World Wrestling Entertainment is based."

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2919341

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