Toxicology Report Solves Nothing in Chris Benoit Case

The toxicology report released Tuesday answered few questions in the Chris Benoit case. 

The central dilemma, in fact, is still very much on the table: How does a  man described as mild-mannered by those who knew him end up doing what the authorities claim Benoit did?  

Benoit was found with a half-empty bottle of wine beside him...but his blood alcohol level was zero. Was the bottle a plant? Why would Benoit have a wine bottle with him if he wasn't going to drink it?

Benoit's blood tested positive for Hydrocodone and Xanax, both at levels within a normal range of usage. The report did indicate an abnormally-high level of testosterone...but it doesn't prove that steroid use led to changes in Benoit's behavior.

There were no other "steroids or artificial steroid-like drugs" found in Benoit's urine.

The presence of testosterone could be attributable to treatment Benoit was receiving for testicular insufficiency. After the Benoit family was found dead, Dr. Phil Astin claimed that he had been administering testosterone replacement therapy to Chris, which would explain the testosterone levels found in the toxicology tests.

My hope, frankly, was that the toxicology report would come back showing Benoit had all kinds of drugs in his body, if only because it would have helped me understand the deaths as a drug-crazed tragedy.

Another theory making the rounds is that Benoit may have been in a deep depression, and may have delusionally believed that he and his family would be better off in heaven. Depression would at least explain the Xanax in Benoit's system.

I for one still have my concerns about the case, and I don't think we'll ever know what really happened four weeks ago. Now that the toxicology report has come back, I say it's time we move on and let the families continue the grieving process in private.