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In N.H., the cause of a former wrestler's death is unknown
By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff
An autopsy was unable to determine the cause of death of a 38-year-old former professional wrestler whose body was found in an apartment in Laconia, N.H., a spokeswoman for the New Hampshire medical examiner said today.
George Caiazzo -- known in the ring as John Kronus, a member the championship the tag team "The Eliminators" -- died Wednesday in his girlfriend’s apartment on Blueberry Lane. Authorities responding to a call for a medical emergency at 2:45 p.m. found Caiazzo dead.
"There's nothing suspicious," said Sergeant Chris Adams of the Laconia Police Department. "It is considered an unattended death."
Because of Caiazzo's young age, his body was sent to the state medical examiner's office, where an autopsy was performed Thursday. His cause and manner of death are pending further study, the spokeswoman said.
Caiazzo's death has drawn some attention because of the recent suicide of Chris Benoit, another former professional wrestler. In June in Fayetteville, Ga., Benoit killed his wife, Nancy, and 7-year-old son, Daniel, before hanging himself, police said. An autopsy found highly elevated levels of testosterone and other substances in his blood, feeding speculation that he killed his family in a steroid-induced rage.
Material from the Associated Press was included in this report.
Andrew Ryan can be reached at aryan@globe.com
