Pro wrestler Chief Don Eagle died of gunshots in Kahnawake in 1966 and his wife was then killed two years later.So what exactly happened here?
We think we have it figured out.
Carl Donald Bell, who wrestled under the name Chief Don Eagle remains one of the highest-profile Natives ever to come from Khanawake.
Eagle, who in spite of rumours to the contrary was an actual Native, became a great showman pro wrestler before injuring his back in his late 30s.
He was found dead of gunshot wounds at his home in Kahnawake on March 17, 1966. He was 40.
Then on July 21, 1968 his widow Jean Eagle, 28, who worked as a waitress at the Khanawake golf course, was murdered.
Her body was found two days later by her father-in-law, who was the chief. Her burnt body was inside a car that had been torched.
So here's what apparently happened, according to wrestler Lou Thesz, who spilled on a message forum in 2000, two years prior to his death.
Don Eagle did not die of suicide, he was killed by his wife Jean, who was tired of being beaten by the former wrestler.
She then moved on to Florida but others in Kahnawake persuaded her to return.They claimed that that they forgave her and understood what she did.
She moved back and got whacked in returned in retribution for her husband's death.
To our knowledge nobody was arrested in connection with either death.
He was found dead of gunshot wounds at his home in Kahnawake on March 17, 1966. He was 40.
Then on July 21, 1968 his widow Jean Eagle, 28, who worked as a waitress at the Khanawake golf course, was murdered.
Her body was found two days later by her father-in-law, who was the chief. Her burnt body was inside a car that had been torched.
So here's what apparently happened, according to wrestler Lou Thesz, who spilled on a message forum in 2000, two years prior to his death.
Don Eagle did not die of suicide, he was killed by his wife Jean, who was tired of being beaten by the former wrestler.
She then moved on to Florida but others in Kahnawake persuaded her to return.They claimed that that they forgave her and understood what she did.
She moved back and got whacked in returned in retribution for her husband's death.
To our knowledge nobody was arrested in connection with either death.