Billy Jack Haynes arrested for murder

[Chris]

Former Portland Wrestling star, accused of killing wife, sued for elder abuse

Former wrestling star and Portland native William “Billy Jack” Haynes, accused of killing his wife in 2024, has been sued for abuse by her estate.

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Former wrestling star and Portland native William “Billy Jack” Haynes, accused of killing his wife in 2024, has been sued for elder abuse by her estate, court documents show.

Haynes, 71, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his wife, 85-year-old Janette Becraft, on Feb. 8. 2024. Earlier this month, he was deemed unfit to stand trial.

According to a $750,000 lawsuit filed by Becraft’s estate in Multnomah County on May 22, for five years leading up to her death, she was the victim of “repeated mental, physical and financial abuse” by Haynes.

The lawsuit claims that Becraft was elderly, vulnerable and disabled, making her susceptible to “force, threat, duress, coercion, persuasion or physical or emotional injury.”

Among the claims filed against Haynes are that the former Portland Wrestling star made Becraft cut off contact with her family, liquidate her retirement funds and withdraw money from her account, and abandon her medical providers in favor of doctors he had a historical relationship with.

The suit also claims that Haynes introduced her to drugs including heroin and meth, forced her to purchase a gun for him that he was unable to acquire due to his criminal record, and that he coerced her into marrying him in 2021.

Haynes was a star of KPTV’s Portland Wrestling in the 1980s, before moving on to the then-WWF, now WWE.

He later led a class action lawsuit with 50 other former wrestlers against the WWE, claiming the organization failed to protect them against repeated head injuries, leading to long-term brain damage.

The case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court before being dismissed.

 

[OwenEdwards]

The guy claimed to have acted as a hitman for Bill Clinton during drug deals. He was pretty obviously a bad 'un. Wonder how actually loopy he now is to have been declared unfit.