Tiny Henry Cavill
Here is the moment that Chris Reeves won the contest of whom did the best Superman/Clark Kent. https://youtu.be/qQSaJVqJaiA
Posted on 02/28/2025 6:07:02 AM PST by Red Badger
Actor Gene Hackman, 95, was found dead inside his home today along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 63, and their dog. The initial report was that the couple perished through carbon monoxide poisoning, but that was quickly updated as something seems off about how the bodies were discovered. Reportedly, Hackman and his wife had been dead for quite some time, their bodies mummified, with pills all over the place, and the front door was open. The couple hadn’t been seen or heard from in about two weeks (via NY Post):
Authorities said the deaths were “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation” after finding the door to the couple’s home was “unsecured and opened” and an open orange prescription pill bottle and pills scattered around the room where Hackman’s wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, and one of their German shepherd dogs were discovered.
Deputies noted that it appeared Arakawa had “obvious signs of death, body decomposition, bloating in her face and mummification in both hands and feet” when she was found on the floor of a bathroom near the home’s entry, according to the report.
The door into the couple’s $3.3 million Santa Fe, New Mexico, home, which sits on six acres and is over 8,000 square feet, was left ajar — but there was no sign of forced entry or theft, according to the report.
Authorities also noted in the report that a black space heater was found near Arakawa’s head. A responding officer said “he suspected the heater could have fallen in the event the female abruptly fell to the ground,” the affidavit said.
The couple’s deceased dog was located about 10 to 15 feet away from Arakawa inside the bathroom’s closet, deputies wrote in the report.
Meanwhile, Hackman’s body was located in what deputies believe was the mudroom near a pair of sunglasses. Officers wrote in the report that it appeared he had “suddenly fallen.”
We’ll know more after the autopsy.
It’s such a blow. Hackman was a Hollywood icon with a storied career. From playing a hard-nosed NYPD detective Popeye Doyle running down French drug smugglers in The French Connectionm for which he won an Oscar, to a former spook helping a DC-area attorney, played by Will Smith, escape rogue agents at the National Security Agency in Enemy of the State, Hackman was able to play them all. He earned his first Oscar nomination for a supporting role in 1967’s Bonnie and Clyde. He helped survivors of the Poseidon reach safety after the luxury liner capsized upon being slammed by a tidal wave, showed off his comedic chops in Young Frankenstein, had a nasty vendetta against the Man of Steel, and led a rural Indiana high school basketball team to a state championship.
Hackman later worked for a law Firm with only one client: the mafia. He soon got into a tussle with his executive officer, played by Denzel Washington, in Crimson Tide, which involved deploying nuclear missiles. Got into drag at The Birdcage, got involved in a nasty sex scandal and murder plot in Absolute Power, and did I forget to mention his role in Unforgiven, also starring and directed by Clint Eastwood? He also did voice-over work in 1998’s Antz, playing the militaristic Gen. Mandible.
Get Shorty, Wyatt Earp, Mississippi Burning, The Conversation, A Bridge Too Far—his resume is one of the greats.
Hackman’s last major film was 2004’s Welcome to Mooseport, where the late actor admitted that project was likely his final role in movies.
I know he was 95, but what a blow.
Suspicious yes, but in the end it may well be carbon monoxide poisoning that killed them. Sad to lose such a talented actor
On a purported 911 call when a maintenance man found them, he said the door was shut and locked and he was looking through a window. He may have been referring to a different door but who knows.
Peach
He said he could see both of them...”They’re not moving”...so the bodies were in close proximity.
Clint Eastwood asked Gene to play that role and Gene said something like “I don’t do Westerns anymore - I don’t like the violence.”
Eastwood replied something like “Well, do me a favor and just read the script before you decide.”
I think the Daily Mail really played the “mummification” up in their click bait article.
It may just be that they were dead for awhile and their bodies shrank up in the dry Sante Fe environment.
The last pictures I saw of him were almost unrecognizable to the person we all remember in the movies. We was 95 years old and very thin. He may very well been suffering from something incurable that would have led to a miserable death.
As far as Hollywood kids not keeping in contact. They would not be the first rich kids that did not like their parents. Especially a much younger Step mother.
Well done, Sir.
Woooosh!
I doubt it will be redone he was the wrong color. Hollyweird doesn’t care about talent just skin tone.
Hackman is too big to just ignore..................
They won’t ignore but it will be short.
Perp zapped both of them with taser, locked dog in closet.
Gene and wife succombed, dog died of dehydration. The two others running around outside had pool or other source of water, can survive two weeks .
Need to find what is missing for motive.
I’m 64 and I live alone. My daughter implemented a rule in that I have to check in with her at least once a day via text on our cell phone. Usually it’s just a simple 👍 or an emoji of an animal like a cat, bear or dog 🐱🐻🐶. That way she knows I’m still alive. I’ve been trying to find housing near her but west central Indiana has almost nothing in the way of decent rentals.
Yep
She was in bathroom with pill bottle open and scatttered
Dead dog in closet nearby
Two other dogs outside and inside
Hackman in mud room on floor
No sign of injuries or blunt force trauma or foul play wounds
No carbon monoxide present at that time
Death approx two weeks ago
They will test for cause of death
I’m guessing CO
or she found him dead and killed herself with pills but collapsing immediately with pills in hand is odd
As is sudden collapse from CO but I suppose in high enough concentration yes
There was a heater near her as well but I don’t know power source
Toxicology and autopsy should be fairly conclusive
You know, that rather unseemly thought occurred to me as well. It’s possible that the media and authorities have agreed not to report it. Just as well . . .
"Did ya ever pick yer toes in Poughkeepsie?:
Otis (Ned Beatty) after he programmed the wrong coordinates in the ICBM: “I guess my arm wasn’t long enough...”
Lex Luther: “Otis! Would you like to see a very long arm!” Next scene...Otis with contusions.
My favorite scene.
GH: “How about an espresso?”
Here is the moment that Chris Reeves won the contest of whom did the best Superman/Clark Kent. https://youtu.be/qQSaJVqJaiA
Very dry climate in New Mexico. If they’ve been there for a while, the hands and feet mummify (water content dries up in the extremities first)
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