Hollywood legend Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, 64-year-old former classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead Wednesday afternoon at home in New Mexico, along with their dog, authorities said.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office provided no cause of death but said there was no indication of foul play. “This is an active and ongoing investigation,” a spokesperson said...
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Possibly CO poisoning?
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According to a search warrant, obtained by TMZ, a Santa Fe detective who sought a search warrant wrote in his affidavit, he believes “the death of the two deceased individuals to be suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation because the reporting party found the front door of the residence unsecured and opened, deputies observed a healthy dog running loose on the property, another healthy dog near the deceased female, a deceased dog laying 10-15 feet from the deceased female in a closet of the bathroom, the heater being moved, the pill bottle being opened and pills scattered next to the female, the male decedent being located in a separate room of the residence, and no obvious signs of a gas leak.”
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Gene’s wife, Betsy, was found in the bathroom on the ground near the countertop, laying on her right side. The deputy saw a black space heater near her head. The deputy believed the heater could have fallen in the event Betsy abruptly fell to the ground.
The deputy also noticed an orange prescription bottle on the countertop, which was open with pills scattered on the countertop. It appears the she had been dead for some time, because the body was in a state of decomposition with bloating in her face and mummification in her hands and
Gene was found in a separate room off the kitchen. He was fully clothed and suspected he may have suddenly fallen, because his sunglasses were found next to his body.
The fire department came and advised they did not see any signs of carbon monoxide leak or poisoning.
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Fox news just reported that Gene was found in a mud room off the kitchen.
Might be instructive to know if the dead dog was in a normal place for it. Like maybe it starved after every body else died. Looks a bit like Gene might have been outside, dog walking, etc., and had an event when coming back inside? Cause of the dog’s death might be key?