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Gene Hackman's daughter breaks silence on her reclusive father after his mysterious death
Daily Mail ^ | Feb 27, 2025 | Diana Cooper

Posted on 02/27/2025 6:18:11 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie

Gene Hackman's daughter Leslie has broken her silence following her father's mysterious death in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com.

The 95-year-old actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64, were found dead on Wednesday in separate rooms of their $3.8 million Santa Fe, New Mexico home.

A neighbor of the couple called emergency services after discovering the bodies.

One of their three dogs was found dead inside the house, while two others were found alive.

One of Gene's three children, Leslie Anne Hackman, told DailyMail.com on Thursday that the family is waiting to hear from law enforcement regarding the cause of death as the couple's death remains a mystery.

Leslie and her sister, Elizabeth Jean Hackman, can only speculate that their father and stepmother - along with one of their dogs - may have been killed by inhaling toxic fumes due to a carbon monoxide leak.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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To: vivenne; Jane Long

No. I clicked the link and it is a scene from the movie The Conversation.


21 posted on 02/27/2025 7:21:06 PM PST by quilterdebbie (We will endeavor to persevere!)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Sorry for the lost of a great actor and good man - but damn this is setting up for a great movie, either docu-drama or semi based on true events


22 posted on 02/27/2025 7:22:42 PM PST by 22for22
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To: KevinB

Gene died of “yellow fever” (dude joke)


23 posted on 02/27/2025 7:23:00 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/gene-hackman-wife-found-dead-investigation-santa-fe-sheriffs/3779346/?os=io....sxj9oul9fno_journeystrue&ref=app

“I’m not inside the house. It’s closed. It’s locked,” he told the dispatcher. “I can’t go in, but I see them ... She’s laying down from the window.”

The fire department conducted testing but “did not locate signs of a carbon monoxide leak or poisoning,” the warrant states.


24 posted on 02/27/2025 7:25:42 PM PST by TexasGator (I'')
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To: vivenne; Jane Long

You guys don’t remember that movie? First thing I thought of when I heard the news. Well, almost first. That being the actor Albert Salmi and his wife ending.


25 posted on 02/27/2025 7:29:12 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: TexasGator
"It's closed. It's locked. I can't go in"

Okay now this is ODD because authorities said the DOOR WAS AJAR when they rolled up.

26 posted on 02/27/2025 7:29:49 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

The toxicology report will fill in the details.


27 posted on 02/27/2025 8:28:34 PM PST by choctaw man (Good ole Andrew Jackson, or You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma...)
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To: Omnivore-Dan

Could be she came home, saw her husband dead on the floor and decided to off herself(The door was wide open so it will be interesting to find out when anyone had contact with her or when she was last seen at any store)..and the dog in the kennel died of starvation..the two dogs who are alive were roaming around the house so maybe they had access to food/water


28 posted on 02/27/2025 8:30:14 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: CivilWarBrewing

The dog that died was in the closet in a kennel..the two dogs that are still alive were roaming around the house..if there was carbon monoxide poisoning the two other dogs would have died too


29 posted on 02/27/2025 8:31:29 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Poor family - after all the great movies Gene Hackman made this is what passes for news about him.


30 posted on 02/27/2025 8:32:05 PM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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To: TexasGator

thats weird because in police statements they said the doors were wide open so which is it


31 posted on 02/27/2025 8:32:07 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Look at the last picture of him from about a year ago...He looks nonagenarian fragile, he is unrecognizable. Lost so much weight. I don’t think he was very healthy.
The whole affair is not that shocking. Will wait till full report out. Won’t be expecting to find out what really happened. The Hollywood b.s. artists will be working full time.


32 posted on 02/27/2025 8:39:48 PM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find. )
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To: CivilWarBrewing

The house is around 8,000 sq. ft. according to one article. The maintenance men & police may not be referring to the same door.


33 posted on 02/27/2025 8:44:25 PM PST by Tammy8 ( )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

A real mystery at this point.

What amazes me is that they weren’t found sooner. They didn’t have a cleaning lady or home health people coming in regularly? No one regularly went to the house or talked to either one of them on the phone or online?

That is really odd to me.


34 posted on 02/27/2025 8:50:40 PM PST by Tammy8 ( )
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To: Fai Mao
Carbon monoxide poisoning give you a head ache. That explains the pills

The Santa Fe Sheriff thinks there is enough that is suspicious that he's not ruling out foul play. The gas company tested the property. No gas leaks and no CO leaks.

35 posted on 02/27/2025 9:10:20 PM PST by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: CivilWarBrewing
Okay now this is ODD because authorities said the DOOR WAS AJAR when they rolled up.

Could be the particular door the caller was at was not the door found open. That's a big house and could have a lot of doors.

36 posted on 02/27/2025 9:13:19 PM PST by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

This article contradicts every thing I’ve read or watched.


37 posted on 02/27/2025 9:15:21 PM PST by Fledermaus (I'm getting tired of the contrarians on FR.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

What puzzles me is only one dog dead. If it were carbon monoxide poisoning the other dog inside would be dead also. The instinct of a dog is to lay down beside their master if he is distress. That dog would have died with his master in the kill zone of the Carbon Monoxide poisoning. I am not suggesting foul play but it is strange.

PS
Hackman was one of the greatest actors of recent times. He had skill.


38 posted on 02/27/2025 9:28:04 PM PST by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist ,MAGA)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

wife has aneurysm

drops dead

gene has full blown dementia

unable to take care of himself

and unaware of what is going on

dies of thirst/starvation

the dog in the crate dies of same

the loose dogs are able to forage to survive

pure speculation


39 posted on 02/27/2025 9:50:38 PM PST by joshua c
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To: Tammy8

agree


40 posted on 02/27/2025 9:52:10 PM PST by joshua c
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