Gene Hackman, wife, and dog found dead in their home

[LinvilleGorge]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/entertainment/gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-death/index.html

Damn. They're saying no foul play expected. Maybe a gas leak or something along those lines? Either way... sad.

 

[jayboogieman]

46 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/entertainment/gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-death/index.html

Damn. They're saying no foul play expected. Maybe a gas leak or something along those lines? Either way... sad.

 

RIP. Saw this earlier and they're saying even the dog died.

[Brooklyn 3.0]

Definitely not CO poisoning.

Gene Hackman, wife and dog found dead in home under 'suspicious' circumstances.

Their deaths were "suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation" due to all of the "circumstances surrounding" the scene, according to the search warrant affidavit.

The Academy Award-winning actor was found on the floor in the mud room, according to the search warrant. It appeared he fell suddenly, and he and his wife "showed obvious signs of death," the document said.

Arakawa was found lying on her side on the floor in a bathroom, with a space heater near her body, according to the search warrant. Her body showed signs of decomposition, the document said.

On the counter near Arakawa was an opened prescription bottle, with pills scattered, according to the search warrant.

A German shepherd was found dead about 10 to 15 feet from Arakawa, the document said.

But two other dogs were found alive. One healthy dog was near Arakawa and the other was located outside, according to the search warrant.

The Santa Fe City Fire Department found no signs of a possible carbon monoxide leak or poisoning, the document said. If there was carbon monoxide at the scene, it could have vented out of the home through the open front door before responders arrived.

New Mexico Gas Company also responded and "as of now, there are no signs or evidence indicating there were any problems associated to the pipes in and around the residence," the document said.

A maintenance worker who initially responded to the home found the front door open, according to the search warrant affidavit. But there were no signs of forced entry and no signs items were taken or rummaged through, the document said.

 

[Butterflyj30]

This is a real sad story I hope they got to the bottom of what really happened here

[LinvilleGorge]

If gas leak and carbon monoxide are rules out I wonder if something happened with his wife causing her to suddenly pass whether it was heart attack, stroke, aneurysm, whatever and 90+ year old Gene Hackman was just unable to care for himself properly without her? I don't know, just a really weird situation.

[BountyHunter]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If gas leak and carbon monoxide are rules out I wonder if something happened with his wife causing her to suddenly pass whether it was heart attack, stroke, aneurysm, whatever and 90+ year old Gene Hackman was just unable to care for himself properly without her? I don't know, just a really weird situation.

Thats what i was thinking.  and the dog that died was locked up in a crate.  no access to food.

 

Edited March 4 by BountyHunter

[HaricotVert]

1 hour ago, BountyHunter said:

and the dog that died was locked up in a crate

I had not heard that part.

 

Interesting tidbit.

[BountyHunter]

5 minutes ago, HaricotVert said:

I had not heard that part.

 

Interesting tidbit.

Hackman and Arakawa's dog also found dead

One of Hackman and Arakawa's dogs was found dead in a closet of the bathroom where Arakawa's body was discovered, the warrant says. Mendoza said the dog was in a kennel or crate. 

The dog's cause of death also remains undetermined.

There were two other dogs found alive on the property when deputies arrived, the warrant says. 

What we know about deaths of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa

[jayboogieman]

[LinvilleGorge]

On 3/4/2025 at 4:20 PM, LinvilleGorge said:

If gas leak and carbon monoxide are rules out I wonder if something happened with his wife causing her to suddenly pass whether it was heart attack, stroke, aneurysm, whatever and 90+ year old Gene Hackman was just unable to care for himself properly without her? I don't know, just a really weird situation.

Well, I called that one.

That's a sad end for them and that poor dog.

[PNW_PantherMan]

Damn that's just sad.  RIP.

[45catfan]

The wife died of a rare virus upon autopsy and Gene was in the final stages of dementia.  So she died, the dog was crated and Gene didn't know what was going on and probably died of dehydration/starvation after wandering around the house for week or so with his wife's corpse in the bathroom. Very sad. 

[KatsAzz]

On 3/10/2025 at 10:55 PM, 45catfan said:

The wife died of a rare virus upon autopsy and Gene was in the final stages of dementia.  So she died, the dog was crated and Gene didn't know what was going on and probably died of dehydration/starvation after wandering around the house for week or so with his wife's corpse in the bathroom. Very sad. 

This is sad indeed...... May they both rest In Peace....

Edited March 22 by KatsAzz

[JPPT1974]

He lived a very long and happy and healthy life. Been married to his second wife since 1991. Hope they didn't have to suffer and went very quickly.