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Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa died under mysterious circumstances. The results of the autopsy are still pending.
The death of Gene Hackman (1930-2025) and Betsy Arakawa (1961-2025) in Santa Fe continues to puzzle. On February 26th, employees of a private security service had found the corpses of the actor and his wife. A pension employee had informed her when he had not received the residents’ response in front of the house. In some media it had previously wronged that a worried neighbor had called the police.
The corpses were found in this state
The Santa Fe police in the US state of New Mexico later provided details of the case in their search report, which is among other things CBS.
Accordingly, the corpses of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were in different rooms. Hackman was in the entrance area of the house. Sunglasses and a walking stick were found next to him.
Arakawa was found in the bathroom. A radiant heater is located next to her body. Nearby, the investigators discovered a can with tablets, some of which are said to have been scattered next to it. For whom the two the medication had been prescribed is not yet known.
The dead were probably in the property for a long time. The corpses are said to have shown signs of mummification on hands and feet.
Front door was open – case as “suspicious” classified
The front door of the house is said to have only been based. However, there is no “direct references to a crime”. No traces of violence should have been shown on the dead.
Nevertheless, the investigators classified the case as “suspicious”, so that a “thorough search and examination” was necessary.
Was a gas leaf responsible for the accident?
Gene Hackman’s daughter from his first marriage speculated that her father and stepmother could have died of the consequences of gas poisoning. According to Elizabeth Jean Hackman, you could have inhaled carbon monoxide. A high concentration of the odorless gas can be fatal.
But according to the search report, there was no sign of a gas leaf in the house. The investigators had consulted the fire brigade and the responsible natural gas supply company, the New Mexico Gas Company. Both could not find any discrepancies.
Dead dog gives up puzzles
The greatest puzzle gives the death of one of the three dogs by Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa. The deceased couple’s German German Shepherd was found lifeless in the bathroom. According to the sheriff, he is said to have been in a cupboard in a box or a kind of kennel.
The police met the other two dogs alive. One is also said to have stayed in the bathroom, the other roamed through the garden.
An autopsy of the corpses has already been carried out. According to “TMZ”, however, it should take four to six weeks for all results, including the result of toxicological studies.
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Source: Stern

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