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Gene Hackman: Authorities declared the wrong of his dogs to be dead
The circumstances of the US actor Gene Hackman and his wife remain mysterious. It has now been known that one of his animals was initially confused.
Almost a week ago, the famous US actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were discovered dead in their house in Santa Fe in the US state of New Mexico. One of the couple’s three dogs was also lifeless in the bathroom. But as the Associated Press news agency reports, the wrong dog was declared dead.
The German German Shepherd of the couple named Bear survived together with a second dog named Nikita. But her Australian-Kelpie-Mischling Zinna died, according to the owner of an animal care facility in Santa Fe, who takes care of the surviving dogs. In an email, he said that Zinna had always hung on Betsy’s hip “and it was” a wonderful relationship “.
According to the report, the authorities did not carry out a autopsy to Zinna, which was found in a kennel in a bathroom cabinet near Arakawa. Investigators of the Santa Fe County Sheriff Office had initially found the discovery of a “dead brown German shepherd dog”, so initially incorrectly identified the breed.
Death circumstances of Gene Hackman and wife still unclear
The investigators, however, continue to search for answers to the questions about the death of Hackman and Arakawa, whose partly mummified corpses were discovered on February 26 in their house in Santa Fe. A “comprehensive examination” for gas leaks and carbon monoxide shortly after the corpses were found remained without “significant results”, as the Sheriffs office announced. A low gas concentration had been found on a stove plate – but this was not fatal.
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Since the couple was found together with the dead dog on Wednesday last week, the investigation continues. According to experts, the corpses were unnoticed in their estate for more than a week. An evaluation of Hackman’s pacemaker showed that he stopped working on February 17, Sheriff Adan Mendoza announced a few days ago. That is why it was obvious that this was the last day in the life of the Oscar winner.
Even the first results of an autopsy did not allow any conclusions to be drawn about carbon monoxide poisoning. In addition, there was no external violence. The investigation focuses, among other things, on a tablet container that was discovered near the body of Arakawa. This is a “very important piece of evidence” and “worrying”, the police said a few days ago.
Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa are found dead in their house. The circumstances continue to give up puzzles. Recordings document the emergency call of a maintenance employee.
Sources: Dpa
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