Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy
that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his
final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts.
It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had
done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy >>> that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his
final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts.
It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had
done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do so
by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops; Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe
police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s
home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their
dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed
bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had not
been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of a
home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do
believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his
legacy
that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his
final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts.
It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had
done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do
so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops;
Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious-
police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe
police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s
home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their
dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed
bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had
not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications
of a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the
cops do believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed herself
(and a dog)?!...
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy >>>that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his >>final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts. >>It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had
done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do so
by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
"Suspicious Enough": Gene Hackman & Wife's Deaths Probed By Cops;
Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious-police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman's death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe
police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner's
home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their
dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on Hackman's property reported the decomposed bodies
in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had not been
seen for a few weeks, sources say.
There are no indications of a home invasion or anything like that,
sources tell me, but the cops do believe more is going on than first
assumed. . . .
"Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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," the document adds.
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his
legacy
that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his
final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts.
It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had
done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do
so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops;
Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious-
police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe
police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s
home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their
dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed
bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had
not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications
of a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the
cops do believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed herself
(and a dog)?!...
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy >>>> that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his
final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts.
It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had
done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do
so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops;
Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe
police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s
home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their
dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed
bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had
not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of
a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do
believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed
herself (and a dog)?!...
On 2/27/2025 1:41 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy >>>>> that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his >>>> final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts. >>>> It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had
done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do
so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops;
Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe
police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar
winner’s home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one
of their dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed
bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had
not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of
a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do
believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed
herself (and a dog)?!...
Why, then, would pills be scattered? And, being scattered, might we
suppose that their taste appealed to only the one dog?
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-27 18:41:02 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy >>>>>> that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his >>>>> final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts. >>>>> It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had >>>>> done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do
so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops; >>>> Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe
police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s >>>> home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their
dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed >>>> bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had
not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of >>>> a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do >>>> believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed
herself (and a dog)?!...
Perhaps she simply dropped the pill bottle and the dogs ate some
themselves. That would explain why the dog outside is still alive
(assuming al the dorrs were shut).
The article said the people that found them called it in because the door
was standing open
On 2025-02-27 18:41:02 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy >>>>> that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his >>>> final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts. >>>> It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had
done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do
so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops;
Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe
police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s >>> home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their
dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed
bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had
not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of
a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do
believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed
herself (and a dog)?!...
Perhaps she simply dropped the pill bottle and the dogs ate some
themselves. That would explain why the dog outside is still alive
(assuming al the dorrs were shut).
On 2/27/25 4:32 AM, shawn wrote:
On Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:52:38 -0500, Robin Miller
<robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:
https://news.yahoo.com/news/actor-gene-hackman-wife-betsy-092903724.html >>>
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found >>> dead in their home in New Mexico, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office >>> told CNN. He was 95.
Damn, I know the guy wasn't performing any more but still.
Their cause of death has not been confirmed but it is not believed to be >>> foul play, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Denise
Womack-Avila told CNN Thursday morning.
Deputies responded to a welfare check request at the home around 1:45
p.m. Wednesday and found Hackman, Arakawa and a dog deceased,
Womack-Avila said. An investigation is ongoing, police said.
I wonder if they suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning? That would
explain all three dying from what otherwise sounds like a non-violent
death.
That's my thought too - the only way the dog also dies under "non-foul
play" circumstances is something like CO poisoning.
But he made it to 95. (His wife only made it to her 60s.)
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy
that he did.
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-27 18:41:02 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy >>>>>> that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his >>>>> final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts. >>>>> It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had >>>>> done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do
so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops; >>>> Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe
police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s >>>> home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their
dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed >>>> bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had
not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of >>>> a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do >>>> believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed
herself (and a dog)?!...
Perhaps she simply dropped the pill bottle and the dogs ate some
themselves. That would explain why the dog outside is still alive
(assuming al the dorrs were shut).
The article said the people that found them called it in because the door
was standing open
On 2025-02-27 23:14:47 +0000, anim8rfsk said:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-27 18:41:02 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy
that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his >>>>>> final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts. >>>>>> It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had >>>>>> done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do >>>>> so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops; >>>>> Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe >>>>> police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s >>>>> home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their >>>>> dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed >>>>> bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had >>>>> not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of >>>>> a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do >>>>> believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed
herself (and a dog)?!...
Perhaps she simply dropped the pill bottle and the dogs ate some
themselves. That would explain why the dog outside is still alive
(assuming al the dorrs were shut).
The article said the people that found them called it in because the door
was standing open
It says the front door was open, but the outside dog might have been in
a fenced in area out the back. :-)
But I did misread about the second live dog inside the house.
On 2025-02-28 03:38:47 +0000, Your Name said:
On 2025-02-27 23:14:47 +0000, anim8rfsk said:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-27 18:41:02 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for
his legacy
that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years
after his
final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any
scripts.
It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he >>>>>>> had
done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do >>>>>> so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enoughâ€: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By
Cops;
Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious-
police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe
police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar
winner’s
home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their >>>>>> dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the
decomposed
bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had >>>>>> not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no
indications of
a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the
cops do
believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,†the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed
herself (and a dog)?!...
Perhaps she simply dropped the pill bottle and the dogs ate some
themselves. That would explain why the dog outside is still alive
(assuming al the dorrs were shut).
The article said the people that found them called it in because the
door
was standing open
It says the front door was open, but the outside dog might have been
in a fenced in area out the back. :-)
Or, maybe the front door was open, but internal doors were shut.
But I did misread about the second live dog inside the house.
As the dispatcher paused to call for the paramedics, the caller began crying while repeatedly saying, “Damn.”
However, the man didn’t seem to have a personal connection to Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 64, as he could not tell the dispatcher any personal details about them.
“[It’s] a female and a male probably. I don’t know, sir. Just send somebody up here really quick,” he said.
The caller said he had “no idea” if the two were “awake” or “breathing” because he “was not inside the house” with them.
“[The house] is closed. It’s locked. I can’t go in,” he said. “But I see that she is lying down on the floor from the window.”
He insisted they were not “awake” or “alert” and saw no signs of movement.
“No, dude, they’re not moving!” he said while growing increasingly concerned. “Just send somebody out here really quick!”
. . .
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy
that he did.
On 2/27/2025 6:14 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-27 18:41:02 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy
that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his >>>>>> final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts. >>>>>> It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had >>>>>> done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do >>>>> so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops; >>>>> Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe >>>>> police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s >>>>> home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their >>>>> dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed >>>>> bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had >>>>> not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of >>>>> a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do >>>>> believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed
herself (and a dog)?!...
Perhaps she simply dropped the pill bottle and the dogs ate some
themselves. That would explain why the dog outside is still alive
(assuming al the dorrs were shut).
The article said the people that found them called it in because the door
was standing open
I can't fit all those circumstances into any reasonable scenario.
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 2/27/2025 6:14 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-27 18:41:02 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy
that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his >>>>>>> final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts. >>>>>>> It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had >>>>>>> done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do >>>>>> so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops; >>>>>> Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe >>>>>> police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s >>>>>> home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their >>>>>> dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed >>>>>> bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had >>>>>> not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of >>>>>> a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do >>>>>> believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed
herself (and a dog)?!...
Perhaps she simply dropped the pill bottle and the dogs ate some
themselves. That would explain why the dog outside is still alive
(assuming al the dorrs were shut).
The article said the people that found them called it in because the door >>> was standing open
I can't fit all those circumstances into any reasonable scenario.
Maybe PETA killed the dog. Or Instacart.
https://news.yahoo.com/news/actor-gene-hackman-wife-betsy-092903724.html
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were
found dead in their home in New Mexico, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office told CNN. He was 95.
Their cause of death has not been confirmed but it is not believed to
be foul play, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Denise Womack-Avila told CNN Thursday morning.
Deputies responded to a welfare check request at the home around 1:45
p.m. Wednesday and found Hackman, Arakawa and a dog deceased,
Womack-Avila said. An investigation is ongoing, police said.
On 2025-02-27 11:52:38 +0000, Robin Miller said:
https://news.yahoo.com/news/actor-gene-hackman-wife-betsy-092903724.html
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were
found dead in their home in New Mexico, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s
Office told CNN. He was 95.
Their cause of death has not been confirmed but it is not believed to
be foul play, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Denise
Womack-Avila told CNN Thursday morning.
Deputies responded to a welfare check request at the home around 1:45
p.m. Wednesday and found Hackman, Arakawa and a dog deceased, Womack-
Avila said. An investigation is ongoing, police said.
It was not carbon monoxide poisoning and Gene Hackman's pacemaker
recorded its last event on February 17, so that is likely the day he
died. The final toxicology and autopsy reports "could be a month or
three months or longer". <https://variety.com/2025/film/news/gene-hackman-wife-test-negative- carbon-monoxide-pacemaker-stopped-1236323847/>
On 2/28/25 2:57 PM, Your Name wrote:
On 2025-02-27 11:52:38 +0000, Robin Miller said:
https://news.yahoo.com/news/actor-gene-hackman-wife-betsy-092903724.html >>>
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were
found dead in their home in New Mexico, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s
Office told CNN. He was 95.
Their cause of death has not been confirmed but it is not believed to
be foul play, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Denise
Womack-Avila told CNN Thursday morning.
Deputies responded to a welfare check request at the home around 1:45
p.m. Wednesday and found Hackman, Arakawa and a dog deceased, Womack-
Avila said. An investigation is ongoing, police said.
It was not carbon monoxide poisoning and Gene Hackman's pacemaker
recorded its last event on February 17, so that is likely the day he
died. The final toxicology and autopsy reports "could be a month or
three months or longer".
<https://variety.com/2025/film/news/gene-hackman-wife-test-negative-
carbon-monoxide-pacemaker-stopped-1236323847/>
Love the specificity!
"We should get the report back next month... Or maybe 3 months from now!!"
[roll]
On 2/28/2025 10:42 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 2/27/2025 6:14 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-27 18:41:02 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy
that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his
final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts.
It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had >>>>>>>> done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do >>>>>>> so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops; >>>>>>> Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe >>>>>>> police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s
home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their >>>>>>> dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed >>>>>>> bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had >>>>>>> not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of >>>>>>> a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do >>>>>>> believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed
herself (and a dog)?!...
Perhaps she simply dropped the pill bottle and the dogs ate some
themselves. That would explain why the dog outside is still alive
(assuming al the dorrs were shut).
The article said the people that found them called it in because the door >>>> was standing open
I can't fit all those circumstances into any reasonable scenario.
Maybe PETA killed the dog. Or Instacart.
Maybe someone read the pill bottle and misapplied 'expiration date'...
On 2/28/25 2:57 PM, Your Name wrote:
. . .
It was not carbon monoxide poisoning and Gene Hackman's pacemaker
recorded its last event on February 17, so that is likely the day he
died. The final toxicology and autopsy reports "could be a month or
three months or longer". >>https://variety.com/2025/film/news/gene-hackman-wife-test-negative-carbon-monoxide-pacemaker-stopped-1236323847/
Love the specificity!
"We should get the report back next month... Or maybe 3 months from now!!"
[roll]
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 2/28/2025 10:42 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 2/27/2025 6:14 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-27 18:41:02 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy
that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his
final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts.
It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had >>>>>>>>> done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do >>>>>>>> so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops;
Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe >>>>>>>> police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s
home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their >>>>>>>> dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed >>>>>>>> bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had >>>>>>>> not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of
a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do
believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed >>>>>>> herself (and a dog)?!...
Perhaps she simply dropped the pill bottle and the dogs ate some
themselves. That would explain why the dog outside is still alive
(assuming al the dorrs were shut).
The article said the people that found them called it in because the door >>>>> was standing open
I can't fit all those circumstances into any reasonable scenario.
Maybe PETA killed the dog. Or Instacart.
Maybe someone read the pill bottle and misapplied 'expiration date'...
Both PETA and Instacart are known for going to peoples homes and killing >their dogs
On Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:42:50 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 2/28/2025 10:42 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 2/27/2025 6:14 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-27 18:41:02 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy
that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his
final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts.
It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had
done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do >>>>>>>>> so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops;
Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe >>>>>>>>> police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s
home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their >>>>>>>>> dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed
bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had >>>>>>>>> not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of
a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do
believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed >>>>>>>> herself (and a dog)?!...
Perhaps she simply dropped the pill bottle and the dogs ate some >>>>>>> themselves. That would explain why the dog outside is still alive >>>>>>> (assuming al the dorrs were shut).
The article said the people that found them called it in because the door
was standing open
I can't fit all those circumstances into any reasonable scenario.
Maybe PETA killed the dog. Or Instacart.
Maybe someone read the pill bottle and misapplied 'expiration date'...
Both PETA and Instacart are known for going to peoples homes and killing
their dogs
Sadly the latest I heard made it sound like one of the dogs was in a
cage and may have died from dehydration after Hackman and his wife
died.
On 2025-02-27 11:52:38 +0000, Robin Miller said:
https://news.yahoo.com/news/actor-gene-hackman-wife-betsy-092903724.html
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were
found dead in their home in New Mexico, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s
Office told CNN. He was 95.
Their cause of death has not been confirmed but it is not believed to
be foul play, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Denise
Womack-Avila told CNN Thursday morning.
Deputies responded to a welfare check request at the home around 1:45
p.m. Wednesday and found Hackman, Arakawa and a dog deceased,
Womack-Avila said. An investigation is ongoing, police said.
It was not carbon monoxide poisoning and Gene Hackman's pacemaker
recorded its last event on February 17, so that is likely the day he
died. The final toxicology and autopsy reports "could be a month or
three months or longer". <https://variety.com/2025/film/news/gene-hackman-wife-test-negative-carbon-monoxide-pacemaker-stopped-1236323847/>
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 2/28/2025 10:42 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 2/27/2025 6:14 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
On 2025-02-27 18:41:02 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:
On 2/27/25 10:11 AM, Robin Miller wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
. . .
[Gene Hackman]
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy
that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his
final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts.
It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had >>>>>>>>> done throughout his long career.
More like he wasn't working due to circumstances.
Deadline says he retired for health reasons after being advised to do >>>>>>>> so by his doctor.
But here are some startling new developments:
“Suspicious Enough”: Gene Hackman & Wife’s Deaths Probed By Cops;
Scattered Pills Found, No Gas Leak
https://deadline.com/2025/02/gene-hackman-death-suspicious- police-1236303855/
Gene Hackman‘s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe >>>>>>>> police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s
home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their >>>>>>>> dogs were found dead last night.
Two men who worked on the Hackman’s property reported the decomposed >>>>>>>> bodies in the home on Wednesday. The 30-year long married couple had >>>>>>>> not been seen for a few weeks, sources say. There are no indications of
a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do
believe more in going on than first assumed.
“Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding 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,” the document adds.
--Robin
So, one read of that is that he died (naturally), and she killed >>>>>>> herself (and a dog)?!...
Perhaps she simply dropped the pill bottle and the dogs ate some
themselves. That would explain why the dog outside is still alive
(assuming al the dorrs were shut).
The article said the people that found them called it in because the door >>>>> was standing open
I can't fit all those circumstances into any reasonable scenario.
Maybe PETA killed the dog. Or Instacart.
Maybe someone read the pill bottle and misapplied 'expiration date'...
Both PETA and Instacart are known for going to peoples homes and killing their dogs
Your Name wrote:
On 2025-02-27 11:52:38 +0000, Robin Miller said:
https://news.yahoo.com/news/actor-gene-hackman-wife-betsy-092903724.html >>>
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were
found dead in their home in New Mexico, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s
Office told CNN. He was 95.
Their cause of death has not been confirmed but it is not believed to
be foul play, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Denise
Womack-Avila told CNN Thursday morning.
Deputies responded to a welfare check request at the home around 1:45
p.m. Wednesday and found Hackman, Arakawa and a dog deceased, Womack-
Avila said. An investigation is ongoing, police said.
It was not carbon monoxide poisoning and Gene Hackman's pacemaker
recorded its last event on February 17, so that is likely the day he
died. The final toxicology and autopsy reports "could be a month or
three months or longer".
<https://variety.com/2025/film/news/gene-hackman-wife-test-negative-
carbon-monoxide-pacemaker-stopped-1236323847/>
The articles I've read suggest that they both died where they dropped,
in different rooms. That would have to be poisoning of some kind. If it
had been a joint suicide they would have been together. So what could
have killed them like that, and is there any way it could have been accidental?
On 2025-02-28 11:13 PM, moviePig wrote:
You'd have to account for the spilled pills. At a stretch, maybe they
got the dosage wrong and were trying to reexamine the label...
A police report said their front door was both unlocked and open.
Very strange...
You'd have to account for the spilled pills. At a stretch, maybe they
got the dosage wrong and were trying to reexamine the label...
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
I do wish he hadn't totally retired, but it's likely best for his legacy >>that he did.
He didn't retire. I recall an interview he gave several years after his
final movie in which he complained he wasn't being offered any scripts.
It's not like he was unwilling to play supporting roles, which he had
done throughout his long career.
Their cause of death has not been confirmed but it is not believed to be
foul play, Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Denise
Womack-Avila told CNN Thursday morning.
Gene Hackman Died of Heart Disease and Alzheimer's a Week After
Betsy Arakawa; Wife's Cause of Death Determined to Be Hantavirus
----------------------------------------------------------------
Gene Hackman likely died about a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa,
died due to hantavirus, a medical examiner announced Friday.
Hackman died of cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer's disease as
a significant contributing factor, said Heather Jarrell, the chief
medical examiner for the New Mexico Office of the Medical
Investigator.
Arakawa likely died about a week earlier, on Feb. 11, of hantavirus,
a potentially fatal virus transmitted by mice. Both deaths fall
under natural causes, which can include heart disease, stroke,
cancer, respiratory failure, infections and age-related
complications.
Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 65, were found dead on Feb. 26.
Authorities said at the time they did not suspect foul play.
At a news conference on Friday, Santa Fe Sheriff Adan Mendoza said
that surveillance cameras showed that Arakawa did errands on
Feb. 11, visiting Sprouts market and a CVS pharmacy. She also
corresponded with a massage therapist by email that day.
Her car entered the gated subdivision where the couple lived around
5:15 p.m. No activity or communications were found after that date.
Hackman had advanced Alzheimer's disease, as well as severe heart
disease and a history of heart attacks, Jarrell said. He tested
negative for hantavirus.
Erin Phipps, the state public health veterinarian, said at the press
conference that hantavirus infections are very rare. She said that
out of 136 infections in the state over the last 50 years, 42% were
fatal. The virus is typically transmitted through rodent excrement.
Phipps said there were signs of rodent entry in some of the
buildings on the property, though the risk in the main house was
"low."
Hackman's pacemaker registered cardiac activity on Feb. 17. On
Feb. 18, the pacemaker picked up an abnormal rhythm, which was the
last recording, suggesting that he died that day.
Authorities announced last week that the autopsy found that both
bodies tested negative for carbon monoxide. The New Mexico Gas
Company also thoroughly checked the home and found no significant
leaks.
According to a search warrant affidavit, Arakawa was found dead on
the bathroom floor. Pills were scattered on the countertop. At the
press conference, Jarrell said the pills are thyroid medication that
was being taken as prescribed.
Hackman was found in a mud room, off the kitchen. It appeared that
both had fallen to the floor. A dead dog was also found in a closet
near Arakawa's body, while two other healthy dogs were roaming the
property. A necropsy on the dog is still pending.
A maintenance worker called the authorities after finding the door
left ajar, and deputies went inside and discovered the bodies.
The deaths were considered "suspicious enough" to warrant further
investigation. Detectives recovered two cell phones, a monthly
planner, and some medications during a search of the property.
Hackman starred in such films as "The French Connection," "The
Conversation," and "The Royal Tenenbaums." He had lived in Santa Fe
since the late 1980s, and served on the board of the Georgia
O'Keeffe Museum. He won Academy Awards for his roles in "The French
Connection" and "Unforgiven," and retired from acting about 20 years
ago.
Arakawa was a former classical pianist who married Hackman in 1991.
She owned Pandora's, a home furnishings store in Santa Fe, with a
friend.
<https://variety.com/2025/film/news/gene-hackman-cause-of-death-died-week-after-wife-1236331489/>
Your Name wrote:
Gene Hackman Died of Heart Disease and Alzheimer'sa Week After
Betsy Arakawa; Wife's Cause of Death Determined to Be Hantavirus
----------------------------------------------------------------
Gene Hackman likely died about a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa,
died due to hantavirus, a medical examiner announced Friday.
Hackman died of cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer's disease as
a significant contributing factor, said Heather Jarrell, the chief
medical examiner for the New Mexico Office of the Medical
Investigator.
Arakawa likely died about a week earlier, on Feb. 11, of hantavirus,
a potentially fatal virus transmitted by mice. Both deaths fall
under natural causes, which can include heart disease, stroke,
cancer, respiratory failure, infections and age-related
complications.
Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 65, were found dead on Feb. 26.
Authorities said at the time they did not suspect foul play.
At a news conference on Friday, Santa Fe Sheriff Adan Mendoza said
that surveillance cameras showed that Arakawa did errands on
Feb. 11, visiting Sprouts market and a CVS pharmacy. She also
corresponded with a massage therapist by email that day.
Her car entered the gated subdivision where the couple lived around
5:15 p.m. No activity or communications were found after that date.
Hackman had advanced Alzheimer's disease, as well as severe heart
disease and a history of heart attacks, Jarrell said. He tested
negative for hantavirus.
Erin Phipps, the state public health veterinarian, said at the press
conference that hantavirus infections are very rare. She said that
out of 136 infections in the state over the last 50 years, 42% were
fatal. The virus is typically transmitted through rodent excrement.
Phipps said there were signs of rodent entry in some of the
buildings on the property, though the risk in the main house was
"low."
Hackman's pacemaker registered cardiac activity on Feb. 17. On
Feb. 18, the pacemaker picked up an abnormal rhythm, which was the
last recording, suggesting that he died that day.
Authorities announced last week that the autopsy found that both
bodies tested negative for carbon monoxide. The New Mexico Gas
Company also thoroughly checked the home and found no significant
leaks.
According to a search warrant affidavit, Arakawa was found dead on
the bathroom floor. Pills were scattered on the countertop. At the
press conference, Jarrell said the pills are thyroid medication that
was being taken as prescribed.
Hackman was found in a mud room, off the kitchen. It appeared that
both had fallen to the floor. A dead dog was also found in a closet
near Arakawa's body, while two other healthy dogs were roaming the
property. A necropsy on the dog is still pending.
A maintenance worker called the authorities after finding the door
left ajar, and deputies went inside and discovered the bodies.
The deaths were considered "suspicious enough" to warrant further
investigation. Detectives recovered two cell phones, a monthly
planner, and some medications during a search of the property.
Hackman starred in such films as "The French Connection," "The
Conversation," and "The Royal Tenenbaums." He had lived in Santa Fe
since the late 1980s, and served on the board of the Georgia
O'Keeffe Museum. He won Academy Awards for his roles in "The French
Connection" and "Unforgiven," and retired from acting about 20 years
ago.
Arakawa was a former classical pianist who married Hackman in 1991.
She owned Pandora's, a home furnishings store in Santa Fe, with a
friend.
<https://variety.com/2025/film/news/gene-hackman-cause-of-death-died-week-after-wife-1236331489/>
So his wife had been dead on the floor for a week but Hackman, due to
his "advanced Alzheimer's disease," didn't realize what had
happened--and so went about his life, such as it was?
And she didn't seek medical treatment for her condition?
How horrible.
--Robin
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Gene Hackman Died of Heart Disease and Alzheimer's a Week After
Betsy Arakawa; Wife's Cause of Death Determined to Be Hantavirus
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Gene Hackman likely died about a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, >> died due to hantavirus, a medical examiner announced Friday.
Hackman died of cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer's disease as >> a significant contributing factor, said Heather Jarrell, the chief
medical examiner for the New Mexico Office of the Medical
Investigator.
Arakawa likely died about a week earlier, on Feb. 11, of hantavirus, >> a potentially fatal virus transmitted by mice. Both deaths fall
under natural causes, which can include heart disease, stroke,
cancer, respiratory failure, infections and age-related
complications.
Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 65, were found dead on Feb. 26.
Authorities said at the time they did not suspect foul play.
At a news conference on Friday, Santa Fe Sheriff Adan Mendoza said
that surveillance cameras showed that Arakawa did errands on
Feb. 11, visiting Sprouts market and a CVS pharmacy. She also
corresponded with a massage therapist by email that day.
Her car entered the gated subdivision where the couple lived around >> 5:15 p.m. No activity or communications were found after that date. >>
Hackman had advanced Alzheimer's disease, as well as severe heart
disease and a history of heart attacks, Jarrell said. He tested
negative for hantavirus.
Erin Phipps, the state public health veterinarian, said at the press >> conference that hantavirus infections are very rare. She said that
out of 136 infections in the state over the last 50 years, 42% were >> fatal. The virus is typically transmitted through rodent excrement. >>
Phipps said there were signs of rodent entry in some of the
buildings on the property, though the risk in the main house was
"low."
Hackman's pacemaker registered cardiac activity on Feb. 17. On
Feb. 18, the pacemaker picked up an abnormal rhythm, which was the
last recording, suggesting that he died that day.
Authorities announced last week that the autopsy found that both
bodies tested negative for carbon monoxide. The New Mexico Gas
Company also thoroughly checked the home and found no significant
leaks.
According to a search warrant affidavit, Arakawa was found dead on
the bathroom floor. Pills were scattered on the countertop. At the
press conference, Jarrell said the pills are thyroid medication that >> was being taken as prescribed.
Hackman was found in a mud room, off the kitchen. It appeared that
both had fallen to the floor. A dead dog was also found in a closet >> near Arakawa's body, while two other healthy dogs were roaming the
property. A necropsy on the dog is still pending.
A maintenance worker called the authorities after finding the door
left ajar, and deputies went inside and discovered the bodies.
The deaths were considered "suspicious enough" to warrant further
investigation. Detectives recovered two cell phones, a monthly
planner, and some medications during a search of the property.
Hackman starred in such films as "The French Connection," "The
Conversation," and "The Royal Tenenbaums." He had lived in Santa Fe >> since the late 1980s, and served on the board of the Georgia
O'Keeffe Museum. He won Academy Awards for his roles in "The French >> Connection" and "Unforgiven," and retired from acting about 20 years >> ago.
Arakawa was a former classical pianist who married Hackman in 1991. >> She owned Pandora's, a home furnishings store in Santa Fe, with a
friend.
<https://variety.com/2025/film/news/gene-hackman-cause-of-death-died-
week-after-wife-1236331489/>
So his wife had been dead on the floor for a week but Hackman, due to
his "advanced Alzheimer's disease," didn't realize what had happened--
and so went about his life, such as it was?
And she didn't seek medical treatment for her condition?
How horrible.
Gene Hackman Died of Heart Disease and Alzheimer'sa Week After
Betsy Arakawa; Wife's Cause of Death Determined to Be Hantavirus
On 3/7/2025 8:20 PM, Robin Miller wrote:
So his wife had been dead on the floor for a week but Hackman, due to
his "advanced Alzheimer's disease," didn't realize what had happened--
and so went about his life, such as it was?
And she didn't seek medical treatment for her condition?
How horrible.
Not sure we can infer a degree of suffering for either of them.
Why, then, would pills be scattered? And, being scattered, might we
suppose that their taste appealed to only the one dog?
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