Quote:After actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found deceased in their Santa Fe residence, authorities are now calling their deaths "suspicious."

Originally the family believed the likely cause of death was a gas leak or carbon monoxide poisoning.

However, a Santa Fe detective who sought a search warrant wrote in his affidavit, he believes "the death of the two deceased individuals to be suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation."

Here's some of the suspicious findings:

The front door of the residence was found open and unsecured.

A deceased dog was laying 10-15 feet from Betsy Arakwa in a closet of the bathroom while a healthy dog was found roaming freely on the property.

There was a heater that was moved.

There was also a prescription pill bottle that was opened with pills scattered next to the female.

Gene Hackman's body was located in a separate room of the residence.

And there were no obvious signs of a gas leak.

Very strange scene unfolding in Santa Fe.

I wonder what's going on here ?

Sounds like Carbon monoxide poisoning to me. You don't have to have an open gas leak for that.

And the other dog could have been in another area, so not exposed to the level they were. The pill bottle could have been knocked over when she collapsed. If they were home the door could have been unlocked.

I would fully expect that they would deem it suspicious enough to investigate further.

(02-27-2025 12:16 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Sounds like Carbon monoxide poisoning to me. You don't have to have an open gas leak for that.

And the other dog could have been in another area, so not exposed to the level they were. The pill bottle could have been knocked over when she collapsed. If they were home the door could have been unlocked.

I would fully expect that they would deem it suspicious enough to investigate further.

That's the sense I'm getting from this, too. The authorities just want to rule out foul play at this point.

BREAKING UPDATE: Hackman and Wife Found ‘Mummified’ in Santa Fe Compound – Pills Found Scattered in Bathroom

Quote:As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead on Wednesday afternoon, along with the family dog.

At first TMZ reported that carbon monoxide poisoning was to blame for the deaths.

The Daily Mail later Thursday reported that Hackman and his wife were found ‘mummified’ in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, compound.

Authorities were unable to immediately identify the bodies because they were poorly decomposed.

The Daily Mail reported that prescription pills were scattered on the bathroom counter near Arakawa’s body.

Groundskeepers said they hadn’t seen the couple in two weeks.

The Daily Mail reported:

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found partially-mummified at the couple’s $3.3 million mansion, with pills strewn in their bathroom.

An arrest warrant obtained by DailyMail.com revealed Arakawa, 64, was found decomposed with bloating on her face and mummification in her hands and feet.

Sheriffs said Hackman was found to have the same signs of decomposition as his wife.

Two maintenance workers called Roland Lowe Begay and Jesse Kesler discovered the bodies of Arakawa and her retired Hollywood star husband at their luxurious million Santa Fe mansion Wednesday at 1:46pm Mountain Time.

The identities of Hackman and Arakawa were not released for nearly 12 hours, with details of how the couple were found now offering a possible explanation for the delay.

Begay and Kesler told investigators they hadn’t seen them for two weeks. Both appear to have been dead for some time.

Arakawa was discovered lying on the bathroom floor of the couple’s home on her right side, with an open prescription bottle of pills scattered across a nearby countertop. No indication has been given as to what the pills were and whether they had been prescribed to Hackman or his wife.

Sounds like assisted suicide then suicide



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Great actor. Gene looked very frail for a while. Little Bill in Unforgiven was my favorite character he played. I like the way he carried himself in his personal life. Lowkey and modest. Godspeed to Gene and his wife and dog.

My first thought was carbon monoxide poisoning. We lost an anunt and uncle to it...they literally just finished building their forever retirement dream home and the idiot builder pulled the return air for the HVAC system from the garage. They came home from shopping and car was running while they unloaded....it must have taken some time but the confusion that this poisoning causes before you die is a thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman

"...In 1956, Hackman began pursuing an acting career. He joined the Pasadena Playhouse in California,[12] where he befriended another aspiring actor, Dustin Hoffman.[12] Already seen as outsiders by their classmates, Hackman and Hoffman were voted "The Least Likely To Succeed",[15][12] and Hackman got the lowest score the Pasadena Playhouse had yet given.[16] Determined to prove them wrong, Hackman moved to New York City. A 2004 article in Vanity Fair described Hackman, Hoffman, and Robert Duvall as struggling California-born actors and close friends, sharing NYC apartments in various two-person combinations in the 1960s.[17][18]

To support himself between acting jobs, Hackman was working at a Howard Johnson's restaurant[19] when he encountered an instructor from the Pasadena Playhouse, who said that his job proved that Hackman "wouldn't amount to anything".[20] A Marine officer who saw him as a doorman said "Hackman, you're a sorry son of a *****"...."

(02-27-2025 01:27 PM)No Bull Wrote:  Great actor. Gene looked very frail for a while. Little Bill in Unforgiven was my favorite character he played. I like the way he carried himself in his personal life. Lowkey and modest. Godspeed to Gene and his wife and dog.

I don't think I've seen a bad Hackman movie in my life.

Quick and the Dead
Unforgiven
The Replacements
Mississippi Burning
Uncommon Valor

These are the ones that come to my mind.

Maybe the only movie would be Superman IV, but when I was a kid I thought it was great, but now I'm older it's not as good, but when it was made vs what we've seen now with the newer Super Hero movies, I'm sure at the time it was good. Amazing how movies you thought were awesome as a kid as an adult are just eh now.

(02-27-2025 01:13 PM)maximus Wrote:  Sounds like assisted suicide then suicide



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I'm starting to wonder myself and maybe the dog ate some pills that were dropped.

(02-27-2025 01:38 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(02-27-2025 01:13 PM)maximus Wrote:  Sounds like assisted suicide then suicide



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I'm starting to wonder myself and maybe the dog ate some pills that were dropped.

Me too.

I know what happened...

He tried to leave The Firm.

(02-27-2025 02:10 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  I know what happened...

He tried to leave The Firm.

More likely to have been William Munny out of Missouri.

For what he did to Ned.

The dog was in a kennel, so good chance it starved to death.

(02-27-2025 02:21 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(02-27-2025 02:10 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  I know what happened...

He tried to leave The Firm.

More likely to have been William Munny out of Missouri.

For what he did to Ned.

“ I don’t deserve this. I was building a house.”

“Deserves, got nothing to do with it”

He was one of my favorites.

Can't tell you how many times I've watched Hoosiers.

"God wants you on the floor"

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I loved him in Young Frankenstein as the blind hermit. That scene was the best part of the movie.

"Wait! Wait! Where are you going? I was gonna make espresso."

(02-27-2025 02:21 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(02-27-2025 02:10 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  I know what happened...

He tried to leave The Firm.

More likely to have been William Munny out of Missouri.

For what he did to Ned.

Well, sir, you are a cowardly son of a *****! You just shot an unarmed man!

(02-27-2025 01:38 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(02-27-2025 01:13 PM)maximus Wrote:  Sounds like assisted suicide then suicide



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I'm starting to wonder myself and maybe the dog ate some pills that were dropped.

Sad. Very possible.