The death of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa remains puzzling for the time being
The actor, two-time Oscar winner and author Gene Hackman (95) and his wife, the classic pianist Betsy Arakawa (63), were found on Wednesday afternoon (local time) in her house in the municipality of Santa Fe Summit northeast of the city. First, the local newspaper reported “Santa Fe New Mexican« .
The sheriff of Santa Fe County, Adan Mendoza, said in an interview on Wednesday evening that there was no direct references to external influence. He did not call the cause of death and did not say when the couple could have died.
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A spokeswoman for the sheriff specified to ABC News and CNN that the couple had been found in a social control after a neighbor reported who was concerned about the well -being of the two. The couple's dog was also found dead in a kennel.
After the corpses have been found, a search decision for the actor's estate was requested.
In the meantime, various media published further details: two other dogs were found alive on the property, it was said, citing the police. Hackman and Arakawa were not in the same room, Sheriff Mendoza told the New York Times – she was in the bathroom, he was in an adjoining room. Both were apparently dead for some time at the time of finding.
Defective gas line or not?
Hackman's daughter from first marriage, Elizabeth Jean, expressed Industry service TMZ The assumption that carbon monoxide poisoning could be the cause of death. Again Sender Sky News reported, a team from the gas supplier New Mexico Gas Company with the police and fire brigade to protect the rescue workers on site. According to reports, the fire brigade had not found any signs of defective line.
The examination of the cause of death continues, according to the sheriff's office. « Only the autopsy can bring us clarity, » said Mendoza. You didn't find a farewell message or something similar. « We will not speculate whether it was an accident or natural causes of death, » continued the sheriff. « But it wasn't typical. »
Source: dpa / Santa Fe New Mexican / NYT
