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March 1Mar 1 On 2/27/2025 at 10:38 PM, VaBeach_Eagle said: Yeah, I wouldn't think it's murder/suicide but you never know. It is odd that the dog was locked in the closet. I wonder what that's all about. Somewhat irresponsible to guess, but I’m not a responsible person, so …… She suffers a sudden fatal/near fatal episode like a heart attack or hemorrhage, and he’s in a panic not thinking clearly and tries to go for help rather than calling 911. He falls in the mud room and is not able to get back up. She is already dead or passes away from her episode, and there is no one to care for the dog locked in the kennel, and the dog passes away from starvation. Morbid — but there aren’t any pleasant possibilities.
March 4Mar 4 Carbon Monoxide ruled out by preliminary autopsy. It's looking like the medication theory is most likely. Either double suicide or murder/suicide
March 5Mar 5 22 hours ago, iladelphxx said: It's looking like the medication theory is most likely. Either double suicide or murder/suicide A third possibility might be Gene passing naturally and his wife 'joining' him.
March 7Mar 7 Looks like she died about a week before he died. Quote Gene Hackman likely died about a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, passed away 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. 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 the 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. 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. 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 maintenance worker called the authorities after finding the door left ajar, and deputies went inside and discovered the bodies. According to the sheriff, Hackman’s pacemaker had last registered an event on Feb. 17, suggesting he had died nine days before the bodies were found. 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/sheriff-gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-1236331489/
March 7Mar 7 3 minutes ago, iladelphxx said: Wtf? The story that I quoted says that Gene had advanced Alzheimer’s. That being the case, he likely had no understanding of what was going on or if he did, he had no understanding of what to do about the situation.
March 8Mar 8 Hantavirus is no joke. Spread by rodents and highly fatal. So she probably thought she had the flu or something but crashed quickly. Then he wandered around the house with advanced Alzheimer's for a full Fing week with his dead wife laying nearby. Not able to feed himself or taking his pills, starving to death and having his chronic heart disease spiral. Fing horrible situation.
March 8Mar 8 So sad. One of the great actors ever and he dies alone, possibly with little idea of what’s going on (thankfully I guess), and no one finds him for a while. And the poor dog.
March 10Mar 10 1 hour ago, NOTW said: Just watched Hoosiers again the other night. You know, I don't think I've actually ever seen it, though I did watch the Hoosiers lose to my Terps in the National Championship game in 2002.
March 10Mar 10 10 hours ago, VaBeach_Eagle said: You know, I don't think I've actually ever seen it, though I did watch the Hoosiers lose to my Terps in the National Championship game in 2002. It's really good. He's a college coach from Ithaca NY who has been out of basketball for 12 years due to an incident, and an old friend hires him to coach High School in a small Indiana town. He brings a different style of coaching, focusing on fundamentals and defense, and has to get used to small town life where everyone in his business.
March 10Mar 10 1 hour ago, NOTW said: It's really good. He's a college coach from Ithaca NY who has been out of basketball for 12 years due to an incident, and an old friend hires him to coach High School in a small Indiana town. He brings a different style of coaching, focusing on fundamentals and defense, and has to get used to small town life where everyone in his business. It's one of those movies that I've known about but just never got around to watching, but I've always heard very good things about. One of these nights I'll have to watch it.
March 10Mar 10 Just now, VaBeach_Eagle said: It's one of those movies that I've known about but just never got around to watching, but I've always heard very good things about. One of these nights I'll have to watch it. Currently free on Amazon Prime.
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