Cops Investigating Bizarre Circumstances of Gene Hackman’s Death
Image by Hector Mata / AFP via Getty / Futurism The passing of actor and Hollywood icon Gene Hackman was tragic enough. But now his death, along with his wife, classical musician Betsy Arakawa, has been labelled “suspicious” by investigators, NBC News reports. On Wednesday, Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 64, were found dead in their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with one of the couple’s dogs. While initial reports stated that foul play had been ruled out by police — which they still maintain — detectives in a recently released search warrant wrote that Hackman and Arakawa’s deaths are “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation,” as quoted by NBC. The grim discovery was made by a maintenance worker who checked inside the household after noticing that the couple’s front door was left open. Investigators who arrived at the scene found Hackman’s body lying in a mudroom, while Arakawa was found on a bathroom floor with a space heater near her head. The deceased dog was discovered in Arakawa’s closet, while …
