The mysterious death of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his pianist wife, Betsy Arakawa, the authorities get stuck in the midst of their research.
Earlier this week, the Santa Fe County Sheriff office confirmed that there were 'no significant findings' of gas leaks or carbon monoxide in the house of the couple in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where they were found dead on 26 February during a welfare check.
At the moment the authorities have stated that it is still unknown how they died and that their remains were partially mummified, indicating that they had been dead for a few days.
“Initially I thought of carbon monoxide,” said Chief Medical Examiner James Gill, who does not investigate Hackman's death. 'You think of something that all people would be exposed to. But the fact that that is negative, you start not only to wonder about the cause of death, but also the way of death. '
Gill continued with the theoretization that Hackman may have collapsed because he has 'a history of heart disease'.
“He has a pacemaker. So that would not be unusual. But the unusual part is that she collapsed, “Gill noted to people.
The mysterious dead of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his pianistic wife, Betsy Arakawa, remain pending authorities in the midst of their research (depicted in 1991)
Gill pointed out: 'If she had found him alive, why didn't she call 911? That, you know, that is usually the first instinct of a person. '
“Maybe they agreed that if he was found, he didn't want to be resuscitated. She may be in a panic and then had a primary heart event, a cardiac event or perhaps she became despondent and took pills, “he speculated.
Gill has detailed that the following steps for the medical researcher exclude that injuries are and analyze the 'toxicology and autopsy results' to exclude a death-induced death.
“I think the autopsy and the toxicological tests will really be what is needed to take that final determination,” he explained. “Otherwise it is a kind of speculation at the moment.”
Gill continued to share another possible theory in which Arakawa was the first to died and Hackman collapsed 'of the stress' of trying 'help'.
“He is older, he has a well -known heart disease. But the autopsy would certainly prove if she had heart disease or cancer or what do you have, “Gill said.
The body of Arakawa was found in a bathroom near Niet -Udentified pills that are littered from a prescribed bottle, while the remains of Hackman were found in the entrance of the house. Hackman's glasses and reeds sat on the floor next to him, which suggested that he had fallen just before his death.
It is still unclear who died first – Hackman or Arakawa. But fire brigade commander Brian Moya said that the location of their remains suggests that it was around the same time.
Earlier this week, the Santa Fe County Sheriff office confirmed that there were 'no significant findings' of gas leaks or carbon monoxide in the house of the couple in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where they were found dead during a welfare check on 26 February; Seen in 2003
“Initially I thought of carbon monoxide,” said Chief Medical Examiner James Gill, who does not investigate Hackman's death. 'You think of something that all people would be exposed to. But the fact that that is negative, you start not only to wonder about the cause of death, but also the way of death '(depicted in 2003)
“Only because both bodies were in the same way where we as experts are sad to say that we know a lot about how people die and how long people are dead – both bodies are in a similar way that it could be a similar time frame,” Moya told Fox News.
Moya did not say whether 'similar time frame' Arakawa could allow Hackman to find death and kill herself in despair, or for the couple to perform a suicide pact that Arakawa could have seen her weak man die before taking her own life.
Moya noted that the ownership of the couple spanded more than 9,000 square foot over three structures, so it says that both bodies and their dogs Zina were found in the same building.
The German shepherd of the couple, called Bear, survived together with a second dog named Nikita, according to Joey Padilla, owner of the Santa Fe Tails Pet Care, where Hackman and Arakawa often boarded their dogs. Both are taken care of.
Hackman and Arakawa were probably dead to their discovery on 28 February.
Hackman was one of the best actors of his generation, appeared as villains, heroes and anti -heroes in dozens of dramas, comedies and action films from the 1960s to his retirement in the early 2000s (shown in 1993))
One of the surviving dogs was found near the body of Arakawa and the other outside the house of the couple.
Zina, the dog that died 'was always attached to Betsy at the hip and it was a wonderful relationship,' Padilla told The Associated Press.
“Zina went from a returned shelter to this incredible companion under Betsy's hand.”
The mystery of the death of the couple is only deepened because the police said they have not found any evidence of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The two bodies both tested negatively on carbon monoxide and no gas leaks were discovered in or around the house.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff office said there were no signs of cheating or external trauma on the bodies of the couple.
Sheriff Adan Mendoza added that he could not be played completely in the false while the investigation continues.
The deaths were originally supposed to justify a full investigation, but agents no longer believe that someone else was involved.
Hackman's Pacemaker recorded him alive for the last time on February 17 – nine days before his body was found.
At the moment the authorities (last month at a press conference) have stated that it seems as if it was dead for a few days and it still remains unclear how they died
The police do not suspect false play, even though the front door 'Ajar' is found. There were no signs of forced access to the house.
“I think I'm pretty sure that there is no false game based on the lack of evidence,” Mendoza said later today. “But of course we don't rule that.”
The case is dressed in the kind of intrigues that is reserved for Hackman's Detective -thriller -Romanes and has received international attention -with many who wonder how their death went unnoticed for so long.
Neighbors in their gated private community for a winding Canyon Road five miles outside of Santa Fe told the New York Times that despite life at the famous few years, most of them never even caught a glimpse of them.
Earlier this week, Gill revealed that placing a time on death becomes increasingly difficult once a body has undergone considerable decomposition, especially when mummification occurs.
“Once you have arrived in that mummification phase, there is nothing to distinguish the two dead,” he told people.
Hackman met Arakawa, a classically trained pianist who grew up in Hawaii, when she worked part -time in a Californian gym in the mid -1980s; Shown in 1991
The expert added environmental factors such as dryness and heat can speed up the decomposition, making it more difficult to determine the cause and time of death.
He said: “In general, dry environments will ensure that mummification takes place faster than in a non-dry environment.”
Forensic pathologist Judy Melinek, who also spoke with people, added that it is very difficult to determine the time of death once the decomposition has been completed.
She said, “As soon as the body is dissected, it is a lot harder to do.”
The expert has added early indicators, including strictness mortis and body temperature in the initial phase of placing a time on death, but are unreliable as soon as the decomposition progresses.
He was a five-time Oscar nominated who won for the French connection in 1972 and two decades later Unforgiven; Seen in 1996
Hackman, a double Oscar winner with an estimated net value of $ 80 million, was just 95 at the end of January. He became a recluse in the last 20 years of his life, after he withdrew in 2004.
He moved to New Mexico shortly after making a film there in the 1980s and loved the quiet pace of life and the fact that the local population left him in peace.
Hackman was one of the best actors of his generation, appeared as villains, heroes and anti -heroes in dozens of dramas, comedies and action films from the 1960s to his retirement in the early 2000s.
He was a five-time Oscar nominated who won for the French connection in 1972 and two decades later Unforgiven.
Hackman met Arakawa, a classically trained pianist who grew up in Hawaii, when she worked in a fitness room in California in the mid -1980s, the New York Times reported in 1989. They soon went to Santa Fe.
