The new tests on the death of Gene Hackman and his wife leave suicide theory open

Just a few days ago the news of the death of Gene Hackman was announced. The 95 -year -old actor’s body, and his wife’s, Betsy Arakawa, in addition to one of his dogs, were found lifeless In his home in Santa Fe (New Mexico, USA), in circumstances considered suspicious.

After rule out that it could be a gas leak, Researchers point to suicide theory.

“There are no immediate signs of dirty play, although the lack of carbon monoxide has targets the initial theories about how they died. We are now studying if it could be a death followed by suicide,” said one of the investigators of the case in a press conference, according to The Mirror.

“Mr. Hackman died suddenly from a heart attack and his wife was so distressed that he took an overdose?” The researcher shuffled. “Or is it possible that his wife suffered an acute medical episode that caused death and then Mr. Hackman was in such a state that he suffered a heart attack and died?” He also suggested, declaring that they are being “Studying all possibilities.”

The couple’s bodies They were found in different rooms. While Arakawa lay on the bathroom floor, next to a heater, a bottle of prescribed pills and several scattered pills nearby, Hackman was found in another room, with his glasses and his cane next to him.

At the moment, the cause of the deaths has not been determined. On the other hand, Adan Mendoza, Sheriff of the Santa Fe County, said that attention was being paid to the medications found in the residence, but we will still have to wait a few weeks for the toxicological results to be conclusive.

Recently, Mendoza confirmed that The last event recorded in the Hackman pacemaker It was on February 17, which is very likely that the interpreter died that same day. And, based on the state of the bodies, the sheriff valued that the couple could have died several days or even weeks before they were found.

Specifically, investigations indicate that Hackman could have died nine days before to be found, while his wife would have died six days before him. Some deaths that from the first moment the agents confirmed that they had not been violent.

The actor’s pacemaker is one of the fundamental elements that the authorities are investigating for rebuild what happened to the couple, In addition to “phone data, calls, text messages, events or photos”.

Emergency call

In the recording of an emergency call, the person who discovered them says he thinks he found two people killed inside a house. “Damn, damn, damn it,” he is heard. This person moved that the house was closed and could not enter, but that he could see Arakawa lying on the floor through the bathroom window. “I see them, she is lying on the floor”said.

Both Hackman and Arakawa seemed to have suddenly fallen to the ground and none showed signs of blunt trauma, according to a sworn statement.

Source: Lasexta

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