Gene Hackman's daughter, and some internet sleuths, speculate that the Hollywood legend and his wife died by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Gene Hackman's Jean Hackman is speaking out after the deaths of her movie-star father and his wife Betsy Arakawa. The two-time Oscar winner was found dead at age 95 along with his wife, 64, who was a classical pianist,
The investigation into the death of Gene Hackman, his wife and dog has found no signs of foul play or gunshot or other wounds, and the gas company is assisting with the probe in a sign that authorities could suspect carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame.
Investigators say they are not ruling out carbon monoxide poisoning or foul play in the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa. While investigators determined there was no sign of a gas leak when the bodies were discovered,
The couple's bodies had been in the home for days or “even up to a couple weeks,” he said Santa Fe Fire Chief Brian Moya says he can’t definitively rule out carbon monoxide poisoning or a gas leak as the cause of death for actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa.
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe home on Wednesday afternoon The bodies of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa showed no signs of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to an affidavit from a Santa Fe,
Police discovered the bodies of Hackman, 95, and 65-year-old classical pianist Betsy Arakawa on Wednesday afternoon.
Both Hackman and wife test negative for carbon monoxide poisoning
Gene Hackman and his wife tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning, but cause of death still unknown, sheriff says.
Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning, the Santa Fe Sheriffs Department in New Mexico said Friday, one day after they were found dead with their dog.
Authorities in New Mexico continue to investigate the cause of death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife​ Betsy Arakawa, but they say it does not appear to be carbon monoxide poisoning.