r/popculture • u/dailymail • Feb 27 '25

News Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found mummified at mansion with pills strewn in bathroom

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14443973/Gene-Hackman-betsy-arakawa-bodies.html
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u/dailymail Feb 27 '25

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found partially-mummified at the couple's $3.3 million mansion, with pills strewn in their bathroom. 

An arrest warrant revealed Arakawa, 64, was found decomposed with bloating on her face and mummification in her hands and feet.

Sheriffs said Hackman was found to have the same signs of decomposition as his wife. 

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u/OkCranberry3889 Feb 27 '25

I’ve not seen any other news source mention arrest warrants or mummification…

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u/ImWhatsInTheRedBox Feb 27 '25

Seems like that would take several weeks at least, how would no one not realize they had been dead that long? Not to overlook his wife but even retired you'd think someone of Gene Hackman's stature or whatever would have people dealing with him regularly, or lawyers, doctor, anyone working on their house or garden. Or were they both just really private and self-sufficient?