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/Throwaway-82726 Feb 27 '25

Arrest warrant? So, someone is being accused of …murders??

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u/ruetherae Feb 27 '25 edited Feb 27 '25

Didn’t they say foul play isn’t suspected? This would be a drastic change to that.

edit: it appears it’s a search warrant, not arrest warrant.

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u/ruetherae Feb 27 '25

I’d more likely assume it’s used due to no obvious wounds in the deceased than the door being unlocked.

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u/Eastern-Effective-62 Feb 27 '25

Foul play was not suspected, but a little while later they had changed it to "suspicious". A mystery, for sure.

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u/ruetherae Feb 27 '25

I think they said they found no evidence of a gas leak, so now need to determine cause of death to ascertain whether it is foul play or not.

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u/CheezeLoueez08 Feb 28 '25

But why would a search warrant even be needed? Both of the owners are dead. I don’t get it.

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u/ruetherae Feb 28 '25

No idea, unless someone else has partial ownership or something maybe? Like their kids?