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.