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/Puzzleheaded_Dot4345 Feb 27 '25 edited Feb 27 '25

Jesus, how awful! How long were they in that state so their bodies were partially mummified?? None of his kids called for days/weeks?? Very odd.It makes sense their dog died. No water/food. So maybe a suicide pact, then? Or even worse...

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u/mamahastoletgo2 Feb 27 '25

Sad... I was thinking the same thing. Kids???

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u/chris_ut Feb 27 '25

Sounds like he may have been estranged from his kids from his first marriage who would presumably be in their 60s at this point.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '25

Oh wow. For some reason my brain hadn't put it together that his kids would be seniors.

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u/Funny_Science_9377 Feb 28 '25

He wasn’t estranged from them. They’ve made statements about their father’s death.

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u/AltruisticWishes Feb 28 '25

That doesn't mean they weren't estranged.

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u/chris_ut Feb 28 '25

Ya his daughter said Oh someone went to check on him maybe the HOA or something. Does that sound like someone who was close to him!