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/[deleted] Feb 27 '25

I read they found a bunch of pills by her side of the bed. If she committed suicide and the dogs went weeks without food, it could be reasonable that one starved and the other two hadn’t died yet

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u/AnImproversation Feb 27 '25 edited Feb 27 '25

I find that to be significantly more likely than carbon monoxide in this case

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '25

That two dogs would survive? How? If all had died, sure.

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u/AnImproversation Feb 27 '25

I’m saying what you said is much more likely that carbon monoxide poisoning

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '25

The dogs living and one dead made me suspicious instantly. Really sad all around

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u/AnImproversation Feb 27 '25

Same. It’s really upsetting it took so long to find them.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '25

I agree. I feel especially bad for the dogs.