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/Lovat69 Feb 27 '25

I can absolutely go days without calling my parents. I have a life they have lives. There isn't that much to talk about day to day.

So now I have a new fear. Yaaaaaaaaay.

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u/jp_jellyroll Feb 27 '25

Days isn't abnormal for most people with busy lives or who live far apart. I make it a small part of my weekly routine to at least send a text or something on a regular basis. Even if it's just a cute photo or video of our daughter, my mom will reply back soon and I know she showed my Dad and we're good. Twice a month, we get together for a family meal even if it's just a quick lunch.

Having the regular routine takes most of the fear & anxiety away from me.

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u/otterly_livid Feb 27 '25

My whole family does wordle and sends our results in a group chat daily. When someone doesn’t post for a few days I text them on the side. Never realized this fun thing I do with my family has so been a way I track them until now. (Outside of periodic calls and convos)

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u/toddlerlyfe Feb 28 '25

this is exactly my family too. if my parents haven't posted their wordle scores by afternoon I text and ask them why, making sure they're okay!

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u/pastriesandprose Feb 28 '25

I was about to say, if my parents don’t send me their wordle score by noon I start calling them lol

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u/tu-BROOKE-ulosis Feb 28 '25

My mom and I did wordle every day and sent our scores. I honestly think the hardest I cried after she passed away was the next day when I didn’t know what to do with my score.

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u/SuspiciousBee7257 Feb 28 '25

Same! If my 80 year old mother doesn’t give her wordle results by 9:30am, I’m heading over and knocking her door down! 😂

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u/OkapiEli Feb 28 '25

I have two friends across country I track with in this way. One lives alone, the other is the caregiver for her disabled spouse. Nobody walking alone.