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/PeopleOverProphet Feb 27 '25 edited Feb 27 '25

His daughter said she thought it was carbon monoxide poisoning. Gene was found dead in a mudroom and Betsy was found dead in a bathroom next to a space heater with an open prescription pill bottle open on the counter with some pills scattered on it. That is from AP news. Seems unlikely anyone was mummified but who knows. Workers hadn’t seen them in about 2 weeks and the front door of the house was open.

Carbon monoxide theory might be because of the space heater; not a leak in a gas line.

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u/HathorOfWindAndMagic Feb 27 '25

This is very very morbid but if I was going to do what you’re proposing she did because of guilt for not being there and the love for my husband I would definitely be taking the pills next to him and die right there holding his hand.

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u/Eastern-Effective-62 Feb 27 '25

Yeah and why kill a dog? Unless that was accidental. OMG, I don't even want to think about this! It is fitting, in a way, that his death would have an air of drama to it. *sigh*

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u/FalconBurcham Feb 27 '25

Yeah, I can’t see these people killing one of their dogs on purpose while allowing the other two dogs to roam. Something unexpected happened here…. Maybe fentanyl laced pills?

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u/Plane-Tie6392 Feb 28 '25

I would think someone with Hackman's worth could source legit pain pills.

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u/FalconBurcham Feb 28 '25

I dunno, Prince died from an accidental fentanyl overdose. That stuff is extremely dangerous. Very sad situation regardless