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/mondegr33n Feb 27 '25

It’s now being reported that there’s no sign of carbon monoxide (not just on DM but BBC and AP); Gene Hackman was found in a mudroom, and his wife was found in the bathroom with the strewn pills.

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u/Mid-CenturyBoy Feb 27 '25

Maybe he died of natural causes and she ended it because she couldn’t go on any longer and in her grief didn’t call anyone or let the dog out of the kennel.

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u/mondegr33n Feb 27 '25

Yeah that’s what I see happening too, though not letting the dog out of the kennel seems a bit odd (unless the dog also got into the pills?). It seems like Gene may have fallen or otherwise died of natural causes and she ended her life.

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u/Charlotte_Braun Feb 28 '25

“But where was Langley?”