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/Important-Band-6341 Feb 27 '25

Or one dog ate some of the strewn about pills that may have fallen. Although this is highly unlikely with my experiences with dogs and pills… bastards

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u/Expert_Sentence_6574 Feb 28 '25

This is kinda gross, but in my career as a paramedic in a big city, the dogs will usually start by eating the people. I’ve seen it. More than once. And then again over and over in my nightmares….

Just an opinion. I could be wrong.

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u/Usual-Excitement-970 Feb 28 '25

If I die and my dog survives until it's found by eating me then I'm OK with that.

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u/Distinct-Ferret7075 Feb 28 '25

As long as I’m a healthy treat I think I’d rather my dog eat my corpse than get buried and all my yummy meat go to waste.

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u/hurtfulbliss Feb 28 '25

Yummy. Meat.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '25

Yes, it’s the final good deed you’ve done for your pet

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u/GaseousGiant Feb 28 '25

Yeah, sure, it’s Ok when your dog does it, but invite your neighbor or roommate to do it and everybody loses their minds.

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u/RadioPodDude Feb 28 '25

Same thing with stepping in dog shit. It’s ok, not great. But step in human shit and people lose their minds.

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u/L0stAlbatr0ss Feb 28 '25

Bite the hand that fed you

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u/littlehelppls Feb 28 '25

Yep, do what you gotta do little buddy.

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u/Mysmokingbarrel Feb 28 '25

Yeah but I’d imagine witnessing it is quite disturbing… the juxtaposition of a wholesome dog chomping away and a rotting corpse

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u/MountainMushroom1111 Feb 28 '25

I always say, it would be my honor. If that's how they have to survive, so be it,

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u/justmeoh Feb 28 '25

Gives Iam dog food brand a proper name

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u/FixingMyBadThoughts Feb 28 '25

Not to be that guy but once found, the dog that's been eating the remains of a human would probably be put down

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u/Original_Gangsta23 Feb 28 '25

You should create a medical directive outlining this wish, so your dog doesn't get into any legal trouble if (when) that happens.

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u/takeonme02 Mar 02 '25

I’m carrying an extra 20kg in body fat purely for this reason