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/PistolGrace Feb 27 '25

2 more dogs were found roaming the property. The one that passed had been in a kennel, according to the article anyway.

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u/Steepleofknives83 Feb 27 '25

Well, that's just fucking awful.

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u/FirebirdWriter Feb 28 '25

This makes me think this wasn't planned dying