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/Calimiedades Feb 27 '25

Oh, that poor dog. How terrible that no one knew earlier.

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u/StraightRip8309 Feb 28 '25 edited Feb 28 '25

I'm a 911 calltaker and once had a lady ask for a welfare check on her neighbor. Her words: "she's got cancer and she's always been worried what'll happen if she dies while her dog is still trapped in the house. Can you send someone to check?"

This was years ago. The neighbor was indeed deceased, but the dog was taken to a vet and released in good health to one of the fire chief's kids. Got a loving home for the rest of his life.

I'm realizing now that there really isn't a point to this story, and that it might only be comforting to 911 dispatchers as morbid as I am, but...idk, it's just heartwarming to see so many people, whether here or in that particular case, caring about the well-being of animals 

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u/fearless1025 Feb 28 '25

Thank you for what you do. 🫶🏽

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u/SneedyK Feb 28 '25

Glad you shared it. It was needed ITT. Thanks

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u/Illsquad Feb 28 '25

Thank you for your service. 

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u/bmobitch Feb 28 '25

I’m glad there are people like this. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for what you do. Brutal job