Gene Hackman and Wife Found Dead in their New Mexico Home

Gene Hackman and Wife Betsy Arakawa

Gene Hackman, 95, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home yesterday, according to the Santa Fe Sheriff’s office.  According to CNN:

Their causes of death have not been confirmed, but foul play is not suspected, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Denise Womack-Avila told CNN on Thursday morning.

Deputies responded to a welfare check request at the home around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday and found Hackman, Arakawa and a dog deceased, Womack-Avila said. An investigation is ongoing, police said.

Medical examiner’s reports with the final cause of death “generally take anywhere from 4-6 weeks to generate,” said Chris Ramirez, spokesperson for the New Mexico medical investigator’s office.

RIP.  He was a great actor, but the way of his death seems very strange.