More details known about the death of Gene Hackman (95) and his wife (63)

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There is no clarity about who has found the bodies. Some American media write that a neighbor had called the police because he was worried and had not heard from the couple for a while. Other media report that it was two cleaning aids that the bodies found when they visited their usual bi -weekly cleaning work in the villa of 3.3 million dollars (3.1 million euros).

Although the bodies were found on Wednesday afternoon (local time), the police could only identify them about twelve hours later on Thursday morning as the actor and his wife. The long identification would be due to the fact that the bodies were already in a state of dissolution, writes the Daily Mail. The British newspaper said he was able to view police documents on this.

The body of Arakawa was on the bathroom floor. Her face turned out to be completely swollen. There were not further mentioned pills in her vicinity. Whether these were prescribed to her or Hackman is not yet clear. Hackman’s body was in a corridor near the kitchen. It showed the same signs of dissolution as the remains of his wife. Remarkably, the police found two living dogs in the house, it is about German shepherds.

“Co-poisoning”

The generally well -informed Showbizznieuwsite TMZ Could Genes daughter Elizabeth Jean Hackman reach by telephone. She was told by Speurders that the deaths may have been caused by co-poisoning, although there is no certainty about it for the time being.

The research in the villa has not yet been completed. At the moment no indications have been found for a criminal set -up, Elizabeth was told. Sheriff Adan Mendoza emphasizes TMZ that the research is not over.

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Whether Hackman was struggling with health problems is not clear. On March 28 last year, Paparazzi could photograph the legendary Hollywood actor while he walked with a walking stick and had to be supported by his wife.

The American won two Oscars for best actor for his roles in the films The French connection (1971) in Unforgiven (1992). In the latter he shared the screen with Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, among others.

After he in 2004 at the age of 74 in his last film, Welcome to Mooseporthad acted, he opted for a life in the shelter. He exchanged Los Angeles for Santa Fe in New Mexico, where he enjoyed his retirement.

His wife Betsy Arakawa was a pianist. The two were married since 1991. Before that, Hackman was married for thirty years to Faye Maltese, who died in 2017, with whom he had three children.