Authorities Reveal The Time They Believe Gene Hackman Actually Died Following Reports Of The Actor’s “Mummification”

Gene Hackman (Photo by: Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico has suggested that actor Gene Hackman was dead for a lot longer than first thought following the discovery of his dead body at his house.

Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were both found dead at their home in Santa Fe this week, with one of their dogs also having perished. An investigation is ongoing.

According to the authorities, no foul play was suspected, and preliminary autopsy reports, which have since come out, didn’t show any signs of external trauma to either of the deceased. Surprisingly, however, they both tested negative for carbon monoxide, which was the overriding theory after they were discovered.

Police revealed earlier this week that Arakawa was found on a floor in a bathroom with pills scattered around her. They say her body had “obvious signs of death, body decomposition, bloating in her face and mummification in both hands and feet.”

Gene Hackman May Have Been Dead For Over A Week Before His Body Was Discovered

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa (Photo via Getty Images)

Folks did find that puzzling as Hackman and his wife were initially thought to have died the day before they were found. But the latest update from the Sheriff’s Department should explain the mummification.

According to Sheriff Adan Mendoza, the last recording from the actor’s pacemaker was from February 17th, which is when the department reckons he actually died.

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