Gene Hackman And the death of his wife Betsy Arakawa and that of their dog can, according to forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden is the result of a tragic accident.
A criminal investigation into the death of Hackman and Arakawa was launched on Wednesday after the New Mexico authorities had considered the 95-year-old actor, the 65-year-old classical pianist and one of their dogs dead in their house in Santa Fe, considered “suspicious”.
Civil servants of Santa Fe Sheriff Department have said that there were no clear signs of cheating and no external trauma was seen on Hackman or Arakawa. After provisional autopsies were completed, Santa Fe Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed that the pair tested negatively on carbon monoxide and Oscar-winning Actor probably died about nine days before the bodies were discovered.
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During an appearance on “Fox Report”, Baden explained that Hackman’s Pacemaker, who, according to De Sheriff last recorded an event on 17 February, could offer an important indication.
“That event would have been a cardiac arrest caused by an abnormal pulse,” he said. “The pacemaker keeps the pulse, and when it gets too low, it lurks. And that is all in the plate.”
Dr. Michael Baden shared his expert opinion about the “unusual” circumstances behind Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa’s death. (Getty)
“So the autopsy showed that he had no injury,” continued prayer. “There was No carbon monoxide. And he – the most common cause of death in this country – perhaps had serious heart conditions, coronary arteries and high blood pressure, of what has been released. So that would lead to him, with a cardiac arrest in the mud room. “
In a house search order, Affadvit released by the office of the Santa Fe Sheriff and obtained by Fox News Digital, researchers stated that they found Hackman’s body on the floor in a mud room with a walking stick and sunglasses in the neighborhood. According to the documents, the detectives suspected that the actor may have been ‘suddenly’.
Baden shared His theory that the death of Arakawa may have taken place after the Hackman pacemaker stopped as she tried to help her husband.
“The circumstances and who he was – he was loved by so much – what makes it so unusual.”
The explanation stated that Arawkawa was found on the ground in a bathroom with spacecraft at her head. According to a statement from an orange recipe, it was found near Hackman’s wife, according to a statement of a search order. It seemed to be open with pills spread on a countertop. Authorities mentioned thyroid medication, blood pressure medication and Tylenol among the items they took from the house.
The couple and one of their dogs were found dead on 26 February. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella collection via Getty Images)
“His wife was found in the bathroom,” said Baden. “They did not release the information about her findings, except that she did not have a carbon monoxide in her and that what seems to come out of the scene and what is being said is that she has found her husband in the mud room.”
Baden explained that Arakawa could have hurry to the bathroom in an agitated state to get Hackman’s blood pressure medication before he fell to the ground while he scattered the pills and the space heating with her.
“She may have hit her head on her way down and has had some internal injury to the brain that does not appear on the outside or bleeds in the inside of the brain,” said Baden. “Or that she also had serious heart disease and excitement at the age of 65, can cause a trigger for the heart rhythm that causes death under those circumstances. I think the first, that her head occurs more often.”
Baden theoretized that Hackman was a cardiac event and Arakawa may have died while trying to get his medication. (Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty images)
According to the sworn explanation, the deceased dog, a German shepherd, was found “10-15 feet” of Arakawa in a cupboard of the bathroom. Two other living dogs were discovered on the site. Detectives saw that “one of the healthy dogs was initially observed near the deceased woman (in the bathroom) and the other healthy dog ​​was observed outside the home.”
“What was initially confusing for me with the release was also the death of a dog that I thought was free in the house,” said Baden. “And that is why I think the carbon monoxide (theory) was a very good thought with those who breathed in the same air. But it is evident from what they say that the dog was limited in his cage or kennel and would have died of only dehydration and lack of water during the period of nine days that he could not get out of the kennel.”
Baden noted that his theory could explain why an emergency call was not done immediately after Hackman had experienced the cardiac event on 17 February. A maintenance employee who discovered The bodies of Hackman and Arakawa called 911 on 26 February.
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“The circumstances and who he was – he was loved by so much – are what makes it so unusual,” said Baden. “Because heart conditions and collapse and dying with a pacemaker is common in the United States.”
“But the circumstances of the two of them areolated by themselves,” he continued. “And that may have been the reason that 911 was not called, for example, while his wife tried to get some medication and fell.”
The couple was discovered dead in their house in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Urschke/Ullstein image via Getty images)
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Hackman and Arakawa were last photographed together in the last March 28, 2024. Hackman was noticed with his wife’s arm. He held a hiking cane in his other hand. Arakawa looked out in the distance and held her arm up to support her husband.
The couple was depicted outside Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen in Santa Fe. Hackman has been living in the area since the 1980s.
While Hackman and his wife mainly lived a private life, the last event they attended seemed to be the Golden Globes from 2003 when he was honored with the Cecil B. Demille Award.
During a Friday performance on “Today”, Sheriff Mendoza said that the medicine found on the site was “very important evidence on the spot”.
“That information was collected … passed on to the medical researcher to help them take a determination. … Yes, we look that specific and other medicines in the residence … that’s something of care,” he said.
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Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza is depicted during a press conference with regard to the dead. (Derek shook for Fox News Digital)
When asked whether Hackman and his wife died at the same time or if one died for the other, the sheriff replied: “I think that is very difficult to determine. I think it will be pretty close.”
Mendoza previously stated that toxicological tests were ordered for Hackman and his wife because the way and the cause of death are Not exactly.
While he appears on “today”, De Sheriff said that the toxicology report can take up to three months for results or “possibly longer”, depending on how “pressure the laboratory is”. Mendoza added that his team hopes that the results “instead of later” come.
Mendoza said that he is “pretty sure that there is no false game, only based on the lack of evidence of cheating.”
“But we, of course, we don’t exclude that.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon from Fox News Digital has contributed to this report.
