Gene Hackman's death examination remains open and more than two weeks after the award -winning actor, Ms. Betsy Arakawa and her dog Zinna, active in her house in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
During a press conference last week, Santa Fe Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed that detectives had already found answers to many pending questions in the case of the Hackmans, but were still waiting for certain data to bind “loose ends”.
Paul Mauro, A retired NYPD inspector And Fox News contributors, Fox News explained exclusively with the suitable channels to ensure that the examination does not contain no stone.
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Gene Hackman and Mrs. Betsy Arakawa Hackman's body were discovered on February 26th. (Getty Images)
“What will take a little time in such a situation is everything that includes a summons or search for searches,” said Maura.
He noted that detectives are probably still confused by digital footprints from mobile phones and financial records to ensure that nothing is wrong with the Hackman Estate.
“We consider this to be an open examination until we close the gaps in the mobile phones until we end the dog's necropic results and the other loose ends that we have to combine,” said Mendoza during the press conference of the past week.
Gene and Betsy's bodies were discovered on February 26, weeks after Betsy was seen the last time in public.
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Officials later confirmed that Betsy died of the Hantavirus syndrome, while genes died of hypertensive atherosclerosis -Herz cycle diseases, whereby the Alzheimer's disease contributed as a significant factor.
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Hackman were not seen for weeks before their body was discovered. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella collection via Getty Images)
Detective have restored two mobile phones, an orange prescription bottle and a planner from 2025, when inspecting the house according to a search list received by FOX News Digital.
When officials were waiting for the complete toxicological report, Mauro wondered whether Betsy was treated by a medical specialist for the Hantavirus and whether one of her medication was negatively imposed on her body.
Surveillance video, which was recorded on the last day, was known as alive that Betsy's autopsy determined the type of death in the local CVS pharmacy around 4:20 p.m., and the authorities believe that it died on or around February 11th. The toxicological results are still outstanding.
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The entrance to the Gated community, in which actor Gene Hackman, Ms. Betsy Arakawa and her dog were found dead in their house, will be found on February 27, 2025 in Santa Fe, NM (AP Photo/Roberto Rosales)
Gene Hackman received an Oscar for his role in “The French Connection”. (New Century Distribution/Everett Collection)
Gene was probably alone in the house about a week after Betsy's death until he died on February 18, which was last recorded on his pacemaker.
The medical investigator Heather Jarrell led the day after the discovery of his body Heart diseaseIncluding several surgical interventions that involve the heart, indications of previous heart attacks and severe changes in the kidneys due to chronic high blood pressure. “
Jarrell noted that an investigation by Genes Brain found that he was “advanced Alzheimer's disease as well as changes in blood vessels in the brain for chronic hypertension. “
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“I am not aware of what his normal daily functionality was,” said Jarrell. “He was in a very bad state of health and had a significant heart disease. And I think that ultimately led to his death in his death.”
Jarrell was unable to determine evidence of dehydration and found “bad kidney function” during the autopsy, but there was “no food in the stomach, which means that he hadn't eaten lately”.
“He was in an advanced state of Alzheimer's, and it is quite possible that he didn't know that she had died,” said the medical examiner.
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Zinna, one of three Hackman Family Dogs, was also dead in the house when the Hackmans bodies were recovered.
During the investigation, the officials found that Betsy Zinna from the Gruda Veterinary Hospital had picked up in Santa Fe on February 9th. The authorities previously revealed that Zinna was discovered in a box that was about 10 to 15 “feet in a closet, where Betsy's body was found on the bottom of the bathroom.
On Friday, the Santa Fe County animal control authority published a report in which he found that Zinna probably died of dehydration and hunger.
The report also states that the partial mummification of the animal would have hidden changes in organs, but there was no evidence of poisoning, infectious diseases or trauma that could lead to death.
The dog's stomach was empty, although only small amounts of hair and bile were discovered according to the report.
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“There was a procedure that was carried out with the dog that may explain why the dog was in a box,” said Mendoza during the press conference.
The other surviving dogs of the couple, Bear and Nikita, were found on the property.
