Gene Hackman death: gas leak, details of dog identification – nationally

While the death of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa remains unsolved, new details about the case have been unveiled.

The 95 -year -old Hackman was found dead on February 26 at the entrance to his house in Santa Fe, and the 63 -year -old Arakawa was found dead in a bathroom next to a room heating. This is found from an affidavit from the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office Detective by Santa Fe County Sheriffs Office.

In the recent update of the investigation, the New Mexico Gas Company confirmed “no significant results” after a “comprehensive examination of gas leaks and carbon monoxide at Gene Hackmans House”.

According to the Santa Fe County, natural gas for the death of Hackman and Arakawa is not assumed as a factor, but the report of the gas companies would be forwarded to the office of medical investigators.

According to the sheriff's office, the workers found a “tiny” gas leaf at one of the oven burners and registered 0.33 percent in the air, although the leak was not enough to be fatal.

The gas company also found four other violations of the “Red Day”, in which three gas bread in fireplaces and one were involved with a ready -to -water water. The sheriff's office said none of these problems affected a gas leaf or carbon monoxide.

Another new detail that came to light is that the authorities have incorrectly identified a deceased dog while examining the deaths, according to a specialist in pet care.

The German Shepherd of the couple named Bear survived together with a second dog named Nikita, but her Kelpie mix, Zinna, died, according to Joey Padilla, owner of the Santa Fe Tails Pet Care facility, which was involved in the care of the surviving dogs.

The dog who died “was always connected to Betsy on the hip and it was a nice relationship,” said Padilla on Tuesday in an e -mail declaration to the Associated Press. “Zinna became this incredible companion under Betsy's hand from a returned protective dog.”

According to a sheriff's office spokesman, the authorities said no autopsy in a kennel in a bathroom cabinet in a bathroom cabinet near Arakawa in a bathroom cabinet near Arakawa. The investigators initially found the discovery of a “deceased brown brown in the color of German Shepard dogs” and incorrectly identified the dog's breed.

According to ABC News, Hackmans are secure two surviving dogs after the death of their owners and the third dog and adapt and fit “.

“I will stick to you until I get Betsy's wishes for these dogs,” Padilla told ABC News.

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In a press release on February 27, the officials stated that an autopsy had been carried out and that the medical investigator's office had not found any signs of external trauma on Hackman or Arakawa.

“Carbon monoxide and toxicology tests were requested for both people,” said the Santa Fe County's sheriff. “The type and cause of death was not determined. The official results of the autopsi and toxicologists are still pending.

“It should be noted that there were no obvious signs of foul games.”

Hackman's nephew, Tim Hackman, spoke to US Weekly after the deaths and said the family didn't want to speculate before all the facts are available.

“We are waiting for toxicology. It will tell us everything, ”he said. “It is difficult to theorize. There are many theories out there and I don't want to speculate. It is easy to speculate negative theories.

“The family wants to keep it positive for now and if we know the truth, we will handle it.”

In an earlier explanation, Hackman's daughters Elizabeth and Leslie and granddaughter Annie said: “He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his brilliant acting career, but for us he was only papa and grandpa. We will miss him very much and are destroyed by the loss on the ground. “

– With files from the Associated Press

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