- Mysterious circumstances in Santa Fe
- Pacemaker as the key to enlightenment
- Focus on drugs and toxicology tests
Gene Hackman (†95) and his wife Betsy Arakawa (†65) were found dead in their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. found under "suspicious" circumstances. The authorities have launched a criminal investigation after the 95-year-old Oscar winner and the 65-year-old classical pianist were discovered together with one of their dogs.
Hackman's cardiac arrest could be linked to the death of his wife, as reported by 'Fox News', among others.
New theory on the death of Gene Hackman's wife
According to an affidavit, Arakawa was found on the floor of the bathroom with a space heater near her head. Near Hackman's wife, an orange prescription bottle was discovered that appeared to be open, with pills scattered on a countertop. Authorities took several medications from the home, including thyroid medication, blood pressure medication and Tylenol.
Tragic:
Coroner Dr. Michael Baden explained that Arakawa may have rushed to the bathroom in an agitated state to get Hackman's blood pressure medication before she fell to the floor, scattering the pills and dragging the space heater with her.
"She may have struck her head on the way down and had some internal injury to the brain that doesn’t show up on the outside or bleeding in the inside of the brain," said Baden. "Or that she may also, at 65, had severe heart disease and excitement can cause a trigger to the cardiac rhythm causing death under those circumstances. I think the first, that striking her head would be more common."
New findings about Gene Heckman's death
Santa Fe police found no obvious signs of foul play or external injuries on the bodies of Hackman and Arakawa. According to initial autopsy reports, Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed that the couple tested negative for carbon monoxide. Her death could have been a tragic accident. It is assumed that Hackman died nine days before the bodies were found.
Pacemakers as the key to timeline
Dr. Michael Baden, a forensic pathologist, explained on Fox Report, that Hackman's pacemaker, which last recorded an event on February 17 could provide important clues. "That event would have been a cardiac arrest caused by an abnormal pulse rate," says Baden. "The pacemaker keeps track of the pulse, and when it gets down too low, it discharges. And that’s all in the record."
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Focus on drugs and toxicology tests
An open prescription bottle and scattered pills were found near Arakawa's body. Sheriff Mendoza emphasized that the drugs found are "very important evidence". The toxicology tests could take up to three months to clarify the cause of death.
