Gene Hackman had died for two weeks already!
Examination of the 95 -year -old actor’s pacemaker dated his death on February 17. Investigators continue their investigations to understand what may have happened.
We still don’t know what are dead Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. But the last elements of the investigation, unveiled this Friday evening by the sheriff of the County of Santa Fe, Adan Mendoza (via Variety) estimates that the legendary actor had died for almost two weeks!
It was the pacemaker of the actor who died at the age of 95 who spoke.
The sheriff first revealed that the hypothesis of a death by carbon monoxide poisoning had been excluded after the tests carried out on the two bodies.
And it is therefore the examination of the pacemaker of Gene Hackman Who revealed to have recorded his “last event” on February 17, 2025, which suggests that this is the date of the actor. This discovery agreed with previous sheriff’s statements, which believed that the couple was probably deceased ” for a few weeks Before being found.
Gene Hackman and His Wife Tested Negative for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning As Their Cause of Death Remains Unknown.
The actor’s pacemaker indicates he died on February 17 – over a weekend before he, his wife, and dog were found dead. pic.twitter.com/mfch2birim
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An investigation still in progress
Mendoza added that the order and exact circumstances of the deaths remain uncertain. Toxicological analyzes and additional autopsy reports are underway, but the results could take “ one month, three months or more ”according to sheriff.
No sign of external trauma was noted on the bodies of Hackman and Arakawa. In addition, no security camera, neither inside nor outside their home, makes it possible to establish a chronology of events. The police continue their investigations and question employees of the secure community where the couple lived in order to understand what happened.
