It's a story that sent shivers down the spine of anyone with an aged parent. Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy, 65, dead within days of each other.
It's a story that sent shivers down the spine of anyone with an aged parent. Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy, 65, dead within days of each other.
Autopsies have finally revealed how Hackman and Arakawa died, solving the mystery that hung over them after their corpses were discovered at home last week.
At her Santa Fe clinic in New Mexico, animal chiropractor Dr Sherry Gaber was treating a four-legged patient when the phone rang. It was actor Gene Hackman 's wife Betsy Arakawa.
An expert considers the likelihood that Hackman and his wife died by 'companion suicide' after investigators indicated carbon monoxide poisoning was unlikely.
Betsy Arakawa, 64, usually checked in with her mom Yoshie Feaster, who lives in Hawaii, with regular monthly phone calls, the mother's housekeeper revealed.
A worker sobbed and cursed as dogs barked in the background when he discovered the mummified remains of Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy.