Disturbing way Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's bodies were found revealed by sheriff
Legendary Hollywood star Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead in their New Mexico home.
The couple, who had been married since 1991, were found dead in separate bedrooms of their Santa Fe home, police revealed. One of their three dogs was also found dead inside a kennel.
Police have said that no foul play is suspected and that two dogs survived the triple tragedy.
While the bodies were found Wednesday afternoon, police were not able to identify them as the actor and Arakawa until Thursday morning, according to KOB 4.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza did not provide a cause of death, nor did he say when the couple might have died, when asked by local media.
Further updates on the shocking triple tragedy are expected later on Thursday.
Search warrant reveals bodies of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were 'mummified'The search warrant for Gene Hackman's home reveals disturbing new details about how police believe he and his wife Betsy died. Among the many bombshells are the facts that;
Betsy was found in the bathroom surrounded by pills
Gene was found in the mudroom off the kitchen. He is believed to have fallen
The dog was found in a bathroom closet
There were no signs of a gas leak or carbon monoxide poisoning
Bodies found by two maintenance workers. They are believed to have been dead for two weeksHackman and his wife were found in separate roomsThe actor and his wife's bodies were found in separate rooms of their Santa Fe home, The New York Times reported.
One of their three dogs was found dead inside a kennel, according to Sheriff Adan Mendoza.
Police told the outlet that an associate of the couple called emergency services after discovering the bodies.
Sheriff Mendoza added that no suicide note was found and there were no obvious signs of trauma to the bodies.
'At this stage in the process there isn’t anything obvious like that,' the sheriff said. 'The autopsy is going to tell us more.'
The sheriff added: 'We’re not going to guess this was an accident or natural causes... It wasn’t typical.