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39. I read that the home was in a remote area.

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Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were dead for some time, warrant shows [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 OP

What else could it be but carbon monoixed poisioning? Bengus81 Feb 2025 #1

Pills spilled out and scattered on the counter top? Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #2

it could KatyaR Feb 2025 #7

Yes good point. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #17

The article says the dog was found in a bathroom closet. Very weird. nt SunSeeker Feb 2025 #19

Changing my post...evidently MSNBC updated because now it has no mention of her Bengus81 Feb 2025 #12

Interesting! ShazzieB Feb 2025 #36

CO2 poisoning makes people do illogical things. Jacson6 Feb 2025 #5

CO, not CO2 n/t OnlinePoker Feb 2025 #20

Maybe that's why the front door was open. My first thought was suicide by pills and the dog ate some. C Moon Feb 2025 #23

Why was the dog found in a closet then? NH Ethylene Feb 2025 #30

They were tested for that and said that wasn't it. kerry-is-my-prez Mar 2025 #78

Very sad. I hope they untangle the mystery. ms liberty Feb 2025 #3

Very sad bdamomma Feb 2025 #43

She may have put the dog in the closet, then took pills to join Hackman in death. But being... brush Mar 2025 #77

Sad indeed. Will be interesting to see what is found. Weird. twodogsbarking Feb 2025 #4

Very unsettling developments. Dead dog in the closet ?? eppur_se_muova Feb 2025 #6

That's where my mind went. maxsolomon Feb 2025 #9

The article says the closet was the bathroom closet, in the bathroom where Betsy was found. nt SunSeeker Feb 2025 #21

Yeah, lots of people have walk-ins off their bathrooms. maxsolomon Feb 2025 #25

I was thinking it was maybe a joint suicide pact BlueKota Feb 2025 #28

We don't know age of the dog. Could have been an elder dog nearing it's own end game. Yoyoyo77 Feb 2025 #53

Also, Betsy was gone Before Gene Hackman.. the article Cha Feb 2025 #54

This is such a sad story BlueKota Feb 2025 #55

Yes it is.. It feels Surreal posting Cha Feb 2025 #57

Now two other dogs found alive. Doesn't say inside or outside. This is all per MSNBC website. Bengus81 Feb 2025 #14

One of the surviving dogs was inside and one was outside according to one report. Laffy Kat Feb 2025 #26

Dying animals or ones that are feeling poorly will somey hide. Alice B. Feb 2025 #32

Or dog was already having issues and without someone feeding it, it died. LeftInTX Feb 2025 #38

So many possibilities and each one sadder than the next :( Alice B. Feb 2025 #42

I heard the dog that died was a German Shepherd Dog. StarryNite Feb 2025 #68

Yes. In a crate . LeftInTX Feb 2025 #69

Unfortunately the dog may have come to a very sad end. jeffreyi Mar 2025 #73

We'll eventually find out snowybirdie Feb 2025 #8

He probably was. NH Ethylene Feb 2025 #33

Murder/Suicide? Joinfortmill Feb 2025 #10

Officials say it looked like Gene had fallen. He was in the mudroom, wearing slippers and had his cane. SunSeeker Feb 2025 #24

Quite possible. Joinfortmill Feb 2025 #29

Age 90 and thirty years his junior, it seems she would have expected he would die fairly soon. NH Ethylene Feb 2025 #34

True. Very weird. nt SunSeeker Feb 2025 #62

Only the article in GD said Betsy went first.. her body Cha Feb 2025 #56

Yikes. SunSeeker Feb 2025 #61

Very and Confusing... It's surreal to Cha Feb 2025 #63

Well I think Rebl2 Feb 2025 #71

The dead dog was found in the bathroom closet. Someone put that dog there. SunSeeker Feb 2025 #72

Given the locations, it doesn't sound like carbon monoxide ScratchCat Feb 2025 #11

They mentioned a space heater. They sill make kerosene space heaters. LeftInTX Feb 2025 #27

Tip over nightmare unlocked wolfie001 Feb 2025 #48

Older homes often have gas wall heaters TexasBushwhacker Feb 2025 #64

what an odd story . YoshidaYui Feb 2025 #13

Reported now they've been dead for sometime....... Bengus81 Feb 2025 #15

What a muddle Beringia Feb 2025 #16

Gene, Betsy, Dog Clouds Passing Feb 2025 #18

An older dog whose owners died might get weak or sick milestogo Feb 2025 #22

That could make sense, psarticularly if the bathroom door was open. NH Ethylene Feb 2025 #35

Actually I heard later that the dog that died was in a crate. milestogo Feb 2025 #70

I'm here in Santa Fe ... Escape Feb 2025 #31

The front door being open is bizarre. Rhiagel Feb 2025 #37

I read that the home was in a remote area. LeftInTX Feb 2025 #39

Yeah, that explains it. I found a map to visualize it. Rhiagel Feb 2025 #40

I know exactly where that is. defacto7 Feb 2025 #45

It matters to you and it's interesting.. TY Cha Feb 2025 #58

Another scenario Linda ladeewolf Feb 2025 #41

If it's true.. the article in GD said she went first.. Cha Feb 2025 #59

His wife's body was decomposing so she died first.... BigmanPigman Feb 2025 #44

Now it's getting weird. defacto7 Feb 2025 #46

I know, it's weird BigmanPigman Feb 2025 #47

I think they were both decomposing and dead for some time. LisaL Feb 2025 #49

Reading the affidavit, it appears they were both decomposing, LisaL Feb 2025 #52

The autopsy should uncover the facts of this case. BigmanPigman Feb 2025 #60

The reports say the bodies were in similar states whopis01 Feb 2025 #65

I assume the toxicology report will give BigmanPigman Feb 2025 #67

It's called a necrsopsy on animals - but the same thing whopis01 Mar 2025 #74

That's what I think, too. BigmanPigman Mar 2025 #75

Pdf of affidavit: dalton99a Feb 2025 #50

Very weird. LisaL Feb 2025 #51

What this thread needs is more speculation, so have at it. n/t elocs Feb 2025 #66

A lot of speculation that should be ended by autopsies. Sneederbunk Mar 2025 #76