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According to the pathologist I think that is a very good assumption, that that was his last day of life."
When asked if that indicated Hackman
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One of the personal highlights of my career was bringing the French Film Gardé a Vue (Under Suspicion) to life with the incredibly gifted Gene Hackman. And of course... Unforgiven. Rest in peace, my friend."
Freeman posted on Instagram
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I'm pretty confident there is no foul play,
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday on The Today ShowThe autopsy results, the official results, are going to help steer us in the right direction. That could change, obviously, and we’re not ruling that out,
Mendoza said
That information was collected, that information was passed to the office of the medical investigator to help them make a determination,
Mendoza saidThe autopsy is key. That is going to take some time, so I hope a little bit of patience on the family’s part, on everybody’s part, so we can have some answers into these deaths.”
He addedIt just depends how busy the laboratory is. But we’re hoping it comes sooner than later so we can answer some of these questions and hopefully it’ll help us in our investigation to help determine …the matter and cause of death.”
He continuedBased on my experience, a toxicology report could take some time, it could take up to three months or even possibly longer.”
When Guthrie asked Mendoza how long it’ll be until a toxicology report is concluded, Mendoza repliedNew Mexico Gas Company responded to the residence and conducted active testing on the gas line in and around the residence."
An affidavit stated
Despite his age, he was in very good physical condition, ... He liked to do Pilates and yoga, and he was continuing to do that several times a week. So he was in good health."
She shared ... She disclosed how her father maintained an active lifestyle, statingAs of now, there are no signs or evidence indicating any issues with the pipes."
It continuedBased on the body and other evidence on the body, it appears several days, possibly even up to a couple of weeks” that Hackman and Arakawa had been dead
Adan Mendoza, the Santa Fe County sheriff, told NBC News
That’s obviously very important evidence at the scene,
said Adan, ... adding thatI believe the front door was closed but unlocked,
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adam Mendoza said on the Today ShowThe house was horrible. It was a 1950s block building that had sat empty and had deteriorated. But it was a great site, and the foundation had been well placed on the land."
Admitting they had their work cut out for them, Stephen saidOn February 26, 2025 at approximately 1:45 p.m., Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to an address on Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park where Gene Hackman, 95 and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64 and a dog were found deceased,
they said in a statementIt had a kind of magic in it, ... It's totally different from my other houses. The Montecito house was very formal."
He fondly recalled the property, stating ... and notedWe spent a year and a half on it and it gives me a great deal of pleasure, ... Continuing pleasure, you might say, because we are always working on it."
he remarked, addingThat was a home with natural gas in it, so it could have [played a factor in their deaths],
Moya said
There’s no indication that anybody was moving about the house or doing anything different, so it’s very hard to determine if they both passed at the same time or how close they passed together,
he added