Gene Hackman and His Wife Found Dead

I want to assure the community and neighbourhood that there’s no immediate danger to anyone.”

Mendoza told The Santa Fe New Mexican

The straw that broke the camel's back was actually a stress test that I took in New York. The doctor advised me that my heart wasn't in the kind of shape that I should be putting it under any stress."

Speaking to British film magazine Empire in 2009 he said

The business for me is very stressful."

At the time he said

We got him just in the nick of time. Fortunately for him, it was in a very excellent area that we could easily reach with a balloon catheter and dilate it.”

Cardiologist Dr Herbert Semler confirmed at the time

They say no foul play, if 2 people and a dog died it sounds like carbon monoxide poisoning. My cousin’s aunt (other side of fam) died because she thought her car was off & her garage was attached to her house. Gene Hackman was a great actor, condolences to his and her family.”

Another X user speculated

Everyone is asking why the dog if there’s no foul place suspected, and the only thing I can think of off the top of my head is carbon monoxide or self deletion by leaving the gas on or something.”

A third person commented

RIP Gene Hackman. Given what has come out so far I'm going to assume it was carbon monoxide or other gas leak. Stay safe in your house!”

Another wrote

The 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.”

Samuelson admitted

We do not believe foul play was a factor in their deaths however, exact cause of death has not been determined at this time."

Santa Fe Sheriff's Office said in a statement

We like watching DVDs that my wife rents; we like simple stories that some of the little low-budget films manage to produce."

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