Gene Hackman’s little daughter, Leslie Anne Hackman, 58, confessed she hadn’t talked to her father and her stepmother, Betsy Arakawa, by “A few months“But says that the actor’s physical condition was “Very good“Before the mysterious death of the couple.
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On Thursday, one day after Gene Hackman (95 years old), his wife, Pianist Betsy Arakawa (65) and one of their three dogs were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Leslie confessed, in an interview for the Daily Mail, that she and the rest of the family are still processing the news about the two.
Leslie and her older sister, Elizabeth Jean Hackman, 63, speculated that their stepfather and stepmother would have died due to a carbon monoxide leak.
“He liked to do Pilates and Yoga”
The little daughter of the actor, resulting from the marriage that Gene Hackman had with Faye Maltese, confesses that he had a relationship “Store” with her father and says that “There was no indication that there would be a problem” related to Gene Hackman’s health before death.
“Despite his age, he was in a very good physical condition.”she said, adding that the actor has not suffered any major surgery in recent months.
“He liked to do Pilates and Yoga and kept doing this several times a weekhand. So he was healthy“Said Leslie.
But Leslie said that the death of his father “It was not terribly shocking because he was 95 years old. ”
The reason why he did not see the actor and his stepmother for “a few months” is that he lives in California, at a long distance from New Mexico, says the actor’s little daughter, The New York Times reports
About her father’s relationship with Arakawa, Leslie said that “They had a wonderful marriage. And I am grateful to his wife, Betsy, because he kept him alive.
“I am very sad about her death.”added Gene Hackman’s little daughter.
On Thursday, the actor’s daughter announced that she would go to New Mexico to talk to police in Santa Fe.
“We have to wait and find out any information from the police. We didn’t expect to have to go there and go through the house and through all that“she explained.
“We are devastated by loss”
Previously, Leslie, Elizabeth and Hackman’s granddaughter, Annie, spoke about the death of the actor and his wife, in a statement for The Post:
“With great sadness we announce the death of our father, Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy. been loved and admired by millions of people around the world for his brilliant actor’s career, but for us there was always dad and grandfather. We will miss it hard and we are devastated by loss”.
In a press release issued on Thursday, the sheriff’s office in Santa Fe county confirmed that at the house where Hackman and Aekawa were found, there were no signs that it would have been an attack.
What did the police find in Gene Hackman’s house
However, according to a statement on the own police responsibility, the law enforcement noted that the deaths were “they are suspicious as nature “and” require a thorough investigation “.
The door of the couple’s house was “Open” And no forced input or theft was identified upon the arrival of the police, say the investigators, who found an orange glass container with a prescription and the pills scattered around the room where Arakawa and the dog were.
The bodies of the two were self -advied, according to the press release of the sheriff and carbon monoxide and toxicology tests were requested.
There were no signs of external trauma to any of the deceased, according to the statement, who added that the official results of the autopsy and toxicology reports are waiting, and the investigation remains open.
