Albuquerqe, Nm – The authorities have published images of the body of the body from outside the house of Gene Hackman, where the actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa They were found dead At the end of February.
The images written show the agents talking with the two workers who called the authorities to inform to see someone lying on the floor inside the house. Without forced entry signs or other evidence of suspicious circumstances, the deputies asked about the possibility of a gas leak or carbon monoxide poisoning, and the workers said they did not see how it could have been the case.
“Something is not right,” said one of the workers.
The authorities soon determined that there were no leaks that could have been fatal, further feeding a mystery that captured the public’s attention.
It was resolved approximately a week later when medical researchers confirmed that Hackman died of heart disease with Alzheimer’s complications approximately one week later Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome -A rare disease and transmitted by rodents-his wife’s life was removed.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office published only some of the investigation images.
A court of New Mexico last week granted a temporary restriction order Against the launch of any photograph and video that shows Hackman and his wife the interior of his home. Hackman’s heritage had presented the petition to retain images, citing the need to protect the family’s constitutional right to privacy in pain under amendment 14.
The workers who had maintained the property spoke with the researchers about respecting the privacy of Hackman and Arawaka. A worker described Arawaka as a private person.
The images of the body of the body also show brief sightings of one of the couple’s dogs running in the wooded hills on their property on the edge of Santa Fe. A man who identified with the officers as a dog coach who took care of the couple’s dogs said that the couple was “crazy” for their dogs.
“There are toys everywhere around the property,” he said.
In a separate video, Arakawa’s hairdresser told researchers that his client took the dogs with her everywhere and that the smallest often passed the living room with them during his visits.
That dog was found inside a box, not far from Arakawa’s body. A report obtained by Associated Press from the veterinary laboratory of the State Department of Agriculture affirms that the dog probably died of Dehydration and hunger.
The actor’s daughter, Elizabeth Hackman, told the authorities that she wanted the dog that died to be cremated. The authorities contacted her with the local animal shelter to talk about the options.
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Associated Press Jacques Baleaud writers in Phoenix and Río Yamat in Las Vegas contributed to this report.
