Gene Hackman Cause of Death: Actor Died a Week After Wife Betsy Arakawa
variety.com
Gene Hackman died of cardiovascular disease about a week after his wife died of hantavirus, according to the New Mexico medical examiner.

Gene Hackman, who suffered from Alzheimer’s, lived in the house with his dead wife for a week before he died.

Of the three dogs living in the house, one died because it was locked in a carrier and therefore probably starved to death. The two free-living dogs were the only ones to survive.

  • ripcord@lemmy.worldEnglish
    72·
    2 days ago

    Joel?

    But…you can’t imagine a case where a notoriously private couple might not get visitors for a week? Visitors who wouldn’t just leave when no one answered the door, assuming they weren’t home or in the shower or something?

    • faythofdragons@slrpnk.netEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      Yeah, I don’t think I have anybody that comes by my house outside of the people I live with. I don’t think it’s weird at all that somebody could be dead for a week before being noticed.

    • otto@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      216·
      2 days ago

      why so combative?

      maybe I just don’t go around imagining abstract death scenarios. your life sounds…. interesting….