Reports initially stated that the authorities suspected no foul play in the deaths, though later updates revealed that there was suspicion enough to warrant a proper and full investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since then the world has waited with baited breath for the results of the promised toxicology reports, while drips and drabs of information have trickled out every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Late last week on Friday it was finally confirmed that both Arakawa and Hackman had died of natural causes, though the circumstances of their passing were unexpected. Arakawa, it\u2019s said, died of the rare viral infection Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, an exceedingly rare and often fatal illness contracted from exposure to rodent droppings or urine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As per The Guardian, Arakawa had become Hackman\u2019s primary caregiver in recent years. The two-time Oscar winning actor had developed Alzheimer\u2019s disease and was incapable of carrying out simple tasks. As such, Arakawa ran their household and ensured her husband stayed active and safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After her death (believed to have been on or around February 11), Hackman was left alone in the house they shared for days, disorientated and unable to seek help. Investigators claimed in a subsequent press conference that he likely wasn\u2019t even aware that his wife had died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Daily Mail, a close friend of the couple, Tom Allin, has now revealed that Hackman would have been unable to call for help after his wife\u2019s death as he didn\u2019t own a phone and was \u201cuninterested in technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is so sad. Mrs Hackman died, and Gene was so far advanced with his Alzheimer\u2019s that he was wandering around and didn\u2019t eat,\u201d an insider said, hinting at Hackman\u2019s debilitating illness, which was also a \u201csignificant factor\u201d in his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They added: \u201cIf he didn\u2019t have a phone he couldn\u2019t have called for help, even if he\u2019d wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the couple\u2019s three dogs, Zinna, was also found dead in a crate when the Hackmans\u2019 bodies were discovered by maintenance worker Jesse Kesler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rest in peace, Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A close friend of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa has revealed the heartbreaking reason the late Hollywood superstar was unable to call for help after his wife\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The entertainment industry was left reeling in shock late last month when the decomposing bodies of Gene Hackman and his classical pianist wife, Betsy, were discovered at the couple\u2019s home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely speculated that the pair had to have succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning or some sort of gas leak, while other, more radical theories, suggested that they had been murdered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Reports initially stated that the authorities suspected no foul play in the deaths, though later updates revealed that there was suspicion enough to warrant a proper and full investigation. Since then the world has waited with baited breath for the results of the promised toxicology reports, while drips and drabs of information have trickled out…<\/p>\n