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Deputies arrived and gained access where they observed a Ms Arakawa deceased. They continued the search of the home and located Mr Hackman in a separate area of the residence also deceased. A German Shepherd was also found deceased and two other dogs, who appeared healthy, were located on the property. Deputies then secured the scene and notified the criminal investigations division. Due to the unusual circumstances of two desceadants there was a concern for scene safety.
An autopsy was performed. Initial findings noted no external trauma to either individual. The manner and cause of death has not been determined. The official results of the autopsy and toxicology reports are pending."
The Sheriff went on to say An initial interrogation was conducted of Mr. Hackman's pacemaker. This revealed that his last event was recorded on February 17, 2025, I was advised that a more thorough investigation will be completed that'll conclude my statement."
There is no surveillance as we know it right now, in the interior or exterior of the residence,
We're going to go through the planner. We're contacting workers, maintenance workers, family members, security. We're going to be talking to security. There's in and out that's, I believe, is documented. So we're working with them to try to determine, you know, when the last contact was, and that'll help us put together that timeline."
If he collapsed because of the cardiac arrest and she was found in the bathroom with pills all around her, the circumstances around this looks to be that he would've died first
She could've simply tripped and fallen down and hit her head because she was panicking to get him his pills,
the renowned forensic pathologist said What happens when police come into a decomposing cause, they get upset of the bad odor and they are concerned they will catch something because it is distasteful, the smell,
Even if she fell and lost consciousness, her heart could've still been beating for days
Based on our investigation, we can say with some certainty that Gene Hackman's pacemaker recorded its last event on February 17, 2025, ... The investigation is still ongoing, and we are awaiting further details from the final autopsy and toxicology reports, which may take months to complete,
Sheriff Mendoza said during a brief press conference, adding ... according to Deadline If your heart required a pacemaker, there would certainly be an interruption at that point – and it might be the hallmark of when the death occurred. But it’s not necessarily because some people get a pacemaker to augment things, not necessarily replace things.”
He said later ... He also I don’t think, you know, there was any indication that, again, there was no trauma or injured themselves, or head injury or brain injury.”
One of the challenges has been trying to determine that timeline,
Mendoza said, given the couple’s privacy According to the pathologist I think that is a very good assumption, that that was his last day of life."
When asked if that indicated Hackman One of the personal highlights of my career was bringing the French Film Gardé a Vue (Under Suspicion) to life with the incredibly gifted Gene Hackman. And of course... Unforgiven. Rest in peace, my friend."
Freeman posted on Instagram I'm pretty confident there is no foul play,
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday on The Today Show That information was collected, that information was passed to the office of the medical investigator to help them make a determination,
It just depends how busy the laboratory is. But we’re hoping it comes sooner than later so we can answer some of these questions and hopefully it’ll help us in our investigation to help determine …the matter and cause of death.”
The autopsy is key. That is going to take some time, so I hope a little bit of patience on the family’s part, on everybody’s part, so we can have some answers into these deaths.”
Based on my experience, a toxicology report could take some time, it could take up to three months or even possibly longer.”
When Guthrie asked Mendoza how long it’ll be until a toxicology report is concluded, Mendoza replied
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