His body had been discovered in a closet, near the bodies of his teachers, Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa. The actor’s dog and his wife died of hunger and dehydration, Albuquerque Police announced this Saturday, March 15.
The dog, a Kelpie crossing, and not a German shepherd as announced initially, had been found dead in the bathroom closet, while two other dogs remained healthy in the house.
According to the report of the Veterinary Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture of the State, transmitted by the Associated Press agency, the animal was partially mummified. The necropsy has not detected any trace of infectious diseases, or trauma or poisoning.
Only hair and bile were found in the stomach.
The lifeless bodies of Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found on February 26 at his home in Santa Fe, in New Mexico.
Scattered pills and auxiliary radiator
Initially, his death was judged suspicious, because Gene Hackman had been found in the locker room of his house, while that of Betsy Arakawa, which is in the bathroom next to the scattered pills and an additional radiator.
According to the authoritiesThe actor died of “hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease”, probably On February 18, the day his pacemaker stopped issuing. He also suffered an advanced stage of Alzheimer’s disease, which was “a significant contributory factor” for his death.
Betsy Arakawa, on the other hand, succumbed to the pulmonary syndrome of Hantavirus, a disease transmitted by the excrement of infected rodents. It is “likely” that she died on February 11, a week before her husband.
The state of loneliness and isolation, which led to the death of the couple, particularly strikes. And Bruce Willis’s wife, who now suffers from front-time dementia, wanted to underline the need for the caregivers of sick people to also be surrounded and supported.
Source: BFM TV
