Gene Hackmans nephew addresses theories about actor and wifes mysterious deaths: Dont want to speculate

Gene Hackman’s family is addressing the speculation surrounding his sudden death.The famed actor, 95, his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, and one of their dogs were all found dead inside their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home on Feb.26.Now, Tim Hackman, the son of Gene’s brother, Richard, is sharing that the family is waiting for the results from the coroner’s office before drawing any conclusions.“We’re waiting on toxicology,” Tim told Us Weekly on Monday.

“That will tell us everything.It’s hard to theorize.

There are lots of theories out there and I don’t want to speculate.It’s easy to speculate negative theories.”Despite all of the questions surrounding the couple and their dog’s deaths, Tim added that “the family wants to keep it positive for now and when we know the truth we will deal with it.”Gene and Arakawa were discovered deceased in separate areas of their lavish home by maintenance workers.Sheriff Adan Mendoza revealed that “based on their body and other evidence on the body, it looked — it appears [that they were deceased for] several days, even up to a couple of weeks.”The two-time Oscar winner was located next to a pair of sunglasses in their mudroom.

Officers detailed in an affidavit that it appeared he had “suddenly fallen.”Gene’s body had “obvious signs of death, similar and consistent with the female decedent,” police wrote in the report. Arakawa, meanwhile, was found on the floor of a bathroom near the home’s entry, surrounded by prescription pills.The pianist had “obvious signs of death, body decomposition, bloating in her face and mummification in both hands and feet,” the affidavit read.Police also noted there were no signs of external trauma on either of their bodies.“There was no indication that anybody was moving about the house or doing anything different,” the sheriff said on Feb.

28. “So it’s very hard to determine if they both passed at the time or how close they passed togeth...