Oscar-Winner Gene Hackman, Wife Found Dead

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife, and one of their dogs had apparently been deceased for some time before a maintenance worker found their bodies at their Santa Fe, New Mexico home, according to investigators. Make the sentence into active voice

Authorities found the bodies on Wednesday. Denise Avila, a sheriff’s office spokesperson, said they found no indication of gunshot wounds or any injuries suggesting foul play.But Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office detectives wrote in a search warrant affidavit investigators thought the deaths were “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation.”

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Gene Hackman and Wife Found Dead at Home, No Signs of Gas Leak

Hackman, 95, was in an entryway, and his 65-year-old wife, Betsy Arakawa, was lying on her right side in the bathroom. A space heater was next to her head and may have fallen when she abruptly dropped to the floor, according to the affidavit.

According to the warrant, the New Mexico Gas Co tested the gas lines in and around the home after discovering the bodies. At the time, it didn’t find any signs of problems and the Fire Department found no signs of a carbon monoxide leak or poisoning. A detective wrote that there were no obvious signs of a gas leak, but he noted that people exposed to gas leaks or carbon monoxide might not show signs of poisoning.

The gruff but beloved Hackman was among the most accomplished actors of his generation, appearing as villains, heroes and antiheroes in dozens of dramas, comedies and action films from the 1960s until his retirement in the early 2000s.

In a statement on Thursday, his daughters and granddaughter said, Millions around the world loved and admired him for his brilliant acting career, but to us, he was always just Dad and Grandpa.

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