What we know about the death of the film star and his wife

American researchers are trying to establish how Oscar Gene Hackman and his wife, classic pianist Betsy Arakawa, died after the discovery of their bodies at home in the US state of New Mexico.

This is what we know so far about the death of a Hollywood legend known for films such as the French connection and conversation.

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The couple’s bodies and one of their dogs were found by the police on Wednesday at their home in Santa Fe in the state of the United States of New Mexico after a maintenance worker called emergency services.

A recording of the 911 call obtained by the BBC shows the person who calls a dispatcher how he found the two bodies.

Hackman, 95, was discovered in a side room near the kitchen, while Arakawa, 65, was found in a bathroom, on the property in Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park.

The couple seemed to have been “dead for a long time,” said Sheriff Adan Mendoza.

Arakawa’s body showed signs of “decomposition” and “mummification” in the hands and feet, said the detective of a sheriff.

Hackman’s remains “showed obvious signs of death, similar and consistent” with those of their spouse.

A German shepherd dog owned by the couple was found dead in a bathroom closet near Arakawa.

There was no cause in police statements immediately after the announcement of deaths.

The authorities did not report signs of injuries, but considered that the deaths are “suspicious enough” to investigate and did not rule out dirty game.

Near Arakawa’s head there was a portable heater, which the detective determined that it could have been shot down in case she has abruptly fallen to the ground.

Carbon and toxicology monoxide tests have been requested for both Hackman and Arakawa.

The local public services company did not find signs of a gas leak in the area and the fire department did not detect any indication of a leak or carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the search warrant.

The order suggests that the Police can have a work theory that “some type of gas poison cited by the Associated Press.

A prescription bottle and scattered pills lay in the bathroom countertop near Arakawa’s body.

Hackman was discovered with gray tracksuit, a long long -sleeved shirt and brown shoes. The sunglasses and a walking cane lay next to their body.

The detective suspected that the actor had suffered a sudden fall.

The circumstances of his death were considered “of nature suspicious enough to require an exhaustive search and research,” says the search warrant, because the worker who called emergency services had found the main door of the open property.

However, the detective did not observe any forced entry sign at home. Nothing appeared out of place inside.

“There were no indications of a fight,” said Sheriff Mendoza. “There were no indications of anything to be missing in the house or disturbed, you know, it would be an indication that there was a crime that had happened.”

Two other healthy dogs were discovered wandering by the property, one inside and the other.

All we know is that two maintenance workers, one of whom called emergency services, say that the last time they had contact with the couple two weeks before.

The two workers said that they had sometimes done routine work on the property, but I had rarely seen Hackman and Arakawa.

They had communicated with them by phone and text message, mainly with Arakawa.

Hackman’s daughter Leslie Anne Hackman told The Mail Online that her father had been in “very good physical condition” Despite his age, and had not undergone “no important surgery” in recent months.

“He liked to do Pilates and Yoga, and continued doing it several times a week,” he said. “So I had good health.”

The couple, married in 1991, had had a “wonderful marriage,” he added.

“I give credit to his wife, Betsy, to keep him alive,” he said. “(Betsy) took care of himself very, very good and was always taking care of his health.”