KaiBear said:
Suicide pact ?
I could see the wife pulling the trigger on all three.Married A Horn said:
Probably not. You wouldnt include the dog there. Carbon monoxide is the popular guess so far on new forums.
Not sure if true or apocryphal, but I heard he retired after Mooseport because he was so embarrassed.boognish_bear said:
He was so good in so many different roles. I had heard he was staying very active riding his bike daily in Santa Fe.
UnforgivenLIB,MR BEARS said:
Mississippi Burning
The Eastwood western that I can't think to name right now
whitetrash said:
Meaningless factoid:
He was the last surviving principal cast member of Young Frankenstein.
IIRC he was director but didn't make an appearance like he did in most of his other movies.Fre3dombear said:whitetrash said:
Meaningless factoid:
He was the last surviving principal cast member of Young Frankenstein.
Mel brooks?
whitetrash said:IIRC he was director but didn't make an appearance like he did in most of his other movies.Fre3dombear said:whitetrash said:
Meaningless factoid:
He was the last surviving principal cast member of Young Frankenstein.
Mel brooks?
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The Santa Fe City Fire Department found no signs of a possible carbon monoxide leak or poisoning, the document said. If there was carbon monoxide at the scene, it could have vented out of the home through the open front door before responders arrived.
New Mexico Gas Company also responded and "as of now, there are no signs or evidence indicating there were any problems associated to the pipes in and around the residence," the document said.
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The fire department responded to the home and conducted testing but "did not locate signs of a carbon monoxide leak or poisoning," the warrant states.
New Mexico Gas Company, which provides natural gas service at the home, conducted testing on a gas line in and around the residence.
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Two maintenance workers said they found the front door of the home ajar and the couple dead inside, according to the search warrant. It states that deputies "did not observe any signs of forced entry into the home."
Arakawa's body was found on the floor of a bathroom. A space heater was near her head and a prescription bottle of pills was located on the counter, the warrant says.
The pills from the bottle were "scattered on the counter-top,"
Yea, neighbors had called for a wellness check. She was in a state of decay already.Mothra said:
Well, now it's saying they were found in different rooms and had been dead for days (or longer). Perhaps they were sleeping in different rooms? Who knows?
Bizarre.
Ugh. I hope it was not suicides.Married A Horn said:
They were mummified??
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14443973/Gene-Hackman-betsy-arakawa-bodies.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus
KaiBear said:I could see the wife pulling the trigger on all three.Married A Horn said:
Probably not. You wouldnt include the dog there. Carbon monoxide is the popular guess so far on new forums.
Wouldn't want the dog to be left behind.
That would explain the wife already starting to decay. Maybe that happened and Gene killed himself and the dog via carbon monoxide.Forest Bueller_bf said:
Article says they hadn't been seen for 2 weeks.
Obviously they were out of the loop with close friends and family.
2 weeks is a long time.
Mothra said:
Carbon monoxide poisoning. For some reason, it happens all the time in NM. It's a silent killer. Growing up, had a nextdoor neighbor who died of it. Found him in bed, and determined his heater exhaust vent was leaking into the house. Passed away in his sleep.
That's why it's so important to make sure that carbon monoxide alarm is working.
99.8% sure that will be the cause - check them often and replace batteries in them every 2 years.boognish_bear said:Mothra said:
Carbon monoxide poisoning. For some reason, it happens all the time in NM. It's a silent killer. Growing up, had a nextdoor neighbor who died of it. Found him in bed, and determined his heater exhaust vent was leaking into the house. Passed away in his sleep.
That's why it's so important to make sure that carbon monoxide alarm is working.
I did not realize carbon monoxide detectors only have a shelflife of 10 years. At least the one in my house did.
It started beeping. I replaced the battery but it still kept beeping. I finally took it down and took a closer look and noticed it had expired.
... and sleep w/ the windows open and keep a few canaries in cages thru out the house.william said:99.8% sure that will be the cause - check them often and replace batteries in them every 2 years.boognish_bear said:Mothra said:
Carbon monoxide poisoning. For some reason, it happens all the time in NM. It's a silent killer. Growing up, had a nextdoor neighbor who died of it. Found him in bed, and determined his heater exhaust vent was leaking into the house. Passed away in his sleep.
That's why it's so important to make sure that carbon monoxide alarm is working.
I did not realize carbon monoxide detectors only have a shelflife of 10 years. At least the one in my house did.
It started beeping. I replaced the battery but it still kept beeping. I finally took it down and took a closer look and noticed it had expired.
get new ones every 5 or 6 years.
- kkm
william said:... and sleep w/ the windows open and keep a few canaries in cages thru out the house.william said:99.8% sure that will be the cause - check them often and replace batteries in them every 2 years.boognish_bear said:Mothra said:
Carbon monoxide poisoning. For some reason, it happens all the time in NM. It's a silent killer. Growing up, had a nextdoor neighbor who died of it. Found him in bed, and determined his heater exhaust vent was leaking into the house. Passed away in his sleep.
That's why it's so important to make sure that carbon monoxide alarm is working.
I did not realize carbon monoxide detectors only have a shelflife of 10 years. At least the one in my house did.
It started beeping. I replaced the battery but it still kept beeping. I finally took it down and took a closer look and noticed it had expired.
get new ones every 5 or 6 years.
- kkm
- el KKM
... and after doing said inspection, go to Arby's to celebrate.
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I have many thoughts about Gene Hackman, but first, here's an anecdote David Fincher told me about him, from the casting for SEVEN. Somehow it captures something very Hackman. pic.twitter.com/CtJDSCyc6M
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