Actor Gene Hackman, wife and dog found dead at home
 

Re: Actor Gene Hackman, wife and dog found dead at home
 

So sad.

I wonder what happened. Was it a suicide pact or a horrible accident.

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I'm thinking possible Carbon Monoxide poisoning.

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Absolute Hollywood legend. Very sad.

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The mystery deepens:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbi...-poison-fears/

Re: Actor Gene Hackman, wife and dog found dead at home
 

Well it seems like possible [CO] poisoning, a heater was found as well.
However, as we all know, things are not always what they seem, time will tell.

RIP.

Re: Actor Gene Hackman, wife and dog found dead at home
 

With them being in separate rooms and one body being a lot more decomposed then the wife being found with a bottle of pills lying around her it's seems like a tragic case of him passing and her not coping and eventually ending her life.

But we wont know for certain for a while yet.

Yes seeing all died I would say yes....

Very sad.......I love Gene...... He is amazing in ENEMY OF THE STATE (1998)

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One of the true Hollywood greats.:(

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Apparently not Carbon Monoxide poisoning

Now they are saying SUSPICIOUS....

Yes I would say so!!

Re: Actor Gene Hackman, wife and dog found dead at home
 

According to his pacemaker there was an event on the 17th of February.


So did he die and in her grief take an overdose and the dog ate those that fell onto the floor?

Re: Actor Gene Hackman, wife and dog found dead at home
 

thats what my thoughts were from the moment I heard.

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Wasn't the dog found locked in a cupboard?

I thought I read she was in a closet......

Very strange.......

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Coroner says Gene Hackman and wife both died of natural causes, but several days apart
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgeqd2lqx0t

At least there was no suspicious circumstance as, still very sad The dogs autopsy results aren't complete yet

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As she had suddenly died of a rare illnes and he had dementia, he would have been left without his carer, so maybe he put the dog into the cupboard/wardrobe?

Without his carer I imagine that he wouldn't have been eating or taking his medication and died a week later.

Very sad, it really does pay to keep an eye on disabled people and their carers.

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Just old people in general

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Yes, elderly people too. I know people lead busy lives, but just a phone call every few days to see if everything is ok. Even an unanswered text could be used as a red flag if prior arrangements are made.

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Not always that simple. Took us 3 days to realise no one had heard from my dad. As it wasn't uncommon for him to forget his mobile or not respond to a text. Not until my aunt called and said have you heard from your dad that I started to panic.

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News now saying that she died from a rare disease caught from rats & mice and, whilst it is a rare disease, 40% of people develop serious complications from it.

Would a rich couple have a rat/mouse infestation??

Also now says he died of a heart attack two weeks after she had died. He did have heart problems, so I still think that his heart attack could have been caused by his wife not being able to give him his medication for a fortnight.

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As mentioned in my post, he had Alzheimers, he wouldn't have known what was going on,

Its very sad Stevie :(