Police Now Confirmed Hacksman's Wife Called Her Dr. A Day After She Was Supposedly Dead
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| Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles in 1989. They were found dead at their New Mexico home in late February.Ralph Dominguez |
Police have confirmed Gene Hackman 's wife, Betsy Arakawa, called her doctors 24-hours after investigators claimed she had died, throwing their timeline for a loop, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The confirmation has added a new hurdle to the mysterious investigation into Hackman and Arakawa's deaths, after authorities claimed they died days apart in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home. Investigators initially claimed Arakawa, 65, died first on February 11, followed by Hackman aged 95, on February 18.
But preliminary cell phone data revealed Arakawa made multiple phone calls to the Cloudberry Health Center in Santa Fe on February 12.
The Santa Fe Sheriff's Office said a statement: "We can now confirm that Mrs. Hackman's phone was utilized on the morning of February 12 to call a medical center in Santa Fe, Cloudberry Health.
"A total of three calls were made that morning, all to the medical center. One incoming call was made to Mrs. Hackman from the same medical center that afternoon.
"That appeared as a missed call on Mrs. Hackman's cell phone."
As RadarOnline.com reported , Dr. Josiah Child, a medical professional with Cloudberry Health, contradicted investigator's initial reports on Arakawa's death.
Child claimed Arakawa called him a day after authorities said she died and canceled a prior appointment, citing her husband's poor health as the reason.
for keeping her famous father alive until age 95, in comments made just days following the couple's shocking deaths .
Backtracking
Leslie, however, also admitted she hadn't spoken to either of her parents for months before they were discovered dead in their Santa Fe home , RadarOnline.com can reveal.Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, is credited for keeping the actor 'alive for years.'
The movie star's daughter told Daily Mail Arakawa was all about keeping Hackman in "good health," and she succeeded.She revealed: "Despite his age, he was in very good physical condition. He liked to do Pilates and yoga , and he was continuing to do that several times a week. So he was in good health.”"They had a wonderful marriage. And I give credit to his wife, Betsy, for keeping him alive. Betsy took very, very good care of him and was always looking out for his health. So, I am appreciative to her for that, and I'm very saddened by her passing," she added.
The movie star's daughter Leslie (L) praised her stepmother, despite not seeing either parent in months.Hackman shared Leslie, daughter Elizabeth, and son Christopher with his first wife, Faye Maltese.
Despite what seemed like a strong relationship between Leslie and her parents, she also admitted she unfortunately hadn't seen much of them lately."We were close. I hadn't talked to them for a couple months, but everything was normal and everything was good," she said after she was spotted with sister Elizabeth having breakfast together in a Burbank, California.
The French Connection actor and Arakawa, 63, were found deceased in separate rooms on Wednesday, February 26, inside of their mansion. According to a warrant, the pair's bodies were " mummified ."Arakawa was found decomposed with bloating on her face and mummification in her hands and feet, while the Hollywood legend also exhibited the same signs of decomposition as his wife of 34 years.took authorities on the scene 12 hours to identify Hackman and Arakawa due to their condition.
While no suicide note was found near the bodies, pills were according to the warrant, leading investigators to label the deaths as " suspicious ."
An investigation was launched following the shocking deaths. MEGA
However, Hackman's eldest daughter speculated their deaths may have been caused by a carbon monoxide leak , despite there being no "obvious signs of a gas leak," and they both testing negative for carbon monoxide.The official cause of death is not expected to be known for weeks.
A man, who identified himself as the couple's caretaker, was left crying after finding the dead bodies in a shocking 911 call .A cause of deaths will not be known for weeks. MEGAThe man, on the phone with a dispatcher, said, "Damn!" and explained, "I think we just found a deceased person inside the house. One of Hackman and Arakawa's three dogs was also found dead in a closet, however, the other two can be heard barking in the background of the call.
"I don't know, sir, just send somebody up here quick. The house is closed, it's locked... I can't go in but I see she's laying on the floor," the man said after the 911 dispatcher asked more questions.
The man also confirmed Hackman and Arakawa appeared lifeless: "They're not moving. Just send somebody up here."
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