Gene Hackman, his wife, and dog all found dead
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True. My uncle had a stroke a couple of years ago. His neighbors noticed he hadn’t picked up his paper in a couple of days and noticed him slumped over in his chair. He’s still alive. Not in a state I’d want to live in, but glad he had someone watching out for him.
Agreed. I'm favoring the following:
He died naturally.
She cant ‘live without him’ So takes OD of pills thereby going out together.
Dogs was kenneled prior to all of the above and he dies due to lack of food and water over days and days.
Just a theory.
Hopefully we get more real answers in the coming days.
It is possible but I would think a suicide by her would usually take place after a few days or weeks. I also think she would have called 911 in the hopes of saving him.
It sounds like he collapsed and wasn't even repositioned. Another issue is I think she was in the bathroom. Usually ODers have the time to go lay down somewhere like a couch or a bed or maybe next to her husband.
Not unless she decided to lay down in a bathtub or something.
On the other hand from what we know that is probably the best hypothesis there is.
So, my best theory given new info on remains being mummified and pills is maybe he died and she killed herself in sadness and one of the dogs died from lack of water.
Alternative she killed herself first and he had Alzheimer’s and died from lack of food water like the one dog.
Alternative she killed herself first and he had Alzheimer’s and died from lack of food water like the one dog.
I agree with that 100%. My only other thought to explain some of that time line stuff is that she OD'd, went to lay down or whatever and then got back up to the bathroom to vomit, which is common with OD's, and then collapsed in the bathroom.
But yeah, I'm just speculating entirely so we will find out soon enough I suppose. Maybe my hypothesis changes as more details become available.
She also may not have called 911 as he was DNR (which at 95 would be very common) and they had some sort of 'go out together pact' and she knew it was time to execute the plan.
Boy that's a sad scenario I hadn't considered...it is often how dementia patients die but in less of a cause and effect way.
I had no idea the human body decomposed so quickly. They were seen two weeks ago. So in less than two weeks a body is mummified and decomposing? Had no idea. Also seems that 1 of 2 scenarios most likely. Neither necessarily nefarious.
1) he fell down and died and she was so overcome with grief she OD'd out of a feeling like it was her fault as the caregiver and deep love for him.
2) as his caregiver with dementia she just could no longer bear the burden of caring for him and didnt want him in a facility, so she OD'd and he died shortly thereafter naturally.
1) he fell down and died and she was so overcome with grief she OD'd out of a feeling like it was her fault as the caregiver and deep love for him.
2) as his caregiver with dementia she just could no longer bear the burden of caring for him and didnt want him in a facility, so she OD'd and he died shortly thereafter naturally.
Not an expert on decomposition but the mummification probably was brought on by the dry Mew Mexico air.
There are events in the past where bodies were found in the desert from very long ago and were mummified, not decomposed, due to the dryness of the area preserving the body.
Here is an article discussing that very thing, amongst others:
These mummies were made … by accident?
Freeze-dried, salted, or buried in a bog: Thousands of years before humans intentionally mummified their dead, nature took care of it for them.
My wife and I are both 45. We both misplace our phones all the time. So I don't assume anyone might call 911.
Like has been mentioned, more info will come out. I'm not sure what good that does. They are both dead.
Like has been mentioned, more info will come out. I'm not sure what good that does. They are both dead.
Good question if true. I'm guessing Gene had dementia.
Different rooms with different humidty/temp conditions?
Or they died days apart from each other?
Yep, he was in a "mud room". I'm guessing it was cold, so to preserve the body
In New Mexico? How much colder could it have been? Ours is maybe five degrees colder than the rest of the house.
No CO poisoning.
Police say his pacemaker stopped on the 17th.
Police say his pacemaker stopped on the 17th.
Jeez hope no one I know dies in the next few days of a suspicious death. Police will nab me for all my google searches on body decomposition.
