Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico home on Wednesday, along with one of their pet dogs.Police have said the deaths of the two-time Oscar winner, 95, and his 63-year-old wife were “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation”.Here’s everything we know so far.When were they found?A maintenance worker called emergency services at around 1.45pm local time after seeing the bodies when he turned up to carry out routine work, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a search warrant.He reported the home’s front door was open when he arrived, and that he saw Arakawa’s body through a window.In an emotional 911 call, which has now been released publicly, the unnamed worker appears to cry and repeats “damn” as he says he can see Arakawa’s body “not moving” from where he is outside.He urges the 911 call handler to “send someone up here real quick” as he says the house was locked.Two deputies went to the property and entered the home, the warrant says. It noted there were no signs of forced entry.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player0:46
Police have released the 911 call they received after the couple were discovered
Where were the bodies found?The bodies of the couple, who married in 1991, were found in separate rooms, authorities say.The officers first found Arakawa in the bathroom near the home’s entrance, the sheriff’s office stated.
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Santa Fe County Sheriff deputies arrive at the gated community where the couple were found dead. Pic: AP
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Deputies outside the property. Pic: AP
It said she was on the floor next to a space heater, with scattered pills and an open prescription bottle on a countertop near her.A German Shepherd was found dead in a bathroom closet near Arakawa, police added. Two healthy dogs were also found near the bodies.Hackman’s body was discovered in a mudroom near the kitchen.Authorities say the couple had seemingly been dead for some time.Santa Fe sheriff Adan Mendoza told Sky News’ US partner NBC News it appeared the couple could have been dead for “several days, possibly even up to a couple weeks” before being found.He said it was “hard to determine” whether the couple had died at the same time or not.Read more:Gene Hackman obituary: From Lex Luthor to Royal TenenbaumIn pictures: Legendary actor’s most iconic momentsWhat we know about how they diedOfficial results of post-mortem examinations and toxicology reports are pending and the manner and cause of death have not yet been determined, according to the sheriff’s office.Preliminary findings from a medical investigation have found the couple suffered “no external trauma”.After they found the couple, the deputies searched the rest of the property and found nothing else “out of place”, according to the warrant. All other buildings on the property and the gara
