The actor Gene hackman and His wife, Betsy Arakawa, They were found dead in “suspicious” circumstances last week at their home in Santa Fe. Although the authorities have not yet determined the cause of the deaths, they rule out that it is a carbon monoxide poisoning and did not find evidence of a criminal act.
The couple’s bodies were found in separate rooms in their house in Santa Fe, with pills scattered next to Arakawa, according to the Sheriff’s office of the Santa Fe County. While the investigation continues their course, details of how the last years of life of the legendary actor and his wife were known thanks to the testimonies of some of his closest friends.
The actor and his wife shared A quiet and private life, rich in adventures, art and genuine lovebefore both deaths occur unexpectedly, as their friends remember in testimonies that the CNN chain collects.
They chose to live in a quiet and hidden area
His close friends, Daniel and Barbara Lenihanthey have told the chain that the couple had chosen to live in a quiet and hidden area, in a house that built on 12 acres (about 4.8 hectares) of land in the mountains, right on the outskirts of Santa Fe.
Barbara, who explained that “They were very reserved ” And that as friends they respected their way of life, he said that Arakawa I rarely used cell phones and was generally communicated by email. “They were really alone, which was the way they wanted to live.”
They were really alone, which was how they wanted to live
The two couples met more than 30 years ago when Hackman and Arakawa were visiting Santa Fe and went through a diving store, where Hackman saw a drawing of the USS Arizona and Pearl Harbor than Daniel, an underwater archaeologist, had mapped.
Hackman wanted to meet Daniel, so the four went to lunch together and immediately connected, “and from there it was history,” Barbara told the US chain.
She and Arakawa co -founded Pandora’s, a decoration and home furniture store in Santa Fe that offers fabrics around the world, as well as the work of local artisans.
The two were inspired to launch the business after Hackman returned from Central Europe, where he was filming a film in 2001, and brought “beautiful linen pillows.”
When was the last time they saw them alive
Bárbara has told that he saw Arakawa for the last time three weeks ago in Pandora’s, but since the couple did not come to the city very often not “it was nothing strange not to have had news of them.” “They were very, quite isolated”he has reported.
“He didn’t go out much. Betsy was a wonderful wife. They were very close, and she was a good cook and really took care of him,” said Barbara, who says Hackman took care of himself and ate very well since a triple bypass had been made and had very good health since then.
Until a year ago, Hackman still moved by bicycle and Arakawa “made him yoga and other things and tried to stay very in shape,” said Barbara.
Hackman: interesting, fun and very intelligent
Daniel, who wrote three books with Hackman in a period of about 10 years, has said he will remember him as an “interesting, fun and very intelligent man”, while Barbara described Arakawa as “intelligent, ingenious and fun.”
“We are very surprised and we have no idea what happened, but there were never problems with each other,” said Barbara. “Our son said today that maybe he has never seen such a compatible couple.”
