“Tragic Mystery Unfolds: Gene Hackman’s Daughter Fears Carbon Monoxide Haunting Claims Two Lives”
“All I can say is that we’re in the middle of a preliminary investigation, waiting on approval of a search warrant,” he shared.
There is currently no information on whether there were any reported gas leaks or calls regarding the couple’s address, but forensic expert and Fox News contributor Dr. Michael Baden said their deaths were “typical” for carbon monoxide poisoning.
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“When a car motor engine is left on… and it isn’t properly turned off, carbon monoxide comes out of the exhaust and goes into the house. Dogs, or any other type of animal, and humans die,” he said this morning.
“They don’t feel any type of pain, they don’t know anything’s wrong. It’s silent. Carbon monoxide is painless, and they just go to sleep.”
Baden added that a boiler malfunction may have also been to blame.
A forensic expert revealed details on how “painless” a carbon monoxide leak would have been
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The Hollywood legend and two-time Oscar winner was 95 years old at the time of his passing and his wife Betsy Arakawa was 63. Their bodies were found during a welfare check performed by deputies at around 1:45pm on Wednesday, February 26.
It’s no surprise Hackman was a respected figure in the world of film, as his career spanned a whopping six decades. During this time, he was able to win the Academy Award for Best Actor due to his role as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in the 1971 thriller The French Connection, as well as Best Supporting Actor for Unforgiven, which came out in 1992.
