Gene Hackman R.I.P.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She appears to be Japanese and their culture does have a belief of suicide if you have done something dishonorable. Maybe she felt guilty she wasn't present to help him when he died?

Wow you are incredibly racist. Also, for the record , she was born and raised in the USA, in Honolulu (where many families of Japanese descent can trace their roots in America back for many generations).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She appears to be Japanese and their culture does have a belief of suicide if you have done something dishonorable. Maybe she felt guilty she wasn't present to help him when he died?

She is from Hawaii and was born in the 60s. Wtf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the wife died suddenly - stroke or heart attack. Gene Hackman probably had dementia, perhaps left the house at one point and also died suddenly.

(My mom had Alzheimer's and my dad took care of her. Early one morning dad fell and broke his ankle. Even though he was lying on the ground in obvious distress, he could not get my mother to either use the phone herself or give him the phone to call someone. He laid on the ground for hours until my sister happened to call and my dad convinced my mom to hand him the phone.)

Yep this makes the most sense. He was 95 so even if he didn’t have dementia, he was probably fragile and she was probably his primary caretaker.

As a caregiver myself, this is what makes the most sense. I worry about being home alone with my own husband, and not having anyone to check on us all weekend. If I had a heart attack and he didn't happen to be near his cell phone, or dropped it, he'd basically be trapped in the house with no help until someone stopped by (severely disabled/near paralyzed)

I don't know how disabled Mr Hackman was. But news reports said he seldom was seen in public in over ten years, so I assume it was either dementia or serious frailty.

If she passed away from a sudden heart attack she could have dropped the pills, pulled the heater etc... and then he would have been without any caregiver for a week or so, maybe was able to walk a little bit but tripped and fell.. .and died of dehydration or blow to the head.

I don't know about the dog but if it was in a dog crate, it would have died as well from lack of care.

Very sad though that no one checked on them on what sounds like... a week? Two?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the wife died suddenly - stroke or heart attack. Gene Hackman probably had dementia, perhaps left the house at one point and also died suddenly.

(My mom had Alzheimer's and my dad took care of her. Early one morning dad fell and broke his ankle. Even though he was lying on the ground in obvious distress, he could not get my mother to either use the phone herself or give him the phone to call someone. He laid on the ground for hours until my sister happened to call and my dad convinced my mom to hand him the phone.)

Yep this makes the most sense. He was 95 so even if he didn’t have dementia, he was probably fragile and she was probably his primary caretaker.

As a caregiver myself, this is what makes the most sense. I worry about being home alone with my own husband, and not having anyone to check on us all weekend. If I had a heart attack and he didn't happen to be near his cell phone, or dropped it, he'd basically be trapped in the house with no help until someone stopped by (severely disabled/near paralyzed)

I don't know how disabled Mr Hackman was. But news reports said he seldom was seen in public in over ten years, so I assume it was either dementia or serious frailty.

If she passed away from a sudden heart attack she could have dropped the pills, pulled the heater etc... and then he would have been without any caregiver for a week or so, maybe was able to walk a little bit but tripped and fell.. .and died of dehydration or blow to the head.

I don't know about the dog but if it was in a dog crate, it would have died as well from lack of care.

Very sad though that no one checked on them on what sounds like... a week? Two?

This is the first explanation that makes sense to me. Really sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the wife died suddenly - stroke or heart attack. Gene Hackman probably had dementia, perhaps left the house at one point and also died suddenly.

(My mom had Alzheimer's and my dad took care of her. Early one morning dad fell and broke his ankle. Even though he was lying on the ground in obvious distress, he could not get my mother to either use the phone herself or give him the phone to call someone. He laid on the ground for hours until my sister happened to call and my dad convinced my mom to hand him the phone.)

Yep this makes the most sense. He was 95 so even if he didn’t have dementia, he was probably fragile and she was probably his primary caretaker.

As a caregiver myself, this is what makes the most sense. I worry about being home alone with my own husband, and not having anyone to check on us all weekend. If I had a heart attack and he didn't happen to be near his cell phone, or dropped it, he'd basically be trapped in the house with no help until someone stopped by (severely disabled/near paralyzed)

I don't know how disabled Mr Hackman was. But news reports said he seldom was seen in public in over ten years, so I assume it was either dementia or serious frailty.

If she passed away from a sudden heart attack she could have dropped the pills, pulled the heater etc... and then he would have been without any caregiver for a week or so, maybe was able to walk a little bit but tripped and fell.. .and died of dehydration or blow to the head.

I don't know about the dog but if it was in a dog crate, it would have died as well from lack of care.

Very sad though that no one checked on them on what sounds like... a week? Two?

Something similar happened to a friend of mine's parents.
It made me think -- someone should develop an app that is like wordle (but with option for easier versions) that every day it sends the results to designated contact people. If the person doesn't get the game results for the day, or if the results start getting noticeably worse, the person knows to check in. I know there are other things, like life alert, etc., but people love those little wordle type games, so I feel like this could really help. One of my relatives had the life alert necklace, but she never wore it.

[Anonymous]

I read the warrant. It does not say that they died at different times, in fact it describes both Gene and his wife as similarly decomposed. His decomposition was sufficiently advanced that one of the maintenance people who called it in could not positively identify him.

The warrant makes clear that the most likely cause of the deaths was gas poisoning of a type TBD, and that both appear to have fallen. The deaths are labeled suspicious for now because of the open door, two healthy dogs, and lack of an obvious source of gas poisoning.

Why do people go on and on with speculation without even reading the warrant?

[Anonymous]

Here is a photo and video of them a year ago. He looks pretty frail.

https://www.tmz.com/2025/02/27/gene-hackman-last-photo-with-wife-before-death/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is a photo and video of them a year ago. He looks pretty frail.

https://www.tmz.com/2025/02/27/gene-hackman-last-photo-with-wife-before-death/

He looks 94.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I read the warrant. It does not say that they died at different times, in fact it describes both Gene and his wife as similarly decomposed. His decomposition was sufficiently advanced that one of the maintenance people who called it in could not positively identify him.

The warrant makes clear that the most likely cause of the deaths was gas poisoning of a type TBD, and that both appear to have fallen. The deaths are labeled suspicious for now because of the open door, two healthy dogs, and lack of an obvious source of gas poisoning.

Why do people go on and on with speculation without even reading the warrant?

Because we can't all be as smart as you.

[Anonymous]

Someone (the police or grounds person) stated one of their doors was left opened. Also, some speculation that they could have been dead for 2 weeks. I guess they didn’t have regular hired help (cleaning person).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the wife died suddenly - stroke or heart attack. Gene Hackman probably had dementia, perhaps left the house at one point and also died suddenly.

(My mom had Alzheimer's and my dad took care of her. Early one morning dad fell and broke his ankle. Even though he was lying on the ground in obvious distress, he could not get my mother to either use the phone herself or give him the phone to call someone. He laid on the ground for hours until my sister happened to call and my dad convinced my mom to hand him the phone.)

Yep this makes the most sense. He was 95 so even if he didn’t have dementia, he was probably fragile and she was probably his primary caretaker.

As a caregiver myself, this is what makes the most sense. I worry about being home alone with my own husband, and not having anyone to check on us all weekend. If I had a heart attack and he didn't happen to be near his cell phone, or dropped it, he'd basically be trapped in the house with no help until someone stopped by (severely disabled/near paralyzed)

I don't know how disabled Mr Hackman was. But news reports said he seldom was seen in public in over ten years, so I assume it was either dementia or serious frailty.

If she passed away from a sudden heart attack she could have dropped the pills, pulled the heater etc... and then he would have been without any caregiver for a week or so, maybe was able to walk a little bit but tripped and fell.. .and died of dehydration or blow to the head.

I don't know about the dog but if it was in a dog crate, it would have died as well from lack of care.

Very sad though that no one checked on them on what sounds like... a week? Two?

She was in her 60s, which does not necessitate being checked on daily or even weekly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I read the warrant. It does not say that they died at different times, in fact it describes both Gene and his wife as similarly decomposed. His decomposition was sufficiently advanced that one of the maintenance people who called it in could not positively identify him.

The warrant makes clear that the most likely cause of the deaths was gas poisoning of a type TBD, and that both appear to have fallen. The deaths are labeled suspicious for now because of the open door, two healthy dogs, and lack of an obvious source of gas poisoning.

Why do people go on and on with speculation without even reading the warrant?

That is what the warrant says but the medical examiner has come out AFTER the warrant was issued that he/she has found no evidence of gas poisoning and has ruled the deaths suspicious.

[Anonymous]

I am surprised her daughter said she didn’t talk to him for months and hadn’t seen him in years because he didn’t travel well about her traveling?? She said they had a great relationship so that was strange. I am also
shocked they didn’t have at least weekly cleaning help. That is a large home and they are wealthy. I am guessing they wanted privacy but that may have killed them. Let’s remember to check on our elderly family daily esp if they live remotely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone (the police or grounds person) stated one of their doors was left opened. Also, some speculation that they could have been dead for 2 weeks. I guess they didn’t have regular hired help (cleaning person).

Does a door being open remove the possibility of gas poisoning or would that not be enough fresh air to dissipate whatever gas it might have been?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She appears to be Japanese and their culture does have a belief of suicide if you have done something dishonorable. Maybe she felt guilty she wasn't present to help him when he died?

Wow you are incredibly racist. Also, for the record , she was born and raised in the USA, in Honolulu (where many families of Japanese descent can trace their roots in America back for many generations).

The PP is obviously incorrect, but where do you get “incredibly racist” from? Do you understand what racism is?