Gene Hackman’s Surviving Dogs Lead to Discovery of His Body in Suspicious Circumstances |

A new update has come in the Gene Hackman’s death case. The first responders have revealed that one of Gene Hackman’s two surviving dogs played a very important role in the discovery of his body.
In a tragic turn of events, last month Gene Hackman and his wife Bestsy Arakawa, along with one of their dogs Zinna, were found dead in their Santa Fe home. The couple’s other two dogs, Bear and Nikkita, were located safe and were seen running around the property.
When the fire department and paramedics reached the property, they found Arakawa’s body lying on the bathroom floor, Fire Chief Brian Moya told USA Today. On the other hand, Zinna was found in a crate in a nearby closet. However, in the first 30 mins of their search they didn’t find any other casualties. All this while, the backdoor was open, which allowed the other two dogs to roam freely.
After searching the four-bedroom house, the responders noticed that one of the dogs was barking continually. Initially they thought he was simply running and playing, but later realized there was something he wanted ot convery.
“They realized (the dog) was trying to say, ‘Hey, come over here! Come over here!’” Moya said.
Thereafter, the dog led the team to a mudroom at the far end of the house, next to the kitchen. That is where Gene Hackman’s body was found. It appeared that Gene fell as his cane and sunglasses were found on the ground nearby.
Moya said that Hackman’s body had signs of decomposition like blackened hands.
There were similarly signs on Arakawa’s body, who reportedly died a week before Gene due to hantavirus. The search warrant said that Betsy’s body “showed obvious signs of death, body decomposition, bloating in her face and mummification in both hands and feet,” according to a search warrant.
After the couple’s demise, the two surviving dogs were sent to a local pet daycare facility.