The daughter of late actor Gene Hackman has spoken out for the first time since her father’s death. The 95-year-old and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64, were found dead on Wednesday in separate rooms of their $3.8 million Santa Fe, New Mexico home.
One of Gene’s three children, Leslie Anne Hackman has now broken her silence on the triple tragedy, as one of the family’s dogs also died. Speaking to Dail Mail, the grieving daughter admitted that it had been a “few months” since she had last seen and has even heard from her reclusive father despite them being close.
She shared that “everything was normal and everything was good” and “despite his age, he was in very good physical condition”. The daughter also said: “He liked to do Pilates and yoga, and he was continuing to do that several times a week. So he was in good health.”
Leslie explained that they were still waiting on more information from the police force regarding the cause of death. Currently, the couple’s death remains a mystery.
However Leslie and her sister, Elizabeth Jean Hackman, have speculated that their father and stepmother may have been killed by inhaling toxic fumes due to a carbon monoxide leak.
She also confirmed that the siblings will be heading out to New Mexico to go through the house themselves, according to the Daily Mail.
Despite the confirmation of the trio’s deaths, many key details still haven’t been confirmed by police. Major aspects such as cause – or causes – of death are still unclear, alongside times of death.
Police first attended the Hackman home in response to a neighbour who called to request a welfare check on Gene and Betsy. Their bodies were found by two maintenance workers, Roland Lowe Begay and Jesse Kesler, who arrived at the sprawling Santa Fe estate on Wednesday afternoon at about 1.46pm.
According to Begay and Kesler, neither of them had seen the pair in approximately two weeks. Authorities did not publicly confirm the couple’s identities for nearly 12 hours, with evidence suggesting that they had been deceased for some time before being found.
This is a breaking showbiz story, the team will be updating this story with the latest information as soon as we receive it. For further updates, please refresh the page
You can also get email updates on the day’s biggest TV stories straight to your inbox by
Get all the very best headlines, pictures, opinion and video on the day’s top showbiz stories by following every time you see our name.
-
Follow Express on Google News –
-
Follow Express on Apple News -_ available on Apple devices_
-
Follow Express on _Flipboard – _ and click follow
You can also sign up for Twitter alerts for breaking news and all the latest updates by following, or for the latest TV and showbiz news, follow
Keep up-to-date with your must-see TV stories, features, videos and pictures throughout the day by following us on Facebook at
Gene’s daughter has spoken out (Image: Getty)