Gene Hackman Death Still Puzzles: Reporter Recalls Press Event

Tom Bryant, a journalist, went to a press event near the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office. TV crews and reporters were also there, all wanting answers about the Hackman’s deaths. Gene was an actor known for roles such as Superman, and the situation seemed very confusing.

They found Gene in the mudroom and Betsy was in the bathroom. A dead dog was in the closet. The press conference did not clear things up, leaving many questions about these deaths unanswered.

Gene and Betsy owned at least two dogs. They found Betsy’s dog dead in a closet, and people want to know how it died. Did it starve in the closet? Did it die before the owners? Was the closet door even closed?

The other two dogs were healthy, but Hackman had been dead for nine days. One official said a door was open, letting the dogs go outside, but he was unsure if they found food. People wonder if someone was feeding them.

Hackman’s pacemaker stopped nine days prior, yet, mummification takes over two weeks. Officials wonder if the environment sped it up, though the exact reason for this remains unknown.

Pills were near Betsy’s body, and the sheriff called them “important evidence.” He would not say what the pills were, nor would he say who they belonged to. Toxicology tests will reveal more.

The couple had no CCTV. The sheriff said they valued privacy, but many find this lack of security puzzling.