Police found Tylenol, a thyroid medication, and Diltiazem, a high blood pressure pill, along with two green cellphones and a 2025 planner, on Friday as they poured over evidence found around the partially mummified bodies of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife at their New Mexico home, according to reports.
A maintenance worker reported the deaths of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, on Wednesday, according to a Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office search warrant affidavit. Investigators are still working to determine what caused the deaths, though they said they don’t suspect foul play.
Hackman, a Hollywood icon, won two Oscars during a storied career in which he played an array of heroes and villains in films including “The French Connection,” “Hoosiers” and “Superman” from the 1960s until his retirement in the early 2000s.
It was not clear who the medications belonged to.
Sante Fe City Fire personnel and the New Mexico Gas Company tested the couple’s home for carbon monoxide and other foreign elements after the bodies were found and concluded the area was safe.
“New Mexico Gas Company responded to the residence and was conducting active testing on the gas line in and around the residence,” an affidavit stated.
“As of now there are no signs or evidence indicating there were any problems associated to the pipes in and around the residence.”
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