RIP Celebrities Thread

Liked him The Poseidon Adventure as well.

 

No quite on the same level as Gene Hackman but I see that Chris the guy from the quiz show Eggheads died today as well. Don't mind that show after the chase when having my tea.

 

Deaths are apparently suspicious.

https://ew.com/gene-hackman-wife-death-deemed-suspicious-search-warrant-11687902

Gene Hackman and wife's deaths deemed 'suspicious' with scattered pills found, no signs of gas leak
The actor's wife, Betsy Arakawa, was found in the couple's bathroom near the pills, a space heater, and their dead dog.

Gene Hackman's mysterious death is being investigated.

The French Connection star was found dead in his Santa Fe, N.M., home with his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog on Wednesday. Though the Santa Fe Police confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that they did not suspect foul play, authorities later said they have not ruled out foul play in a press conference Thursday, reports local outlet KOB4.

Hackman's daughter, Elizabeth Jean Hackman, told TMZ that her family suspected carbon monoxide poisoning had caused their deaths. However, an affidavit for a search warrant from a Santa Fe detective, which EW has reviewed, stated that the circumstances of Hackman's and Arakawa's deaths were "suspicious," with "no obvious signs of a gas leak" in their home.

"Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding the death of the two deceased individuals to be suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation," the affidavit reads.

The document noted that investigators detected no signs of obvious blunt force trauma or forced entry into the house, and that the door to the home was already ajar when they arrived.

The affidavit stated that Arakawa was found on the bathroom floor next to scattered prescription pills and a space heater that the responding officer thought could have fallen if Arakawa "abruptly fell to the ground." Arakawa's body was already decomposing upon discovery and showed "mummification in both hands and feet."

The officers found the couple's German shepherd dead 10 to 15 feet away in the bathroom closet. Two other dogs were discovered alive on the property.

The officers then found Hackman in the home's mud room, where he appeared to have "suddenly fallen," with a pair of sunglasses and a walking cane nearby. They found Hackman and Arakawa in a similar state, and nothing else on the property appeared to be "out of place."

 

I read David Johansen died the other day as well, singer for the New York Dolls. Was also an actor, played the cab driver in Scrooged, ghost of Christmas Past.

 

R.I.P. David

 

Didn't mind some of the New York Dolls stuff.

 

Gene hackman was to be the first witness in the upcoming epstein debacle . Foul play not ruled out

 

I can't claim to be their biggest fan, but some of their stuff was not too bad

 

See Gene Hackman's wife had died a week before him from a virus you catch from rodent droppings or urine.

Poor guy must have just walked about his house for days while she lay there, completely unaware.

 

Read the report of his death and stop spreading conspiracy theories..

 

That’s actually horrible..I haven’t read into it too much since the news broke but I had assumed it was some sort of suicide case,what with the dog and all.

Dementia is terrifying.

 

Maybe the silver lining is that him being unaware meant he didn't have to deal with the death emotionally.

Really sad thing to happen though.

 

Liked a bit of Johnny Thunders stuff, if anyone's a soprano's fan they'll know.

 

Nah man, the lad was old, think it's natural.

 

I thought she had maybe killed herself because he had died, and took the dog as well but then found out they had 3.

Also, they were dead for 9 days(?) and no family had tried to contact them which is pretty sad. He said he didn't see his kids a lot when they were growing up but surely in that line of work that's kind of expected. You would think being in his condition they would be checking on him pretty often, no matter how much he was involved in their childhood.

 

Such a shame no family or carers were keeping an eye out for them, so tragic.

 

Steve Jones of the * Pistols based his whole stage act on Johnny Thunders,eveen standing the same way