Gene Hackman’s Dog Likely Died From Dehydration and Starvation, According to Autopsy

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Gene Hackman's Dog Likely Died From Dehydration, Starvation

The iconic Hollywood actor, best known for his roles in Bonnie and Clyde, Unforgiven, Crimson Tide, and The French Connection, was “in very poor health” before he died, the New Mexico Chief Medical Examiner Heather Jarrell said in a statement following an investigation into his passing. Medical examiners suggested that Betsy, whose cause of death was rare rodent-borne illness hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, had sadly died a week before her husband.

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Fresh autopsy report reveals Gene Hackman’s dog’s cause of death

A new autopsy report has revealed the likely cause of Gene Hackman's beloved dog's death alongside himself and wife Betsy Arakawa in their New Mexico home, earlier last month. According to the report from the state Department of Agriculture’s veterinary lab, the dog which was an Australian kelpie mix named Zinfandel or "Zinna", died from dehydration and starvation.

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Gene Hackman’s dog likely died of dehydration and starvation, showed partial mummification, report says

Zinna, one of the couple's three dogs, was found when Hackman and Arakawa's bodies were discovered at their Santa Fe home Feb. 26. Authorities previously revealed that Zinna's body was discovered in a crate that was in a closet about "10 to 15" feet away from where Betsy's body was found on the floor of the bathroom. "There was a procedure that was done with the dog which may explain why the dog was in a crate," Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza explained during the news conference.

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Gene Hackman's dog's harrowing cause of death discovered after mummification
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s dog likely died due to dehydration and starvation, after a new report revealed there where no signs of trauma, disease, or poisoning.
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Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s dog Zinna was ‘mummified’ — and met a grim fate after owners died, new report shows
The kelpie mix named Zinna was locked in a crate in a bathroom near Arakawa’s body. She died of dehydration and starvation, veterinarians concluded. The pup went from being a returned shelter dog to an adored companion that was always at her owner's side.
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Cause of death of Gene Hackman and his wife's dog revealed
Hackman, 95, known for his roles in films including The French Connection, Unforgiven and The Conversation, was discovered at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico on February 26. An investigation revealed that Hackman had died of heart failure, complicated by advanced Alzheimer’s and hypertension. Medical examiners suggested that his wife died from rare rodent-borne illness hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
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Gene Hackman and wife Betsy's dog heartbreaking cause of death
Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa's dog Zinna died of dehydration and starvation, an official report has confirmed. The 95-year-old actor was found dead at his Santa Fe home on 26 February, alongside the body of his wife Betsy, 65. Authorities found two dogs at the property, but sadly one of the couple's beloved dogs, a kelpie mix named Zinna, was also found dead.
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Gene Hackman's dog's cause of death confirmed after triple tragedy
The kelpie mix named Zinna was found dead in a crate in a bathroom closet near Betsy's body. A report from the Santa Fe County Animal Control Agency details partial mummification. There was no evidence of infectious disease, trauma or poisoning that could have resulted in death.
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Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s dog likely died of dehydration and starvation, report says
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Cause of death revealed for dead dog found alongside Gene Hackman and his wife
The couple's 41-pound dog, identified in the examination as similar to an Australian kelpie, was found dead inside the Santa Fe, New Mexico, home of Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 65. A veterinary pathologist performed a necropsy — or postmortem examination — which found no evidence of infectious disease, physical trauma, cancer or toxic exposure.
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Animal Control Report Settles Question on Hackman's Dog
The kelpie mix named Zinna was one of the couple's three dogs. It was found dead in a crate in a bathroom closet near Betsy Arakawa's body. Hackman, in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, apparently was unaware that his wife was dead.
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Gene Hackman's dog in heartbreaking act of loyalty as owner lay dead
Dogs frantically bark as they try to find their owner's body. Paramedics had already found the body of the 95-year-old in the bathroom. The dog's final act of loyalty was to try and lead them to the body. The actor was found dead in his Santa Fe home on Sunday.
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Dehydration and Starvation Likely Cause of Death for Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's Dog: Report
The Academy Award-winning actor, his wife and their kelpie mix Zinna were found dead in the couple's Santa Fe home on Feb. 26. Dehydration and starvation likely led to the dog's death, according to Santa Fe County animal control. Zinna's body had already shown signs of partial mummification.
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Gene Hackman's dogs final heartbreaking act of loyalty revealed
Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa's dogs, German Shepherd Bear and Akita-shepherd mix Nikita, were found by first responders roaming freely on the couple's sprawling Santa Fe estate. Police, paramedics and the Fire Department rushed to the home on February 26 after a caretaker made the grisly discovery.
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Cause of Death Revealed for Gene Hackman's Dog, Found Dead Near Actor
Gene Hackman and his wife were found partially mummified in separate rooms of their New Mexico home on February 26. Their dog, named Zinnia, was found dead at the home nearby. An examination of the kelpie mix found that dehydration and starvation were likely behind the pup's demise.
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