Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s deaths are being deemed “suspicious” according to a new search warrant affidavit released Thursday.
According to an application for a search warrant (via Variety), Detective Roy Arndt told a judge that the circumstances surrounding the surprising deaths of the couple are “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation.” Specifically, Arndt noted the scene of the incident at the time the police arrived.
Arakawa was said to be lying on the bathroom floor. A prescription pill bottle was open on the countertop, with pills scattered nearby.
Hackman was reported to have been discovered in the couple’s mud room, next to the kitchen, with his sunglasses at his side.
According to the detective, it appears as if both had “fallen to the ground.” A deceased dog was also found in the bathroom closet by Arakawa’s body, but two healthy dogs were still on the property.