Gene Hackman, His Wife & One of Their Dogs Found Dead in New Mexico Home

Iconic actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his classical pianist wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead alongside one of their dogs at their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home on Wednesday, The Santa Fe New Mexican reports.

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed the news to the paper, adding there were no immediate evidence of foul play. Mendoza did not provide a cause or date of death.

A search warrant obtained by "Extra," however, reveals their deaths were considered "suspicious" and that an investigation was underway.

The doc revealed "the death of the two deceased individuals [were considered] to be suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation because the reporting party found the front door of the residence unsecured and opened, deputies observed a healthy dog running loose on the property, another healthy dog near the deceased female, a deceased dog laying 10-15 feet from the deceased female in a closet of the bathroom, the heater being moved, the pill bottle being opened and pills scattered next to the female, the male decedent being located in a separate room of the residence, and no obvious signs of a gas leak."

The search warrant adds that Betsy was found on the bathroom floor near the scattered pills and space heater. The site noted her "body was in a state of decomposition with bloating in her face and mummification in her hands and feet." The deceased dog was found in the bathroom closet.

Gene was reportedly in a room near the kitchen. It appeared he may have suddenly fallen, as his sunglasses were nearby.

His daughter, Elizabeth Hackman, previously told TMZ the family suspected a carbon monoxide leak.

According to TMZ, the gas company found no signs of a leak or poisoning.

Two maintenance workers found the couple, and said they had not seen them for about two weeks.

Sheriff Mendoza also told The New York Times there no signs of trauma to the bodies and that no note was found.

“At this stage in the process, there isn’t anything obvious like that,” he said. “The autopsy is going to tell us more.”

He added, “We’re not going to guess this was an accident or natural causes. It wasn’t typical.”

Hackman, born in San Bernardino, California, in 1930, was a two-time Oscar winner and five-time nominee. He took home Best Actor for his performance in the 1971 film “The French Connection” and Best Supporting Actor for the 1992 movie “Unforgiven.”

Among his many other notable roles, he played Buck Barrow in "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967), a man living in his dad's shadow in "I Never Sang for My Father" (1970), a brave reverend in the disaster flick "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972), a surveillance pro in "The Conversation" (1974), a blind man in "Young Frankenstein" (1974), Lex Luthor in three "Superman" movies (1978-1987), Coach Norman Dale in "Hoosiers" (1986), an FBI agent in “Mississippi Burning” (1988), a homophobic Republican senator in "The Birdcage" (1996), and the family patriarch in “The Royal Tenenbaums” (2001).

Hackman was married to Faye Maltese, with whom he shared three children, from 1956-1986. He wed Betsy in 1991.