Santa Fe, New Mexico – While Gene hackman’s The business partner of a long time, Dough Lanham, hopes answers about the mysterious death of the actor, remains with affectionate memories, including the time that the Oscar winner established a golf bet with a toolbox full of cents.
During an interview with Fox News Digital, Dough Lanham explained that mysterious deaths ask him many questions and yearn for answers. Authorities have said that Hackman and Arakawa had been killed for several days when they were discovered in their apart, but they have not released any cause of death.
« It’s amazing, » Lanham told Arakawa. « His love for animals, his love for his German shepherds, was incredible. They were the loves of his life and that’s why the news of the last two days is really endless, difficult to understand. Hopefully we have answers. »
Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were discovered dead in his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Urschke picture/eyesein through Getty Images)
Lanham told Fox News Digital that Hackman and Arakawa were « very, very private until you met them. »
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Lanham told Fox News Digital that he is « too hard » to restrict Hackman’s memory. Instead, he decided to say -in the memory he has of the deceased star.
« They were the loves of his life and that is why the news of the last two days is really unforgettable, difficult to understand. We hope we have answers. »
« Allow -tell me a story. This is gene. We used to play a lot in golf, and we would have sympathetic bets, and it was gene, tom allen, myself and. And gene was notorious for bets.
« So, I finally said, ‘Gene, what happens to some cash, friend?’ And he just gave me Gene Hackman look and shook his head, he said nothing.
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“I said” what! « So it premieres, opens the door, has this huge box of tools on the wheels. It turned and left, » said Lanham.
« Well, I opened the toolbox and there were probably 700 dollars of cents. And then there was this document that had taken into account his feelings about having to pay for this bet. So we called him Captain Hollywood, » concluded Lanham.
It had been five or six years since Lanham had seen the couple, but told Fox News Digital about the time he met them for the first time and what his association caused.
Law officials talked about Thursday outside the actor Gene Hackman’s house. (AP Photo/Roberto Rosales)
« We actually met here in the restaurant. A mutual friend had lunch with Gene and Betsy, and presented us. He was very interested in the restaurant and the food, » said Lanham.
« Betsy is a wonderful chef in itself, just an incredible person. So, like an idiot, I said » Hey, will we be cooking tomorrow, would you want to unite us? « And they said » Oh, yes, it would be great. « I said, » OK, let’s see what happens tomorrow. »
Lanham said that « exactly 2 o’clock » Betsy and Hackman entered the restaurant with a « refrigerator full of food » that Hackman’s wife was going to prepare for everyone.
Gene Hackman associated with Dough Lanham at the Santa Fe restaurant, New Mexico, Jinja Bar & Bistro. (Warner Brothers/Everett Collection)
A criminal investigation into the Hackman’s death And his wife launched on Wednesday after the authorities of New Mexico considered the death and one of his dogs, suspicious.
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Detectives believe that the circumstances surrounding the death of Hackman and his wife, a classic pianist, require exhaustive search and research. Officials confirmed that no external trauma was seen in Hackman or Arakawa, and the case is still open pending the results of autopsy and toxicology.
Hackman and Arakawa bodies tested negatives for carbon monoxide poisoning and the Oscarscar winner The actor probably died about nine days before his body was discovered by authorities, according to officials.
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe house, New Mexico. (Ron Galella Collection/Ron Galella through Getty Images)
During a press conference on Friday, Sheriff of the County of Santa Fe Adan Mendoza confirmed that the last event indicated in the Hackman pacemaker was February 17. When asked if on February 17, nine days before the body was found, it could be the day Hackman died, Mendoza said that it was a logical conclusion.
« According to the pathologist, I think this is a very good assumption that was his last day of life, » said Mendoza. He also confirmed after a discussion with the medical examiner that Hackman and his wife « did a negative test in carbon monoxide. »
« The way and the cause of death has not been determined. »
« The way and the cause of death has not been determined, » said Mendoza.
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Jinja Bar & Bistro’s executive chef, Fernando Flores, shared details with Fox News Digital on how to have Hackman as head.
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« When I met him, he impressed me a bit because he was really, for me, someone really important. So I tried not to ask -many questions and listen to what he said. He was a really nice person, » Flores told Fox News Digital.
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Lanham told Fox News Digital that over the years, Hackman created works of art that are now displayed in the restaurant. His first piece was a great mural that the actor was not sure if he would be able to create.
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« So we demolished it, if we had framed it, » Lanham said on the mural. « Gene would not come to look. « Betsy now came in, » Gene, is beautiful. «
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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