Gene Hackman spoke about ‘fear’ of dying years before his death at 95

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was found dead Wednesday at 95.The actor’s wife of 34 years – pianist Betsy Arakawa, 63 – and dog were also found dead with him in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home.

The sheriff’s office said the “exact cause of death has not been determined,” and initially noted that foul play was “not suspected as a factor.” His daughter told TMZ she suspected her father and stepmother died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

However, police wrote in an affidavit obtained by TMZ that the deaths are being investigated as “suspicious.” The door to their home was “unsecured and opened” and authorities also found open pill bottles scattered through the room.

Additionally, two of their dogs were found alive and there was “no obvious sign of a gas leak.”In newly resurfaced footage from a 2004 interview with Larry King, the “French Connection” star, then 74, was asked if he was worried about his health as he got older. “I try to take care of myself.