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Gene Hackman's nephew breaks silence on death theories amid 'companion suicide' speculation

Gene Hackman's nephew Tim has hit out the numerous 'negative' theories that have surrounded the actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa.

Another detail Gill focused on was the fact that Hackman was 'ambulatory' before his death, which he thought decreased the likelihood of a scenario in which he was left potentially helpless if Arakawa had died first. And the gas company aiding in the investigation into the deaths of Hackman and Arakawa discovered a 'minuscule leak' in their Santa Fe home, but has determined it was 'not lethal.' Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza during a press conference last week on Friday confirmed that both Hackman and Arakawa 'tested negative for carbon monoxide.'

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