Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies found Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and a dog dead when they preformed a welfare check, a spokesperson said.

Summary

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, 95, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home, authorities confirmed Thursday.

Foul play is not suspected, but an investigation is ongoing.

Hackman, a revered actor known for The French Connection and Unforgiven, retired from Hollywood two decades ago and spent his later years writing novels.

He lived in New Mexico since the 1980s, remaining largely out of the public eye. His death comes just days before this year’s Academy Awards.

  • @[email protected]
    4•23 hours ago

    I have a heat pump in Wisconsin along with solar panels on the roof. Getting by on that alone would be completely nuts. Winter is exactly the time when a heat pump is not only straining to work, but also the time when solar panels can’t do their job very well. While it could hypothetically be augmented with electric resistive heating, that would end up with very high bills in the winter, and the power for it would come predominantly from fossil fuel sources, anyway. Might as well burn a fossil fuel for heat directly.

    It’s certainly worthwhile, but it’s not feasible as the only heat source for much of the US.

    We have an induction stove already. I’d like to replace the water heater with a hybrid electric model. At that point, the furnace will be the only use of natural gas in the house, and that only when it’s strictly needed.

    • @chaogomu
      -1•18 hours ago

      Did I say you had to rely on Solar for your electricity in the winter? No? And remember I said brand new heat pump. The newest models can work in much colder temps.

      Also, if you’re in Wisconsin, you might be getting your power from nuclear (about 16% of the State’s power production). Which is far better than fossil fuels.

      • @[email protected]
        2•17 hours ago

        I have a very new heat pump. I’m quite aware of the improvements and made this choice for a reason.

        No, you can’t run them alone here, not even the new ones. In fact, the permit department here won’t even allow it.