Actor Gene Hackman, His Wife, and Dog Found Dead

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Originally Posted by triplexxx

Wonder how often they checked on Peter Renaday before he passed on.

Well, if you mean "how often" as in did his neighbors or family have cause to ask for Wellness Checks on him repeatedly, I don't know but that would potentially speak to how long he was gone before they found him. Because if he was getting routine "Wellness Checks" for some reason then there was a limited window between his death and finding him.

And so, if you mean "how long was he dead before they found him", I never saw any mention of that in any of the news about that situation. Interestingly enough, 31% of deaths happen at-home - so dying somewhere other than at home happens frequently. And that tells me that most wellness checks probably result in finding dead people.

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Sounds like it was 2 weeks. That's the last time a maintenance worker said he spoke to the couple. Assuming they died right afterward, 2 weeks without food and water is probably enough to kill a dog, especially if it's older.

Not trying to make this anymore morbid than it already is but - well.... most dogs that live on after someone dies around them will actually eventually... eh... eat their owners before they starve to death. It's just nature kicking in to survive.