Leslie also stated that she planned to travel to New Mexico once she received more information from the police.
“We need to wait and find out whatever information from the police. We weren’t expecting to have to go out there and go through the house and all that,” she explained.
“So we have some work cut out for us. But yeah, we’ll be going out to New Mexico.”
The family released a statement on Thursday afternoon, expressing their profound grief over Hackman’s passing.
“He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his brilliant acting career,” the statement read. “But to us, he was always just Dad and Grandpa.
“We will miss him sorely and are devastated by the loss.”
They are still waiting for updates from the authorities to determine exactly what happened and when the couple passed away.
Hackman and Arakawa’s bodies were found by two maintenance workers, Roland Lowe Begay and Jesse Kesler, who informed investigators they had not seen the couple for two weeks.
Their identities were not officially disclosed for nearly 12 hours, and new details about the discovery may help explain the delay.
A detective noted in a search warrant that “the death of the two deceased individuals to be suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation.”
Arakawa was discovered lying on her right side on the bathroom floor, with an open prescription bottle and scattered pills on a nearby countertop.
Authorities have not disclosed what the pills were or whether they were prescribed to Hackman or his wife.
In a distressing 911 call, a frantic male caller was heard telling dispatchers that he had found two unresponsive bodies, desperately pleading for help.
According to TMZ, the caller—whose identity was redacted—was overcome with emotion and repeatedly exclaimed “Damn” while sniffing back tears.
An affidavit supporting a search warrant revealed that both bodies showed signs of decomposition and were partially mummified.
Investigators believe Hackman and Arakawa may have been dead in their home for up to two weeks.
