Gene Hackman friend reveals why two of star’s dogs survived, as mystery over dead dog deepens

Gene Hackman’s two surviving dogs avoided the fate of a third found dead near the mummified actor and his late wife thanks to a doggy door.

The Oscar winner, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead alongside a third dog, Zinna, in their $3.8 million Santa Fe home last week. The cause of their deaths remains unknown pending toxicology reports.