India, March 1 -- On Friday, family friends of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, Daniel and Barbara Lenihan, along with their son Aaron, shared their memories of the couple, whom they had known for over thirty years. In an interview with PEOPLE, the Lenihans revealed that Hackman's health had been deteriorating in recent months, shedding light on the couple's final days after the Hackman family's dead bodies were discovered in their New Mexico home.

Daniel revealed that "in recent times" the Unforgiven actor was "essentially kind of home-bound." His wife Barbara shared that Hackman "quit riding his bike through the neighbourhood," around a year ago. Aaron added, "Betsy tried to keep him kind of active and engaged," noting that th...