You can kiss their ass. They are reporting as it should be :

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gene-hackman-wife-found-dead-investigation-santa-fe-sheriffs-rcna193960

Gene Hackman and wife were 'deceased for quite a while' before bodies were discovered as deaths called 'suspicious'
Sheriff Adan Mendoza said there were no obvious signs of foul play, but authorities are not ruling anything out as the investigation continues.