What is Occam's razor here, it's hard to know? I'm assuming a health event , followed by another health event, brought about by the first? And sadly the death of the dog was a consequence of this, being trapped in his/her crate? Being that they were reclusive by choice, and Betsy likely being capable of all household chores, maybe they did not have a maid, cleaner, chef etc to come in and find them. They obviously had at least 1 gardener/maintenance man/grounds keeper, which can be expected of a 12 acre (I think I read this) property, owned by an older couple with money. By all accounts, they seemed to just be living life as normal citizens of the Santa Fe community.
I do find it odd that despite all getting along (it seems anyway) that there were not more frequent calls/texts or even visits between family members. Were there any visits made at Christmas I wonder? Family dynamics can definitely be odd.
I just find it sad they they lay dead there for a week, nearly 2, before they were found. Who knows how instant or drawn out their deaths were? I guess nobody would ever have guessed that something like this would occur. Due to the age difference, I assume it would be thought that Betsy would be able to get help should something occur. Maybe vice verse if Gene was still capable. Whilst it's been reported his health had declined lately, there doesn't seem to be much mentioned about his cognitive abilities and whether they were impacted. I wonder if this played into things at all, especially if she went first. I'm also wondering, after this amount of time, how accurate can the authorities pinpoint day/time of death? (Noted: info from his pacemaker is pretty clear on a day, possibly time, but what about her?)
No real insight or questions here, just my ramblings out loud.
