Gene Hackman and Spouse Betsy Arakawa Discovered Useless Feb. 26, 2025
Gene Hackman and his spouse of 33 years, Betsy Arakawa, had been discovered useless of their Santa Fe, N.M., house on Feb. 26 by two upkeep staff who spied their our bodies by way of a window from exterior the home. In line with authorities, they alerted the caretaker within the gated group the place the couple lived and that particular person referred to as 911.
“No, they don’t seem to be transferring,” the caller instructed 911, per an audio recording. “Please ship somebody out right here fast.”
When Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies arrived, they discovered Arakawa, 65, on the ground a WC to the left of the frontdoor. She was clad in a sweatshirt and sweatpants, in accordance with a Feb. 27 search warrant affidavit obtained by E! Information, and there was an open prescription capsule bottle and unfastened drugs scattered on the countertop.
Hackman, 95, was on the ground in what deputies described as a mudroom close to the kitchen, per the warrant. A strolling cane and sun shades close to the physique.
One of many couple’s three canines—initially misidentified as their German shepherd Bear, it was truly their Australian Kelpie combine Zinna—was discovered useless in a closet of the lavatory, in accordance with the warrant. One other healthy-looking canine was discovered close to Arakawa’s physique and the opposite, additionally seemingly wholesome, was working round exterior.
A search warrant was executed on the home at round 9:30 p.m. Feb. 26 and Hackman and Arakawa’s our bodies had been eliminated the next morning.
