Gene Hackman and Spouse Betsy Arakawa Discovered Useless Feb. 26, 2025
Gene Hackman and his spouse of 33 years, Betsy Arakawa, had been discovered lifeless of their Santa Fe, N.M., residence on Feb. 26 by two upkeep staff who spied their our bodies by way of a window from exterior the home. Based on authorities, they alerted the caretaker within the gated group the place the couple lived and that individual known as 911.
“No, they don’t seem to be shifting,” 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 line with a Feb. 27 search warrant affidavit obtained by E! Information, and there was an open prescription tablet bottle and unfastened capsules 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 canine—initially misidentified as their German shepherd Bear, it was really their Australian Kelpie combine Zinna—was discovered lifeless in a closet of the lavatory, in line 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.
