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Are the Pills Found Next to Gene Hackman's Wife Related to Mummification?

Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, was reportedly in a state of mummification when the couple were found dead in their Santa Fe home

Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Gene Hackman ’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, reportedly had a bottle of pills next to her when the couple were found dead in their Santa Fe home — but did the medication contribute to her body’s state of mummification? A police officer investigating Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa is sharing more details about the couple’s deaths. While appearing on the Today show on Friday, February 28, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said investigators still have some unanswered questions — including how long the couple were deceased before their bodies were located.

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