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Gene Hackman & Wife Betsy’s Cause of Death: How Did They Die?
The actor and his wife were found dead alongside their dog in their New Mexico home on February 26. Here’s a closer look at the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
Image Credit: WireImage Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead alongside their dog at their New Mexico home on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office noted in a search warrant that Hackman was discovered in a mudroom, while Arakawa was found in a bathroom next to a space heater. A 1989 profile in The New York Times noted that Hackman had been living quietly for the past five years with “a 28-year-old woman named Betsy Arakawa, a classical pianist he met while she was working part-time in a California fitness center.”
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