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Gene Hackman, wife could have been dead for weeks, police say

Santa Fe officials are providing further details into the "suspicious" deaths of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department revealed that autopsies have been completed on both Hackman and his wife, in a press release shared with Fox News Digital Thursday afternoon. The entrance to the gated community where actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were found dead in their home is shown Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto Rosales) In the search warrant affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital, officials revealed that Arakawa's body had been found decomposed with bloating on her face and mummification in her hands and feet.

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