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Gene Hackman’s Wife Reportedly Found in ‘Mummification’: What It Means
A forensic pathologist explains how mummification can occur naturally, like it reportedly did for Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa
Us Weekly confirmed on February 27, 2025, that the actor and his spouse were found dead one day earlier inside their shared Santa Fe, New Mexico house. Betsy Arakawa may have been in a three-decade relationship with famous, Oscar-winning husband Gene Hackman, but her life was largely out of the spotlight. “I think I’m very anxious to find out what happened and I just don’t know how long they had been deceased,” Leslie Hackman, Gene’s daughter and Arakawa’s stepdaughter, exclusively told Us on Thursday.
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