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Inside Gene Hackman's awful final days: How Hollywood great died after days of starving and confused horror not even realising his wife was dead as dogs went mad


Gene Hackman's lonely end in the mud room of his Santa Fe mansion - a week after the death of his wife in the bathroom from a rat borne virus - was as far away from the spotlight as possible.

Gene Hackman met a lonely in the mud room of his Santa Fe mansion on February 18 - a week after the death of his wife Betsy Arakawa in the bathroom from a rat-borne virus - seen 1992 Unforgiven star Hackman may have wandered around the sprawling 9000 square foot home, lost and confused, for seven days - without his partner of three decades by his side to feed and care for him, or look after their three treasured dogs, Hackman, 95, died from heart disease a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, succumbed to Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - and police said the Alzheimer's stricken star may not have known she was dead - pictured 2024

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