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Judge Rules Video Inside Gene Hackman’s Home Can Be Released, but Bodies Must Be ‘Blurred’

Gene Hackman's family asked for all video to remain sealed, but a judge said video that blurs the bodies of Hackman and his wife can be released

She said Hackman would only agree to two hours of publicity for the movies he acted in and once purchased a plot of land next to a garbage “dump” because he wanted a place to ride his bike in seclusion. Before calling Madore to the witness stand, Sommer elicited testimony from a criminal attorney not affiliated with the case to support the estate’s claim officer lapel video released to the public could create a security concern. The battle over the public records started shortly after Hackman and Arakawa were found dead in their home in their gated community of Santa Fe on Feb. 26.

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