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Medical Examiner: Gene Hackman Might Not Have Known Wife Betsy Had Died


Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their New Mexico home on February 26, leading to an investigation

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. Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa.Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesAmid the investigation, police told TMZ that Arakawa’s body was “in a state of decomposition” with a bloated face and mummification in her hands and feet when she was found. Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were married for over 30 years before they were found dead on February 26.

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