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Sheriff Shares How Long He Thinks Gene Hackman and Wife Were Dead


Sante Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza shared in a new interview that it’s possible Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa could have been dead for ‘weeks’

While appearing on the Today show on Friday, February 28, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said investigators still have some unanswered questions — including how long the couple were deceased before their bodies were located. According to audio obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, February 27, an unidentified male caretaker of the area was heard frantically pleading with a dispatcher to send someone to the couple’s home. 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 Wednesday, February 26.

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