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What to Know About Gene Hackman and Wife Betsy's Death and Investigation


Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead on February 26, 2025, at the respective ages of 96 and 63

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. 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. Avalon/Getty ImagesSanta Fe County sheriff Adan Mendoza released a statement of his own, revealing that the department is in the midst of a “preliminary” investigation and was “waiting on approval of a search warrant.”

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