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Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, searched the internet for information about flu and Covid symptoms and breathing techniques in the days before she died, police records have revealed. Arakawa asked Google questions including whether Covid could cause dizziness or nosebleeds, according to files released by the Santa Fe Sheriff and reported by … Read more
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office has released new body cam footage from inside the home of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa. In the video, officers discover the bodies of the couple with their dog sitting in the bathroom near Arakawa’s body. In February, Arakawa died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and Hackman died … Read more
Getty Images Gene Hackman with his wife Betsy Arakawa in 1986 Nests and some dead rodents were found in outbuildings of the house where Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead. New Mexico Department of Public Health records seen by BBC News documented evidence of the animals in eight detached … Read more
Samantha Granville BBC News, Los Angeles Getty Images The will of legendary actor Gene Hackman has been released, but uncertainty lingers over his $80m (£62m) fortune. The two-time Academy Award winner left his entire estate to his wife of 30 years, Betsy Arakawa. But Arakawa, 65, was found dead alongside her husband in their New … Read more
Before Gene Hackman died, his wife, Betsy Arakawa, was the 95-year-old’s primary caregiver. Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming, has been the “Die Hard” star’s primary caregiver since he stepped away from acting in March 2022. The deaths of Arakawa and Hackman, one after the other over the course of a week or so in February, … Read more
Paul Glynn Culture reporter Getty Images Hackman, pictured in Clint Eastwood’s Western Unforgiven, was found dead at his home in New Mexico Gene Hackman’s daughters and granddaughter say they are “devastated” and will “miss him sorely”, as they led tributes to the movie star who has died aged 95. Hackman was found dead along with … Read more
