{"id":22887,"date":"2025-02-28T17:41:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22887"},"modified":"2025-02-28T17:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:41:46","slug":"gene-hackman-and-wife-betsy-arakawas-deaths-suspicious-enough-for-investigation-as-new-information-comes-to-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22887","title":{"rendered":"Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa\u2019s deaths \u2018suspicious enough\u2019 for investigation as new information comes to light"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa\u2019s deaths have been deemed ‘suspicious enough’ for investigation as new information has been released.<\/p>\n

The married couple were\u00a0found dead<\/a>\u00a0in their\u00a0Santa Fe<\/a>\u00a0home earlier this week on Wednesday (26 February) with a search warrant from police in Santa Fe revealing that\u00a0Hackman and Arakawa<\/a>\u00a0had been\u00a0dead for ‘some time’ and were found in different rooms.<\/a><\/p>\n

Hackman, 95, was found dead in a mudroom – a room designed for dirty or wet footwear and clothing – while Arakawa, 63, was found dead in a bathroom.<\/p>\n

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Hackman and Arakawa were found dead along with their dog in their Santa Fe home on Wednesday (26 February) (Ron Galella \/ Contributor \/ Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

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Authorities have confirmed that foul play isn’t suspected, although they haven’t ruled it out. They haven’t disclosed how the couple died.<\/p>\n

In a news conference on Thursday afternoon (27 February), Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said: “It sounds like they had been deceased for quite a while, and I don’t want to guess in reference to how long that was.”<\/p>\n

He added: “There was no immediate sign of foul play. Haven’t ruled that out yet.<\/p>\n

“This is an investigation, so we’re keeping everything on the table.”<\/p>\n

Police said there was an open prescription bottle along with several pills scattered on the countertop near where Arakawa was found.<\/p>\n

The couple’s German Shepherd dog was found dead in a bathroom closet near to Arakawa.<\/p>\n

A portable heater, which was found near Arakawa’s head, was believed to have been possibly brought down in the event that she abruptly fell to the ground.<\/p>\n

Sunglasses and a walking cane were next to Hackman’s body with a detective suspecting that the actor had also fallen suddenly.<\/p>\n

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The circumstances of the couple’s death were deemed ‘suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation’ (Jeffrey Mayer \/ Contributor \/ Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

In an application for a search warrant, Det. Roy Arndt told a judge the circumstances of the couple’s death were ‘suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation’ because the person who called emergency services found the front door of the property open.<\/p>\n

There was no sign of forced entry into the home with nothing appearing out of place inside.<\/p>\n

Two other, healthy dogs were discovered roaming the property – one inside and one outside.<\/p>\n

The fire department and the gas company were also called out to check for a natural gas leak, which could cause carbon monoxide poisoning but they didn’t detect anything, and there were ‘no obvious signs of a gas leak’ Arndt added.<\/p>\n

A sheriff’s detective who responded to the scene said they believed the couple had been dead for some time because of Arakawa’s ‘decomposition’ and ‘mummification’ in the hands and feet.<\/p>\n

“The male decedent also showed obvious signs of death, similar and consistent with the female decedent,” the search warrant added.<\/p>\n

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