An autopsy for Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, reveals new details about her death. Arakawa, who died due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and body, according to an autopsy obtained by The Associated Press. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is … Read more
Days before she and her husband, the actor Gene Hackman, died at their home, Betsy Arakawa repeatedly searched online about flu- and Covid-like symptoms, according to records released on Tuesday by New Mexico authorities. The records — including witness interviews, photographs of the scene and police body camera footage — provided some new insights into … Read more
Gene Hackman’s dog should be cremated and buried with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, his daughter told New Mexico authorities after the mummified bodies of the reclusive couple and their beloved pooch were found last month, according to newly released police bodycam video. Betsy Arakawa was found dead alongside her husband Gene Hackman last month. AP … Read more
Gene Hackman believed his wife Betsy Arakawa was the reason he lived as long as he did, according to one of the actor’s longtime friends. “She was very protective of him,” Tom Allin recently told The New York Times of Arakawa, who was seemingly the Oscar-winner’s sole caretaker prior to his shocking death. Maintenance workers … Read more
Hollywood royalty’s gotta eat. Actor Gene Hackman was seen out on a dinner date in New Mexico on Thursday, using a cane to walk and holding the arm of his wife, Betsy Arakawa. The couple dined at Pappadeaux’s Seafood Kitchen in Santa Fe, where the legendary actor has lived since the 1980s. Earlier in the … Read more