Legendary actor Gene Hackman’s personal collection, complete with annotated pieces of “cinematic memorabilia” and even three of his Golden Globe awards, will be auctioned off after he left nothing to his three children in his will. Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead in their New Mexico home in February. Their … Read more
Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy was seen making a final public appearance before her untimely death in surveillance footage released by New Mexico officials on Tuesday. Betsy, a k a Betsy Arakawa, is believed to have died on Feb. 12 at the Santa Fe home she shared with Hackman, according to New Mexico Medical Examiner Dr. … 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
Health officials found extensive evidence of rats on Gene Hackman’s New Mexico property during a hantavirus risk assessment test after the star’s wife was killed by the rodent-linked disease in late February. An environmental assessment of the property conducted in March — just one week after the couple was found dead — revealed rodent feces … Read more
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Hackman had two strange interactions with a man months before their deaths. In newly released bodycam footage obtained by Fox News Digital, the classical pianist’s hairstylist detailed how a “frazzled” Betsy allegedly expressed concern about being followed on two separate occasions in December by an individual she had never seen … 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
The authorities in New Mexico have recovered evidence that Betsy Arakawa, the wife of the actor Gene Hackman, died at least one day later than they had previously estimated. The New Mexico authorities initially believed that Ms. Arakawa had likely died of a rare viral infection on Feb. 11, because that was when she was … Read more
Gene Hackman’s $80 million fortune is allegedly not going to his children. The actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa’s wills have been revealed after their shocking deaths last month, with TMZ reporting that Hackman’s kids were not included in his. In 1995, the “Birdcage” actor reportedly made Arakawa the sole beneficiary of his estate, leaving … 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
Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Gene Hackman, died from the effects of hantavirus, a rare disease often caused by contact with droppings from infected rodents. Hantavirus does not spread among people in the cases found in the United States. It can be transmitted through rodent saliva. But it is most commonly transmitted by breathing in … Read more
Betsy Arakawa — the classical pianist married to Gene Hackman — died last month of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare infectious disease linked to rodents, New Mexico authorities announced Friday. Hantavirus patients can develop flu-like symptoms that quickly progress to breathing difficulties. The condition can significantly damage lung tissue, causing fluid to accumulate in the … Read more