New details about the death of Gene hackman And his wife, Betsy ArakawaThey were revealed at a press conference on Friday, March 7.
“Mr. Hackman probably died around February 18, “said Dr. Heather Jarrell, a medical examiner in Chief of New Mexico’s medical researcher’s office.” From the circumstances, it is reasonable to conclude that Mrs. Hackman died first, probably around February 11. ”
The official cause of Arakawa’s death is the Haga Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), while Hackman died from a hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with Alzheimer’s disease as a major factor. “I think he died as a result of his heart disease, being a factor that contributes Alzheimer’s,” said Dr. Jarrell. He said it was difficult to say that this was a heart attack, but said that he had had many heart attacks and heart procedures over the years.
Jarrell added that Hackman may not have realized that his wife passed. “I can say -you were in an advanced state of all and it is very possible that I was not aware that he died.”
When asked if Hackman showed signs of hunger, the medical examiner said that no food was found in his stomach, but he did not dehydrate.
Hackman and arakawa were found dead In his Santa Fe, New Mexico, at home on February 26.
“On February 26, 2025, approximately at 13.45, the deputies of the sheriff of the County of Santa Fe were sent to an address to Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park, where gene hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64 Use weekly. “It is not suspected that the game of foul as a factor in these deaths at this time, however, the exact cause of death has not been determined.
Hackman’s family later confirmed the news in a statement to Us.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passage of our father, Gene Hackman, and his wife, Betsy,” said Elizabeth, Leslie and Annie Hackman. “He was loved and admired by millions from all over the world for his brilliant actress career, but for us he was always just father and grandfather. We will miss him a lot and we are devastated by loss.”
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa.
Bauer-Griffin Pictures/GCIn the midst of the investigation, police told TMZ that Arakawa’s body was “in a state of decomposition” with a swollen face and Mummification in the hands and feet When they found her. Maintenance workers who discovered the couple’s bodies said they had not seen them in about two weeks. Arakawa found himself in the bathroom, while Hackman was in an independent room near the kitchen.
Sheriff of the County of Santa Fe Adan Mendoza left a new light over the couple’s death during an appearance of February 28 in the Today show.
Jeffrey Mayer/Wireimage Oscar Winner Gene Hackman and his wife, a classic pianist Betsy Arakawa, were married for more than 30 years before they were found dead on February 26. Hackman first married Faye Maltese from 1956 to 1986. The couple shared three children, Christopher, Elizabeth and Leslie. Maltese died in 2017. Superman’s actor went (…)
“It’s a lot Hard to combine a timeline Even with the help of the medical researcher’s office, “said Mendoza. “Only based on your body and other tests on the body, it seemed like it looks (they died for several days), even up to a couple of weeks.”
During a press conference on February 28, Mendoza revealed it Hackman’s pacemaker was last active On February 17, pointing out that it was “a very good assumption” that Hackman died that day. He also confirmed that Hackman and Arakawa bodies tested negatives for carbon monoxide exposure.