Preliminary autopsy of wife Betsy Gene Hackman has no “external trauma”
Initial autopsy performed in late stage Gene Hackman And his wife Betsy Arakawathere are no signs of “external trauma in any person”.
The Academy Award winner and his wife were inspected on Thursday, February 27 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a day later they were found dead one day earlier than their Santa Fe home.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico conducted an exam on Thursday, February 27 with the Academy Award winner and his wife after they died one day earlier than their Santa Fe home.
In CNN and peopleThe Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that the cause of the couple’s death has not been determined. “It remains a public investigation,” the department said, noting that the official autopsy and toxicology reports are still under trial.
The Sheriff’s Office also noted that Hackman and Arakawa were required to perform carbon monoxide and toxicology tests according to CNN.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza In a press release Thursday, reiterated that there was “no obvious signs of foul” in the death, but said the situation was “unusual.” (Initial Statement of the Sheriff’s Office, US Weeklysaying “foul is not a factor in death.” ”)
US Weekly Contacted the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department.
Earlier Thursday, Santa Fe detectives believed the couple’s death was “suspicious” in the affidavit to obtain a search warrant.
The situation was “suspicious enough” to require a thorough search and investigation of a separate room in the residence without obvious signs of gas leakage, the detective wrote. ”
Jeffrey Mayer/Wireimage Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were married for more than 30 years before being found dead on Wednesday, February 26. Malta died in 2017. Superman actor […]
On Wednesday, February 26, the bodies of Hackman and his wife and one of their three dogs were found. The affidavit states that Arakawa showed signs of “mummy” and “bloating”, suggesting that she may have been dead for some time before being found.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the couple’s death in a statement. us Thursday.
“On February 26, 2025, at about 1:45 p.m., Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to an address on the Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park where 95-year-old Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa (64) and a dog have passed away.”
Rick Maiman/Sygma Through Getty Images, Gene Hackman is found dead in the legendary actor, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dogs, who were found dead in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Wednesday, February 26. […]
“However, fouls are not considered as the factor of those deaths [the] The exact cause of death has not been determined. This is an active investigation by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office. ” the statement continued.
“We are very sad to announce the death of our father Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy. His outstanding acting career has been loved by millions around the world, but for us, he has always been just a dad and grandpa,” Hackman’s daughter and granddaughter told us In a statement Thursday. “We will miss him so much and be frustrated by the loss.”
