Gene Hackman He was one of the biggest Hollywood stars. He was nominated for an Oscar five times and he managed to reach for the statuette twice. On February 27, sad information about the death of Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog appeared in the media. The dead were found in their home in the state of New Mexico. “On February 26, 2025, around 13:45, the deputies of the sheriff of Santa Fe were sent to the address at the Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park, where the corpse of Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and the dog, was found” – the official statement of the police is. The daughter took the floor Hollywood star. She mentioned the cause of death.
Gene's daughter Hackman spoke about the death of her father
The actor, whom we could see in such productions as “without forgiveness”, “Mississippi in fire”, “French connector”, and also “one bridge too far”, left at the age of 95. A commentary on the death of Hackman and his wife was given by the sheriff of Santa Fe Adan Mendoza. – We can confirm that both Gene Hackman and his wife were found worried on Wednesday afternoon in their residence on the Sunset Trail. This is an active investigation, but at the moment we do not think that the action had the features of a crime – he passed on to the local portal “Santa F new Mexican”. According to the media message, The police initially ruled out the participation of third parties. The daughter of a valued artist also took the floor. Elizabeth Jean Hackman in an interview with the TMZ portal revealed that He thinks that the cause of the death of the spouses could have been carbon monoxide poisoning.
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa have been married for decades. They were divided by a large age difference
Hackman and Arakawa met in the mid -1980s. Betsy was a pianist, and he was successful – although the greatest ones were before him. According to People, lovers met in the gym years ago, where Arakawa worked part -time. They decided to marry in 1991. They lived in Santa Fe. Their relationship aroused emotions because of the age difference – Betsy was 31 years younger than her husband.