Betsy Arakawa, a concert pianist and co-founder of a home furnishing business, was found dead Wednesday in her Santa Fe, New Mexico, home along with actor-husband Gene Hackman and their dog, according to authorities.
A person who identified himself as a caretaker called 911 to report he found two bodies that would later be identified as actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. CNN’s Boris Sanchez reports.
Sheriff Adan Mendoza said there were no obvious signs of foul play, but authorities are not ruling anything out as the investigation continues.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said there was “no immediate sign of foul play” in the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. Officials said the couple had been dead for “quite a while” before their bodies were found.
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The mysterious death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife rattled and baffled the Santa Fe community. New details emerge about the couple's final hours.
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The partially mummified bodies of Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were discovered in February at their home in New Mexico.