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Sheriff: Investigation under way after Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa found dead at Santa Fe home
Summary
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said officers found actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, deceased at a home on Old Sunset Trail; autopsy and toxicology results are pending and investigators executed a search warrant and seized phones and medication.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said on Feb. 27, 2025, that actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead at their home at 1425 Old Sunset Trail in Santa Fe County and that an investigation is ongoing.
Jennifer Labar Tapia, Santa Fe Film Commissioner, opened the briefing with remarks honoring the couple. "Our thoughts are with their loved ones and all who knew them and admired them," she said.
Sheriff Mendoza said deputies were dispatched at about 1:45 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2025, after a maintenance worker asked neighborhood security to conduct a welfare check. Security personnel saw the two adults unresponsive through a window and called 911. Law enforcement later gained access,…
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