Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa suffered ‘no external trauma’, police say after Hollywood legend and wife found dead at home

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Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa suffered “no external trauma”, preliminary findings from a medical investigation found.The Oscar-winning film star, 95, and his wife Betsy, 65, were found dead, along with one of their dogs, at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Wednesday, and police said there were no apparent signs of foul play.

A statement from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said: “In the early hours of Thursday, February 27 2025, Hackman and Arakawa were transported to the Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI).

An autopsy was performed. Initial findings noted no external trauma to either individual.” The official results of the post-mortem examinations and toxicology reports are pending and the manner and cause of death have not yet been determined, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Two other dogs were found alive at the property, one inside and one outside. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza told a press conference the pair had been “deceased for quite a while” but would leave further ruling to the OMI.The alarm had been raised by a maintenance person doing pest control at the property, who was concerned because he had not seen the couple, police said.