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Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their home in February 2025, with bodycam footage shedding light on Betsy’s final hours as she grappled with hantavirus
Need to know: Tragic Final Days of Gene Hackman and Wife Revealed in Bodycam Footage
- Tragic bodycam footage has revealed the harrowing final days of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa at their Santa Fe home.
- The couple were discovered partially mummified on February 26, with 65-year-old Betsy succumbing to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome transmitted by rats. Gene, 95, died a week later from heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s believed to have prevented him realising his wife of 34 years had already passed away.
- Disturbing evidence emerged of Betsy’s desperate final hours as she mistook deadly hantavirus symptoms for COVID-19. Officers found frantic Google searches on her laptop including “can COVID cause dizziness?” and searches about flu and nosebleeds.
- In her final email to her masseuse on February 11, Betsy wrote she wished to cancel her appointment “out of an abundance of caution” due to persistent symptoms. She also made an alarming Amazon purchase of oxygen canisters for “respiratory support” the same day.
- Heartbreaking love notes found at the scene revealed the couple’s deep affection, with Gene consistently signing off “Love, G.” One touching message read: “Morning, lovely girl, thinking of you and the other little guys. Love G.”
- A health inspection uncovered dead rodents and nests in eight outbuildings on their £4 million estate, turning it into a “breeding ground” for the deadly hantavirus according to officials.
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