US EditionMan Who Found Bodies Of Gene Hackman And Betsy Arakawa Breaks His Silence - Reveals When He 'Knew Something Was Really, Really Wrong'
- Jesse Kesler, who owns MudCity Builders and had worked with the couple for over 15 years, found the deceased bodies of the Hackman spouses in New Mexico nearly three weeks after their final unusual email exchange.
- Kesler became concerned after a strange final email from Betsy and no response for two weeks, while the couple had not been seen for several weeks.
- Upon arriving at their home, Kesler questioned a pest control employee and learned the couple’s dogs were left outside, confirming his growing fears.
- Officials confirmed Gene died from hypertensive atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer’s as a factor, and Betsy died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome transmitted by rodents.
- Kesler expressed his wish to honor the couple’s memory through a book and revealed disappointment at missing their funeral, which he learned about from the media.
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Man Who Found Bodies Of Gene Hackman And Betsy Arakawa Breaks His Silence - Reveals When He 'Knew Something Was Really, Really Wrong'
Credit: (Screenshot), Inside Edition and Entertainment Tonight, via YouTube The world was shocked when the two-time Oscar-winning star Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico mansion on February 26. By the time they were discovered, they had each been deceased for quite some time, and their remains were mummified. Now, the contractor who found their bodies and called 911 on that fateful day…
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Autopsy confirms that Gene Hackman's wife died of hantavirus
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Betsy Arakawa, the pianist who was married to actor Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus lung syndrome, according to an autopsy report published this week that indicated that her lungs were heavy and congested. Arakawa, 65, had a buildup of fluid in her chest and a slight hardening of the vessels supplying blood to the heart and body, according to autopsy reports. Hantavirus is a rare but lethal disease, which is transmitted b…
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