US EditionGene Hackman’s secret unmarked grave after £62m inheritance snub
- Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa died in late February 2025 and were buried in an unmarked grave near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- Betsy's death resulted from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome linked to rodent infestation at their home, while Hackman died a week later from heart disease and Alzheimer's.
- Hackman, who was 95, left an estate worth about £62 million but excluded his adult children Christopher, Elizabeth, and Leslie from his will amid family estrangement.
- A court appointed a temporary trustee to manage the assets after successor trustees died, and a lawyer stated the estate follows intestate succession law, placing the children next in line to inherit.
- Their private burial was delayed by an extended investigation and remained secret until the family lifted restrictions in late April 2025, highlighting legal and personal complexities after their deaths.
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Gene Hackman, 95, Is Buried In Unmarked Grave After Leaving His Three Children Out Of His Will
Credit: (Screenshot), Daily Mail and 60 Minutes Australia, 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. Afterwards, it was revealed that Hackman left his three children from a previous m…
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