Officials release bodycam footage from outside home of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa
- Body-Camera footage was released by police in Santa Fe, New Mexico, providing details about the deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa last month.
- Witnesses expressed concerns that something was 'weird' and 'not right' around the couple's home after their deaths.
- The New Mexico medical investigator's office revealed that both died of natural causes at least a week apart.
- The medical investigator noted that Hackman's advanced Alzheimer's disease was 'a significant contributory factor' to his death.
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Outside of Gene Hackman's home shown in body cam footage
The actor and his wife died at the New Mexico house about a week apart.
Gene Hackman worker utters three haunting words after body seen
A worker at Gene Hackman’s property uttered three haunting words after someone was seen lying on the floor of the actor’s home. Body camera footage shows deputies talking with the worker after being called to the house in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The deputies asked about the possibility of a gas leak or carbon monoxide poisoning, but were told that couldn’t be the case. “Something’s not right,” a worker said. Mr Hackman, who had Alzheimer’s, was la…
Police Release Body Cam Footage From Investigation of Gene Hackman’s Death
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office has released edited body camera footage from outside the home of late actor Gene Hackman, where he and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in late February. In the footage, deputies can be seen discussing the situation with two workers who initially alerted authorities after spotting someone lying on the floor inside the couple’s home. With no signs of forced entry, deputies asked about potential gas leaks…
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