Overview

• Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found deceased in their Santa Fe home in February 2025, with their deaths ruled as natural causes.
• Arakawa reportedly expressed concerns to her hairstylist about being followed by a strange man on two occasions before her death.
• Bodycam footage from March 24 reveals Arakawa described the man following them to multiple locations, offering a bottle of wine and asking for Hackman’s autograph.
• Investigators confirmed Hackman died on February 18 due to heart disease, while Arakawa’s death from hantavirus was revised to February 12 based on phone records.
• Legal disputes over Hackman’s $80 million estate and the family’s efforts to maintain privacy persist as public interest in the case continues.