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New Mexico Couple's Deaths Confirmed as Natural Causes

3/19/2025

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Authorities in New Mexico have updated the timeline surrounding the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa. Initially thought to have passed away on February 11 and 18, new evidence reveals Arakawa reached out to a medical clinic on February 12. Both succumbed to natural causes, with Hackman battling heart disease and Alzheimer’s.

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Authorities in New Mexico have updated the timeline surrounding the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa. Initially thought to have passed away on February 11 and 18, new evidence reveals Arakawa reached out to a medical clinic on February 12. Both succumbed to natural causes, with Hackman battling heart disease and Alzheimer’s.