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Judge Weighs Privacy Request in Gene Hackman’s Deaths

3/31/2025

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A New Mexico judge is considering a request from Gene Hackman's estate to keep details surrounding the deaths of the beloved actor and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, private. The couple was discovered in their Santa Fe home on February 26, with Hackman, 95, passing from heart disease and Arakawa, 65, tragically losing her life to hantavirus.

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A New Mexico judge is considering a request from Gene Hackman's estate to keep details surrounding the deaths of the beloved actor and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, private. The couple was discovered in their Santa Fe home on February 26, with Hackman, 95, passing from heart disease and Arakawa, 65, tragically losing her life to hantavirus.