“On February 26, 2025, at roughly 1:45 p.m., Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies have been dispatched to an handle on Previous Sundown Path in Hyde Park the place Gene Hackman, 95, and his spouse Betsy Arakawa, 64, and a canine have been discovered deceased,” a rep for the sheriff’s workplace informed Us. “Foul play shouldn’t be suspected as a consider these deaths right now, nonetheless, [the] precise reason behind loss of life has not been decided.”
A sheriff’s report famous that officers discovered the 2 our bodies, together with the couple’s canine, within the residence.
The report acknowledged, “The entrance door of the residence unsecured and opened, deputies noticed a wholesome canine working free on the property, one other wholesome canine close to the deceased feminine, a deceased canine laying 10-15 ft from the deceased feminine in a closet of the toilet, the heater being moved, the capsule bottle being opened and drugs scattered subsequent to the feminine, the male decedent being positioned in a separate room of the residence, and no apparent indicators of a fuel leak.
Us Weekly reported the story first.