Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were found dead in their home on Old Sunset Trail in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were found dead in their home on Old Sunset Trail in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said: “On February 26, 2025, at approximately 1:45 p.m., Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to an address on Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park, where Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and a dog were found dead.”

“This is an active investigation – however, at this time we do not believe foul play was a factor,” the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said. American actor Gene Hackman was 95 years old and his wife Betsy Arakawa, a classical pianist, was 63 years old.