Hackman's Wife Died of Rare Virus; Husband Found Dead | JQJO

Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus in February, after experiencing flu-like symptoms and searching online for Covid-related information. Police records reveal she sought medical help but never received it. Her 95-year-old husband, suffering from Alzheimer's, died of heart disease six days later. Their bodies were discovered a week later at their New Mexico home, where a dog also perished from starvation. The release of the sheriff's records was challenged by the family but ultimately released under New Mexico's freedom of information laws.