Morgan Freeman speaks about Gene Hackman with an image of Gene Hackman on the screen during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello ...

Gene Hackman believed his wife Betsy Arakawa was the reason he lived as long as he did, according to one of the actor’s longtime friends. “She was very protective of him,” Tom Allin recently ...

Gene Hackman may not have realized his wife, Betsy Arakawa Hackman, was dead during his final weeks due to his advanced Alzheimer’s, according to forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden.

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Hackman's last few days were retraced by New Mexico authorities as they worked backward to solve the mystery of their deaths. On Friday, officials revealed Gene's ...

Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, and he may not have been aware she was dead because he showed severe ...

It has been just over a week since police discovered the bodies of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsey Arakawa, inside their Santa Fe home. While initial reports suggested the pair had died due to ...