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The Independent
20-03-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Clinic says Gene Hackman's wife called them the day after police thought she died
Authorities investigating the deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa have made a new discovery that changes the timeline of events. Arakawa had previously been believed to have died on the evening of February 11, the last day she was seen in public. However, the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office has now learned that on the morning of February 12, she made a phone call to Cloudberry Health, a local medical concierge service that allows patients to speak to credentialed doctors. Speaking to Good Morning America , Santa Fe Sheriff Adan Mendoza said: 'That would indicate to me that she was seeking medical advice or medical help and may have not been feeling well.' Good Morning America contacted Cloudberry, who confirmed that Betsy had phoned them to inquire about what they called an 'esoteric treatment' that morning. The medical service also said they detected no indication of breathing issues or distress during the call. They say they called back twice to follow up but their calls went unanswered. Betsy Arakawa and Gene Hackman, who had been married since 1991, were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico last month (Alamy/PA) Earlier this month, Dr Heather Jarrell, Chief Medical Examiner at the Office of the Medical Investigator in Santa Fe, announced that 65-year-old Arakawa's cause of death was hantavirus — a rare illness contracted via contact with rodents like rats and mice. Meanwhile, 95-year-old Hackman's death was tied to heart disease with Alzheimer's disease contributing. 'He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death,' Jarrell said. Authorities are relatively confident that Hackman died on February 18 due to activity recorded on his pacemaker. They had previously believed that Arakawa died a full week earlier, but that theory has been contradicted by this new evidence. Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 days New subscribers only. £8.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 days New subscribers only. £8.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Establishing the exact timeline could be significant in determining the fate of Hackman's estimated $80 million estate. It has emerged Hackman left his entire estate to his Arakawa. Hackman's will, drawn up in 1995, makes no mention of his three children, son Christopher and daughters Leslie and Elizabeth. In her own will, Arakawa left most of her assets to Hackman. However, the document also reportedly includes a clause stating that if the couple died within 90 days of each other, it would be considered a simultaneous death and all her assets would be donated to charity. Hackman's son Christopher has reportedly already hired Andrew M. Katzenstein, a prominent California trust and estate attorney, which could indicate he plans to challenge his father's will.
The Guardian
20-03-2025
- Health
- The Guardian
Santa Fe clinic says Gene Hackman's wife called them the day after police say she died
A private healthcare clinic in New Mexico has cast doubt on official findings about the timing of the death of Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, claiming that she rang them on 12 February – the day after police say she died. Dr Josiah Child, the head of Cloudberry Health in Santa Fe, where the couple lived, told the Mail on Sunday: 'Mrs Hackman didn't die on 11 February because she called my clinic on 12 February.' Postmortem results indicated that Arakawa died of hantavirus, a rare rodent-borne respiratory disease, on 11 February, a week before her husband is believed to have died from heart disease. His pacemaker showed no activity after 18 February; he is also believed to have suffered from advanced Alzheimer's disease. 'She'd called me a couple of weeks before her death to ask about getting an echocardiogram [heart scan] for her husband,' said Dr Child. 'She was not a patient of mine, but one of my patients recommended Cloudberry to her. She made an appointment for herself for 12 February. It was for something unrelated to anything respiratory.' Dr Child added that two days before her appointment was due, she cancelled it, saying Hackman was unwell. 'She [then] called back on the morning of 12 February and spoke to one of our doctors who told her to come in that afternoon. 'We made her an appointment but she never showed up. She did not show any symptoms of respiratory distress. The appointment wasn't for anything related to hantavirus. We tried calling her a couple of times with no reply.' Dr Child also confirmed to the BBC that Arakawa 'described some congestion but didn't mention any respiratory distress, shortness of breath, or chest pain'. The Santa Fe county sheriff's office now say they have confirmed that Arakawa made multiple calls to a health clinic on 12 February. It remains unclear why these calls have taken so long to come to light, as her previous date of death was predicated on her apparently having no communication by email after 11 February. That day she was also seen visiting a number of Santa Fe shops, including a chemist, pet food store and supermarket. Arakawa, 65, was found on the bathroom floor of the couple's home, with a portable heater nearby, and pills scattered on a countertop. Hackman was found, apparently having had a fall and with no food in his stomach, in a porch a short distance away. Both bodies showed signs of mummification and bloating. One of the couple's three dogs, which was in a crate recovering from surgery, died of starvation and dehydration, while the other two dogs were wandering the property and grounds. Dr Child cast further doubt on the official cause of death of his clinic's prospective client, saying: 'I am not a hantavirus expert but most patients who have that diagnosis die in hospital. It is surprising that Mrs Hackman spoke to my office on the phone on 10 February and again on 12 February and didn't appear in respiratory distress. A Los Angeles-based doctor told the Mail on Sunday: 'Respiratory failure is not sudden – it is something that worsens over several days. Most people get admitted to the ER [emergency room] because they are having trouble breathing. It's exceedingly rare for a seemingly healthy 65-year-old to drop dead of it. In fact, no one's heard of such a thing.' Representatives for the Hackman estate were initially successful in their bid to block the public release of autopsy and investigative reports, especially photographs and police body-camera video, related to the couple's deaths.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
When did Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa die? Phone records lead to an updated timeline.
The deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa are still a puzzle. The two-time Oscar winner and his classical pianist wife were found dead along with their dog Zinfandel, or 'Zinna,' in their Santa Fe, N.M., home on Feb. 26. But exactly when they died — and who died first — has been a mystery that the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office is trying to solve. At a March 7 press conference at which they announced the causes of death for the pair, authorities said that while the investigation was ongoing, they suspected that Arakawa, 65, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare illness transmitted through rodents, on Feb. 11 and the 95-year-old Hackman died from advanced heart disease with Alzheimer's disease as a contributing factor on Feb. 18. That information was based on Arakawa's last electric communication and Hackman's pacemaker data — though authorities had yet to access their phone records. Since then, the sheriff's department acknowledged on March 17 that Arakawa called a medical clinic on Feb. 12, moving her date of death forward. 'We can now confirm that Mrs. Hackman's phone was utilized on the morning of February 12 to call a medical center in Santa Fe,' the sheriff's office said in a statement. 'This information was learned through investigation into the cell phone data contained on her phone.' Exactly when Hackman and Arakawa died could play a role in where his reported $80 million fortune goes. Here is the up-to-date timeline — and how it could impact the estate. Also, the latest on the estate's efforts to block investigation photos from being released, and what we know about the surviving dogs being rehomed. Feb. 26: The bodies of Arakawa and Hackman were found at their home, within the Santa Fe Summit gated community, after maintenance workers alerted security guards. Arakawa's body, which showed signs of mummification, was found on a bathroom floor near the entry of the home near the deceased dog, Zinna, who was in a crate. The two surviving dogs, Bear and Nikita, who were able to go in and out of the house through an open door, led investigators to Hackman's body, which was in the mudroom. A contractor/handyman for the couple, Jesse Kesler, told the Daily Mail he and the security guard didn't just stumble upon the bodies. He had tried to contact the couple and became worried when he didn't get a reply. The security guard accompanied him to the home, where they found Arakawa on the floor. Feb. 18: It's presumed that Hackman, who was alone for days after his wife's death, died on this day. It's the last day his pacemaker registered cardiac activity. He was found on the floor with his cane and sunglasses by his side. The medical examiner said he was hydrated but had no food in his stomach. Feb. 12: It's now presumed Arakawa died on this day. That morning, she made three calls to Cloudberry Health, a Santa Fe medical concierge service, Sheriff Adan Mendoza told ABC News. Cloudberry founder Dr. Josiah Child told the Daily Mail that Arakawa, who would have been a first-time patient, reached out 'a couple of weeks before her death' to ask about an echocardiogram for Hackman. She ended up making an appointment for herself — 'unrelated to anything respiratory' — for Feb. 12. Two days before the appointment, she called to cancel, saying her husband wasn't well. Child told ABC News that Arakawa then called on Feb. 12 seeking information about hyperbaric therapy, which involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber. There was no indication she was having breathing issues, a symptom of hantavirus, or was in distress, but she did say she was 'feeling congested,' Child said. After she spoke to one of the doctors, she scheduled an appointment for 1:15 p.m. that day but didn't arrive. The office called her but never reached her. Feb. 11: Arakawa was last seen in public while out running errands locally. She went to a Sprouts Farmer Market grocery store between 3:30 and 4:15 p.m., then a CVS Pharmacy. She used a remote to open the main gate of her gated community at approximately 5:15 p.m. Dr. Heather Jarrell, chief medical investigator for the state's Office of the Medical Investigator, said a person with hantavirus, which is extremely rare, typically feels sick for three to six days. Arakawa did not go to Gruda Veterinary Hospital to pick up the prescription dog food and medication she had ordered for one of the dogs, which she was supposed to do. Feb. 9: Arakawa picked up Zinna from a veterinary hospital after a procedure. Mendoza said that's likely why the dog was crated. The New Mexico Department of Agriculture's Veterinary Diagnostic Services determined during a necropsy that the dog likely died of starvation and dehydration because it was restricted to that space. There was no evidence of infection, trauma or poisoning. The dog's stomach was 'mostly empty except for very small amounts of hair and bile.' The contractor said this was the last day he spoke with Arakawa. Hackman and Arawaka's wills, written in 2005, were filed on March 6. Hackman left his estate to his wife, as the successor trustee of the Gene Hackman Living Trust. He did not directly name his three adult children in the will, which doesn't mean they are disinherited. Court filings did name them as heirs. Arakawa's will stipulated that if Hackman died before her, her estate should be put into a charitable trust benefiting charities the couple supported. However, there was a provision that stated that if she and Hackman died within 90 days of each other, 'no person will be deemed to have survived me.' Also complicating matters is that if Arakawa died first, which is thought to be the case, Hackman's will becomes void 'because the individual he wanted his items to be passed to no longer exists in the eyes of the law,' ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire said. 'His estate and everything he left in his will would go to probate court, where individuals can argue that they should receive the benefits of Gene Hackman's will.' Another development is that on March 17, a New Mexico district judge temporarily blocked the release of sensitive imagery, including bodycam footage, of the couple's bodies, the interior of their home and any dead animals on the property from the investigation reports. That includes bodycam footage from deputies and autopsy photos. A representative for the estate had filed the request. A hearing is scheduled on the matter for March 31. There is also an update on what happened to the two surviving dogs. Joey Padilla, the owner of dog day care center Santa Fe Tails, said that they have been separated and sent to new homes. One of the dogs remains locally in Santa Fe, while the other now resides out of state. 'Both are safe, healthy, and adjusting to their new environments,' a personal representative for the estates told People.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
When did Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa die? Phone records lead to an updated timeline.
The deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa are still a puzzle. The two-time Oscar winner and his classical pianist wife were found dead along with their dog Zinfandel, or 'Zinna,' in their Santa Fe, N.M., home on Feb. 26. But exactly when they died — and who died first — has been a mystery that the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office is trying to solve. At a March 7 press conference at which they announced the causes of death for the pair, authorities said that while the investigation was ongoing, they suspected that Arakawa, 65, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare illness transmitted through rodents, on Feb. 11 and the 95-year-old Hackman died from advanced heart disease with Alzheimer's disease as a contributing factor on Feb. 18. That information was based on Arakawa's last electric communication and Hackman's pacemaker data — though authorities had yet to access their phone records. Since then, the sheriff's department acknowledged on March 17 that Arakawa called a medical clinic on Feb. 12, moving her date of death forward. 'We can now confirm that Mrs. Hackman's phone was utilized on the morning of February 12 to call a medical center in Santa Fe,' the sheriff's office said in a statement. 'This information was learned through investigation into the cell phone data contained on her phone.' Exactly when Hackman and Arakawa died could play a role in where his reported $80 million fortune goes. Here is the up-to-date timeline — and how it could impact the estate. Also, the latest on the estate's efforts to block investigation photos from being released, and what we know about the surviving dogs being rehomed. Feb. 26: The bodies of Arakawa and Hackman were found at their home, within the Santa Fe Summit gated community, after maintenance workers alerted security guards. Arakawa's body, which showed signs of mummification, was found on a bathroom floor near the entry of the home near the deceased dog, Zinna, who was in a crate. The two surviving dogs, Bear and Nikita, who were able to go in and out of the house through an open door, led investigators to Hackman's body, which was in the mudroom. A contractor/handyman for the couple, Jesse Kesler, told the Daily Mail he and the security guard didn't just stumble upon the bodies. He had tried to contact the couple and became worried when he didn't get a reply. The security guard accompanied him to the home, where they found Arakawa on the floor. Feb. 18: It's presumed that Hackman, who was alone for days after his wife's death, died on this day. It's the last day his pacemaker registered cardiac activity. He was found on the floor with his cane and sunglasses by his side. The medical examiner said he was hydrated but had no food in his stomach. Feb. 12: It's now presumed Arakawa died on this day. That morning, she made three calls to Cloudberry Health, a Santa Fe medical concierge service, Sheriff Adan Mendoza told ABC News. Cloudberry founder Dr. Josiah Child told the Daily Mail that Arakawa, who would have been a first-time patient, reached out 'a couple of weeks before her death' to ask about an echocardiogram for Hackman. She ended up making an appointment for herself — 'unrelated to anything respiratory' — for Feb. 12. Two days before the appointment, she called to cancel, saying her husband wasn't well. Child told ABC News that Arakawa then called on Feb. 12 seeking information about hyperbaric therapy, which involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber. There was no indication she was having breathing issues, a symptom of hantavirus, or was in distress, but she did say she was 'feeling congested,' Child said. After she spoke to one of the doctors, she scheduled an appointment for 1:15 p.m. that day but didn't arrive. The office called her but never reached her. Feb. 11: Arakawa was last seen in public while out running errands locally. She went to a Sprouts Farmer Market grocery store between 3:30 and 4:15 p.m., then a CVS Pharmacy. She used a remote to open the main gate of her gated community at approximately 5:15 p.m. Dr. Heather Jarrell, chief medical investigator for the state's Office of the Medical Investigator, said a person with hantavirus, which is extremely rare, typically feels sick for three to six days. Arakawa did not go to Gruda Veterinary Hospital to pick up the prescription dog food and medication she had ordered for one of the dogs, which she was supposed to do. Feb. 9: Arakawa picked up Zinna from a veterinary hospital after a procedure. Mendoza said that's likely why the dog was crated. The New Mexico Department of Agriculture's Veterinary Diagnostic Services determined during a necropsy that the dog likely died of starvation and dehydration because it was restricted to that space. There was no evidence of infection, trauma or poisoning. The dog's stomach was 'mostly empty except for very small amounts of hair and bile.' The contractor said this was the last day he spoke with Arakawa. Hackman and Arawaka's wills, written in 2005, were filed on March 6. Hackman left his estate to his wife, as the successor trustee of the Gene Hackman Living Trust. He did not directly name his three adult children in the will, which doesn't mean they are disinherited. Court filings did name them as heirs. Arakawa's will stipulated that if Hackman died before her, her estate should be put into a charitable trust benefiting charities the couple supported. However, there was a provision that stated that if she and Hackman died within 90 days of each other, 'no person will be deemed to have survived me.' Also complicating matters is that if Arakawa died first, which is thought to be the case, Hackman's will becomes void 'because the individual he wanted his items to be passed to no longer exists in the eyes of the law,' ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire said. 'His estate and everything he left in his will would go to probate court, where individuals can argue that they should receive the benefits of Gene Hackman's will.' Another development is that on March 17, a New Mexico district judge temporarily blocked the release of sensitive imagery, including bodycam footage, of the couple's bodies, the interior of their home and any dead animals on the property from the investigation reports. That includes bodycam footage from deputies and autopsy photos. A representative for the estate had filed the request. A hearing is scheduled on the matter for March 31. There is also an update on what happened to the two surviving dogs. Joey Padilla, the owner of dog day care center Santa Fe Tails, said that they have been separated and sent to new homes. One of the dogs remains locally in Santa Fe, while the other now resides out of state. 'Both are safe, healthy, and adjusting to their new environments,' a personal representative for the estates told People.
Fox News
18-03-2025
- Health
- Fox News
Gene Hackman death investigation: Doctor claims Betsy 'didn't know how sick she was' in final days
Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa-Hackman - who was initially thought to have died on or around Feb. 11 due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome - allegedly did not know the extent of her illness in her final days. In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Dr. Josiah Child - a physician who oversees Cloudberry Health, the medical practice that Betsy called on Feb. 12 according to preliminary phone records - said the late classical pianist did not initially express symptoms of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. "[Betsy] had actually made an appointment to have an initial visit with one of our doctors on the 12th," Dr. Child said. "She called on the 10th saying that her husband was ill or wanted to take care of her husband. She wanted to cancel that appointment. She called back on the 12th and [looking for] advice. She said, 'I have some congestion and I just want some advice. What can I do for it.?' She had no shortness of breath or chest pain or fever or anything like that. Our receptionist spoke to the doctor and the doctor said, 'Well, I've never met her. We have to have an initial appointment.'" On Monday, the Santa Fe Sheriff's Department confirmed that Betsy's last cell phone activity was Feb. 12, the day after she was initially presumed to have died. "We can now confirm that Mrs. Hackman's phone was utilized on the morning of February 12 to call a medical center in Santa Fe, Cloudberry Health," the sheriff's department told Fox News Digital. "A total of three calls were made that morning, all to the medical center. One incoming call was made to Mrs. Hackman from the same medical center that afternoon." According to Dr. Child, the practice scheduled Betsy for a 1 p.m. appointment on Feb. 12 after she called that morning, but she never showed up. The practice then called Betsy, but there was no answer. "If we had known the patient and known that they had a medical condition or something, then if we try and call them and they didn't call back, we would be more aggressive about finding out what's going on," said Dr. Child. "But in this case, I think, since the doctor had never seen the patient, it was unclear whether maybe she found another doctor or went somewhere else." "We assumed since she'd never come before that she'd gone somewhere else or maybe to her previous doctor," he added. Dr. Child said it sounded like Betsy was "starting to feel ill" but was not fully aware of how sick she was actually becoming. "I don't know whether it was because she was focusing on her husband or because it was a rapidly progressive disease, or she was just one of those people that didn't really feel a lot of discomfort. No one will ever know," he said. "But for some reason she didn't recognize that she was becoming very ill with the second phase of Hantavirus, which invades the lungs." "She just didn't know how sick she was becoming," he added. "But for some reason she didn't recognize that she was becoming very ill with the second phase of Hantavirus, which invades the lungs. She just didn't know how sick she was becoming." Betsy died due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, which is transmitted from animals to humans and is commonly found in rodents, the New Mexico Department of Health confirmed. Hantavirus is characterized by "flu-like symptoms consisting of fever, muscle aches, cough, sometimes vomiting and diarrhea that can progress to shortness of breath and cardiac or heart failure and lung failure," Chief Medical Investigator Dr. Heather Jarrell explained during the news conference. Hackman died due to hypertensive atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer's disease as a significant contributing factor, New Mexico officials confirmed one week ago. He was likely alone in the home for about a week until he died around Feb. 18, which was the last time activity was recorded on his pacemaker. WATCH: GENE HACKMAN AND WIFE'S CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED On Monday, the Hackman estate was awarded a temporary restraining order against the release of records regarding the deaths of Gene and Betsy. The order stated the "Office of the Medical Investigator and the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, including each entities' agents, assigns, and employees are hereby temporarily restrained from disclosing through IPRA or other means, any and all photographs or videos containing images of the following: the body of Gene Hackman, the body of Betsy Arakawa-Hackman, the interior of Mr. and Mrs. Hackman's residence." Additionally, "any lapel video footage," including the Hackmans' bodies or footage of "images of any deceased animals at the Hackman residence," was added to the temporary restraining order. The Office of the Medical Investigator was temporarily restrained from disclosing the autopsy and/or death reports, according to the order. A hearing was set for March 31.
