Gene Hackman & wife Betsy’s cause of death: How did they die?

The actor and his wife were found dead alongside their dog in their New Mexico home on February 26, 2025.

Hantavirus — cause of death for Gene Hackman's wife — at the center of Dutch cruise outbreak

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found dead on their Santa Fe estate in February 2025.
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Gene Hackman's home found to be infested with rodents after wife died of hantavirus

The New Mexico Department of Public Health discovered multiple dead rodents, nests and droppings at Gene Hackman and his wife’s sprawling estate, according to newly released records obtained by Fox ...
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Hantavirus that killed Gene Hackman’s wife hits cruise ship

Hantavirus, the rodent-borne virus at the center of an outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, is the same infection that killed Betsy Arakawa, the wife of late actor Gene Hackman. Hackman ...

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: the infection that killed Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife

Virus that caused death of actor’s wife in Santa Fe is rare but serious illness that can damage major organs of the body ...

Sad details emerge out of Gene Hackman’s autopsy after actor and his wife Betsy Arawaka were found dead

The Oscar-winning actor, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and one of their dogs were found dead at their Santa Fe home on February 26.
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A timeline of how actor Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa died at their New Mexico home

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Gene Hackman ...
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Hantavirus — cause of death for Gene Hackman's wife — at the center of Dutch cruise outbreak

The virus that caused the death of Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa has spread on a cruise ship. Hantavirus, the rodent-borne virus, has spread on the MV Hondius cruise ship out in the Atlantic Ocean ...