A new body camera video released by law enforcement officials shows officials discovering the dead bodies of Gene Hackman, a legendary Oscar-winning actor, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in February.
According to Fox News, Santa Fe Fire Chief Brian Moya confirmed that officials were able to immediately locate Arakawa’s body in a bathroom in the couple’s New Mexico house; however, it took officials almost 30 minutes to discover Hackman’s body in another part of the house. In a search warrant affidavit obtained by Fox News, police detectives described the deaths of the Hollywood legend and his wife as “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation.”
According to Fox News, New Mexico officials confirmed that Arakawa died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, while Hackman died from hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
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In the bodycam video, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department officers and paramedics can be seen searching the Hollywood legend’s home. Fox News reported that officials found two live dogs in the couples’ home and one dead dog that was in a create approximately “10 to 15” feet away from Arakawa’s body. One of the dogs can be seen guarding and lying next to Arakawa’s body on the floor in the police body camera video.
The police body camera video shows that Hackman and Arakawa’s residence was very cluttered when officials arrived at the scene of the dead bodies, with clothing and other items scattered throughout the home. The video also shows police officials walking through the home and discovering Hackman’s body in a completely separate area from his wife. A female police officer can be heard noting, “Two totally separate areas.”
According to TMZ, an environmental assessment conducted by the New Mexico Department of Public Health confirmed that the Hollywood legend’s New Mexico property was infested by rodents. The New Mexico Department of Public Health reportedly found rodent nests and dead rodents in eight buildings that were detached from the main house.
Source: American Military News
