Gene Hackman’s partially mummified dog’s cause of death officially confirmed
Gene Hackman was found dead with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, along with their dog, Zinna, with officials confirming the reason for the dog’s death after their other two were found alive12:24, 15 Mar 2025Updated 12:38, 15 Mar 2025The cause of death for Hackman’s dog was confirmed New official reports have confirmed the cause of death for the dog of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa – who were both found dead in their Hollywood home last month.Hackman’s dog Zinna was found dead alongside the Hollywood couple. Beforehand, Gene’s cause of death was reported as hypersensitive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with Alzheimer’s as a contributing factor during a press conference on March 7.Article continues belowBetsy’s was due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare infectious disease usually spread by rodents that begins with flu-like symptoms and progresses rapidly to more severe disease.Now, the death of Zinna has been confirmed via a necropsy report. It revealed that dehydration and starvation likely led to the death of the dog.Gene Hackman was found dead with his wife and one of their dogs(Image: More
