Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico last week, and now their cause of deaths may have been uncovered16:48, 02 Mar 2025Updated 18:23, 02 Mar 2025Gene Hackman and wife found dead at home with their dogGene Hackman’s cause of death may have been figured out by a forensic expert.Hollywood legend Hackman, 95, was found dead at his Santa Fe home in Santa Fe, New Mexico last week with his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, and one of their dogs. Their bodies were discovered in separate rooms of the property, decomposed and partially mummified, with no obvious signs of trauma.Santa Fe cops are investigating the mysterious triple death and believed it to be “suspicious enough” to require a search warrant, which has now been executed on the property. No foul play is suspected but police aren’t ruling anything out at this stage.An initial autopsy found “no external trauma” on their bodies, and an official cause of death has not yet been confirmed. The couple died around 10 days before they were found as Hackman’s pacemaker last recorded an event on February 17, suggesting he was lying dead at the home in the ensuing days.Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their Santa Fe home last week(Image: More