HARROWING bodycam footage shows inside Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s hoarder home, with one of their beloved dogs found just feet from the actor’s wife’s remains.
Video shows cops pacing through rooms of the multi-million-dollar property, with many of the couple’s personal belongings out on show.
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Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa was found to have died from a rare rodent disease called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome – a week before the Hollywood legend passed away.
Footage shows the couple’s German shepherd heartbreakingly staring at her body just a few feet away.
One of the investigators can be heard saying: “Poor guy, he’s sad.”
The sides of the sink are also seen littered with toiletries and bottles of medication.
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And what appears to be a bathtub is filled to the brim with boxes, books and documents.
Cops walk through the kitchen and bedrooms, which are cluttered with dog crates, beds, books, documents and boxes.
One deputy could be heard saying law enforcement had been told the couple were “very private people, like very”.
Clothes are also seen piled high in various rooms, with still-bagged dry cleaning hung up and what appears to be dirty laundry tossed in a huge heap.
In one walk-in closet, a pet crate was found containing the remains of the couple’s other dog, a 12-year-old Australian Kelpie mix.
Deputies also walked to the side of the home where Hackman’s body was tragically found.
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One officer is heard saying: “It looks like he was trying to go outside.”
The bodycam footage also shows cops opening doors and windows to air out the building, with one saying that it “smells like gas“.
Carbon monoxide poisoning was initially suggested as a cause of death, but was later ruled out by investigators.
Just days ago, a dead rat and rodent droppings were found at various parts of the sprawling property.
There were rodent faeces in three garages, two casitas and three sheds.
A live rodent, a dead rodent and an entire nest were found in the three detached garages, according to the New Mexico medical investigator’s office.
The New Mexico Department of Health initially reported that there was no rodent activity in the main house.
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However, all the other eight outbuildings and two vehicles on the property were accessible to rodents, the report revealed.
In these outbuildings, live traps were also discovered.
Betsy could have picked up the deadly disease by cleaning those specific areas of the property, experts said.
The star’s wife had also researched Covid-19 symptoms on the internet days before her tragic death.
On February 8 and February 12, her computer showed that she was searching medical conditions linked to Covid-19 and flu-like symptoms, according to a report that authorities released on Tuesday.
She was researching whether Covid-19 could cause dizziness or nosebleeds.
Betsy’s last internet search was on the morning of February 12 when she looked for a healthcare provider in her city.
She also said in an email to her masseuse that Hackman woke up with flu or cold-like symptoms on February 11.
She said he tested negative for Covid-19 but that she would have to reschedule her appointment “out of an abundance of caution”.
Hackman had no food in his stomach when he died but he showed no signs of dehydration.
The couple were buried almost two months after their deaths in an intimate ceremony.
‘DEVASTATED BY THE LOSS’
After the tragedy, the star’s daughters – Elizabeth, Leslie, and Annie Hackman – paid tribute to their father and his wife of 34 years.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy,” they said.
They continued: “He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his brilliant acting career, but to us he was always just Dad and Grandpa.
“We will miss him sorely and are devastated by the loss.”
Hackman rose to fame with his 1967 role as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde.
He went on to play Lex Luthor in the Superman movies and appeared in hit films like Mississippi Burning, Unforgiven, Crimson Tide, and The Poseidon Adventure.
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He won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1972 for his portrayal of Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in The French Connection.
Arakawa was also talented at the arts – she was a classical pianist.
Gene Hackman’s family’s full statement
Gene Hackman’s family has spoken out on the actor’s death after he was found dead with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in their Santa Fe home.
Hackman’s daughters, Elizabeth and Leslie, and his granddaughter, Annie, released the statement.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy,” Elizabeth, Leslie, and Annie Hackman said.
“He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his brilliant acting career, but to us he was always just Dad and Grandpa.
“We will miss him sorely and are devastated by the loss.”
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