Bodycam shows moment Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa bodies were discovered

Bodycam footage released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office shows the moment deputies discovered the bodies of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in their New Mexico home on February 26, 2025. The redacted footage, released on March 21 and April 15, 2025, captures deputies entering the home with guns drawn, searching various rooms, and finding Betsy Arakawa's body first near a locked exterior door, with one of their German Shepherds, Nikita, appearing to guard her. Gene Hackman's body was later found near the kitchen in a mudroom, close to his cane, suggesting a possible fall. The footage also shows a crated dog, Zinna, found deceased, likely from dehydration and starvation. The videos, partially restricted due to a temporary restraining order from Hackman’s estate to protect privacy, do not show the bodies directly but depict the officers’ reactions and the chaotic state of the home, including rodent infestation and scattered medications.

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