US EditionGene Hackman Case: Actor’s 3 Kids Left Out of His Will
- Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their Santa Fe, N.M., home on February 26 by maintenance workers who alerted the caretaker, who then called 911.
- The French Connection actor Gene Hackman, who last appeared in a film in 2004, lived in Santa Fe with Betsy Arakawa, to whom he had been married for 33 years.
- Arakawa's last known errand was on February 11, and she is believed to have died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare respiratory infection caused by exposure to rodent feces, urine, or saliva, about a week before Hackman.
- Hackman seemingly died on February 18, with his death attributed to hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease, according to the New Mexico Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Heather Jarrell, who noted, "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased."
- Following the deaths, Sheriff Adan Mendoza stated there was no immediate danger to the community and that a preliminary death investigation was underway, with Tim Hackman, the actor's nephew, mentioning that toxicology reports were pending to determine the cause of death amidst various theories.
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We won't know who gets Gene Hackman's reported $80 million fortune unless his 3 kids contest his will
Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa Hackman, were found dead at their New Mexico home in late February.Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesGene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their New Mexico home in February.Hackman's will named his wife as the successor trustee of his living trust.The fate of the Oscar-winning actor's fortune may remain private unless his will is contested.Gene Hackman and his wife of more than…
Gene Hackman's Will Does Not Mean His Kids Are Disinherited, Expert Says
The late Gene Hackman only named late wife Betsy Arakawa in his will, which has raised some major questions about his three kids. “We have no reason to believe that they were disinherited from the trust,” attorney Alison E. Zinn, who specializes in trust and estate litigation, told Us Weekly exclusively. “Not yet anyway.” Us confirmed last week that Hackman’s will, which hadn’t been updated since June 2005, left his entire estate to late wife an…
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