Final Pic of Gene Hackman & Wife Betsy Taken Months Before They Were Found Dead

Gene Hackman, 95, was found dead on Wednesday inside his Santa Fe, New Mexico, home alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, and their dog.

A final pic of Gene out with Betsy in Santa Fe was taken in March 2024, nearly a year ago.

In the photo, a frail Gene holds onto Betsy’s arm as he walks with a cane. The Oscar winner is wearing a blue plaid shirt and vest with green cargo pants and black sneakers, along with a white cap. Betsy wears jeans and a button-down shirt with brown shoes.

Another sighting in recent years, took place at the “Broadway Confidential" show on May 3, 2022 in New Mexico, where Hackman posed with Seth Rudetsky and Ana Gastayer.

The Santa Fe New Mexican was first to report the news of Hackman’s death.

An investigation is now underway and a search warrant obtained by "Extra" reveals their deaths were considered "suspicious" after authorities found their front door open and no sign of a carbon monoxide leak.

The document states, “At this time; the manner and cause of death pertaining to Eugene ‘Gene’ Allen Hackman and Betsy Arakawa passing is unknown. Affiant believes that the circumstances surrounding the death of the two deceased individuals to be suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation because the reporting party found the front door of the residence unsecured and opened, deputies observed a healthy dog running loose on the property, another healthy dog near the deceased female, a deceased dog laying 10-15 feet from the deceased female in a closet of the bathroom, the heater being moved, the pill bottle being opened and pills scattered next to the female, the male decedent being located in a separate room of the residence, and no obvious signs of a gas leak.” More details here.

Hackman, born in San Bernardino, California, in 1930, was a two time Oscar winner. He took home best actor for his role in the 1971 film “The French Connection” and best supporting actor for the 1992 movie “Unforgiven.”

Among his many notable roles he played an FBI agent in “Mississippi Burning” (1988) and the family patriarch in “The Royal Tenenbaums” (2001).

Hackman was married to Faye Maltese from 1956 to 1986 and they shared three children. He wed Betsy in 1991.