Gene Hackman death investigation: New evidence changes timeline of actor, wife's final days
A phone call was made to a doctor's office from Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa Hackman's cell phone on Feb. 12, according to Santa Fe sheriffs. Officials previously believed she died Feb. 11.
Preliminary cell phone records revealed Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa Hackman, did not die on Feb. 11, as once believed, according to the Santa Fe Sheriff's Department.
Betsy's autopsy determined the manner of death as natural, and authorities previously believed she died on or about Feb. 11. Toxicology results remain pending.
"Pending cell phone records, the Santa Fe County Sheriffâs Office investigation showed the last known activity of Mrs. Hackman to be February 11, 2025," authorities confirmed to Fox News Digital.Â
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"We can now confirm that Mrs. Hackmanâs phone was utilized on the morning of February 12 to call a medical center in Santa Fe, Cloudberry Health.Â
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"A total of three calls were made that morning, all to the medical center. One incoming call was made to Mrs. Hackman from the same medical center that afternoon. That appeared as a missed call on Mrs. Hackmanâs cell phone."
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Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to Tracy.Wright@fox.com.