Legendary Hollywood star Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead in their Santa Fe home.
The couple, who had been married since 1991, and their dog were found dead on Wednesday morning. No foul play is suspected.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza did not provide a cause of death, nor did he say when the couple might have died.
Sheriff’s deputies went to the couple’s home Wednesday afternoon, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.
It is unclear if authorities were conducting a welfare check or responding to a report of the deaths.
Mendoza added that officials are ‘in the middle of a preliminary death investigation’ and ‘waiting on approval of a search warrant’.
The tragic fate of their dog could be key in the mystery surrounding their deaths and help detectives piece together the couple’s final moments.
Hackman, a two-time Oscar winner with an estimated net worth of $80million, just turned 95 in late January. He became a recluse in the last 20 years of his life, after retiring from acting in 2004.
He packed up his things, left Los Angeles for a quiet life in New Mexico – and he never looked back.
Hackman shared three children with his first wife Faye Maltese. He and Arakawa, a 63-year-old classical pianist, had been married for the last three decades.
Hackman quit acting because of the severe stress he was under – which became too much to handle after he started to have issues with his heart.
