Timeline Update: Deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa in Santa Fe

Betsy Arakawa's Final Days

• 🗓️ Betsy Arakawa's last known communication was on February 11th, when she was seen on surveillance video in stores before returning home.
• 📱 Authorities now state that Arakawa used her cell phone on February 12th, making three calls to a medical center that morning.
• ⚠️ She also received one missed incoming call from the same medical center that afternoon.
• 🔬 State Medical investigators determined Arakawa died from a rare disease that can be transmitted to humans through contact with infected rodents.

Gene Hackman's Death and Timeline

• 💔 Investigators believe Gene Hackman likely died days after his wife.
• 🩺 He died on February 18th from heart disease.
• 🧠 The 95-year-old actor also had Advanced Alzheimer's, which was a major contributing factor to his death.
• 📅 Authorities had previously established that the couple died at least a week apart and from different causes.