Betsy’s final internet searches revealed.
Authorities have dropped a bombshell in the ongoing investigation into the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.
Gene and Betsy’s love story highlighted.
Their love story, which began in the late 1980s, ended quietly and tragically — in the home they shared for decades.
Arakawa was a classically trained pianist and met Hackman while working at a fitness club in Los Angeles.
The pair married in 1991 and maintained an extremely private life, especially after Hackman’s retirement in 2004.
They moved to Santa Fe to escape Hollywood’s chaos and enjoy their final chapter in peace.
Friends described Arakawa as fiercely protective of Hackman and devoted to his care.
Couple’s tragic deaths profiled.
The pianist and businesswoman, 65, was found dead in the couple’s Santa Fe home on February 26 — but had likely been dead for nearly two weeks.
Her cause of death? Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome — a rare, rodent-borne virus with a chillingly high fatality rate.
Hackman, 95, died sometime later, reportedly unaware his wife had already passed.
He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and ultimately died of cardiovascular failure.
Findings in couple’s property clarified.
What makes this case even more devastating is what authorities found inside the couple’s property.
The estate showed signs of rodent infestation — the most likely source of the deadly virus.
Investigators discovered a live rodent, a dead one, and an active nest in one of the three detached garages.
There were also traps, droppings, and evidence of long-term rodent activity.
Details of virus confirmed.
Hantavirus is transmitted through infected rodent urine, saliva, and droppings — particularly in confined spaces.
The virus begins with flu-like symptoms but can quickly progress to life-threatening respiratory failure.
According to New Mexico’s chief medical examiner, the fatality rate in the Southwest is a staggering 38 to 50 percent.
Arakawa’s misinterpretation of her symptoms as a seasonal illness is heartbreakingly common with this virus.
And in Hackman’s case, experts suggest his Alzheimer’s may have prevented him from realizing she had died.
But now, the focus is shifting to Arakawa’s strange and desperate final days — captured in her digital trail.
Betsy’s troubling internet search history exposed.
In a newly released report, officials revealed the haunting internet searches Arakawa made just days before her passing.
Between February 8 and 12, she searched symptoms like “flu,” “Covid,” “breathing techniques,” and “dizziness with nosebleeds.”
One of the most alarming searches was whether Covid-19 could cause confusion and rapid breathing.
She even emailed her masseuse on February 11 to cancel an appointment, saying Hackman had flu-like symptoms.
On the morning of February 12, she searched for a local concierge doctor and placed a brief phone call that lasted less than two minutes.
A follow-up call was missed later that day — and then… silence.
Officials believe she may have died that same day.
The report suggests Hackman’s death occurred about a week after hers — possibly with her body still in the home.
Betsy’s final call for help came too late.
Those final internet searches now paint a portrait of a woman trying to help her husband while unknowingly succumbing to a silent killer.
Authorities say there’s no evidence of foul play — only a tragic convergence of illness, age, and circumstance.
The haunting final detail? She searched for help, but by the time it rang back — it was already too late.