Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s dog’s tragic cause of death revealed
Necropsy reveals cause of death for Gene Hackman’s dog
- A necropsy has revealed that Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's dog, Zinna, likely died from dehydration and starvation.
- Zinna was found deceased in a crate near Arakawa's body in their New Mexico home in February, while Hackman’s body was found elsewhere in the home.
- The couple's two other dogs survived.
- Hackman died from heart disease complicated by Alzheimer's, while Arakawa succumbed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, medical examiners earlier revealed.
- The actor and his pianist wife led a private life after moving to Santa Fe years ago, and their estate is seeking to block the public release of detailed reports about their deaths.
