Gene Hackman’s Wife Made Calls the Day After Officials Said She Likely Died

Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, made phone calls to a medical center on the morning after the day officials first identified she was believed to have died — throwing a wrench into the timeline of both their deaths.

Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Denise Womack-Avila stated the department obtained phone records confirming Betsy made three phone calls to a Santa Fe medical center on the morning of February 12 — the day after New Mexico officials concluded she likely had died … from hantavirus, a rare and potentially fatal disease.

Womack-Avila told TMZ Tuesday … “We can now confirm that Mrs. Hackman’s phone was utilized on the morning of February 12 to call a medical center in Santa Fe, Cloudberry Health. A total of three calls were made that morning, all to the medical center.”

It’s unclear if this changes the timeline for Gene’s death on February 18 … investigators have said the last known activity from his pacemaker was on February 17. Gene’s official cause of death is heart disease and advanced Alzheimer’s disease — and officials believe he didn’t realize Betsy was dead in the home due to his condition.