Gene Hackman’s Dog Likely Died of Dehydration, Starvation: Report

A New Mexico court granted a temporary restraining order against the release of records related to the investigation into Hackman and Arakawa’s deaths.

Betsy Arakawa with her dogs Zinna (L) and Bear in Santa Fe, N.M., in a file photo. Sherry Gaber via AP

A dog owned by actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, likely died of dehydration and starvation, according to a recent necropsy of the animal.

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture Veterinary Diagnostic Services issued a report saying the dog, named Zinna, was found dead in a crate in the bathroom closet of Hackman’s Santa Fe home not far from Arakawa who had adopted the dog.