HEARTBREAKING audio has revealed the tragic moment a caretaker found Gene Hackman and his wife dead on Wednesday afternoon.
The 911 caller frantically begged first responders to rush to the scene when he found Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 63, unmoving in their home.
Betsy Arakawa and Gene Hackman at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills in January 2003[/caption]
Hackman’s mansion in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the couple was found dead[/caption]
Hackman and Arakawa in Los Angeles in November 2001[/caption]
Sadly, it was too late for the couple, who were found dead along with their dog in their Santa Fe mansion.
The neighborhood caretaker sobbed as he called 911 on Wednesday afternoon to report his discovery.
The caller, whose name was redacted, told cops he found one or two dead bodies in the house.
While the dispatcher put out a call for help, the caretaker was heard weeping and saying “damn” multiple times.
“Can you send someone really quick?” he asked.
The man was standing outside the house looking in when he saw the chilling scene.
He couldn’t find a way into the house before cops came but begged them to hurry to the scene.
When the dispatcher asked him questions about the names and ages of the late couple, he didn’t have answers.
It’s unclear if the man knew Hackman and Arakawa.
The longtime couple were found dead in separate rooms on Wednesday.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said cops aren’t ruling out foul play in the deaths on Thursday.
However, he said there were no obvious signs of foul play.
When investigators got a search warrant to search the house after the late couple was found, detectives wrote the deaths were “suspicious.”
Cops found the front door of the New Mexico home unsecured and open.
Gene Hackman’s family’s full statement
Gene Hackman’s family has spoken out on the actor’s death after he was found dead with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in their Santa Fe home.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy,” Hackman’s daughters, Elizabeth, Leslie, and Annie Hackman said in a statement.
“He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his brilliant acting career, but to us he was always just Dad and Grandpa.
“We will miss him sorely and are devastated by the loss.”
Officers also found two healthy dogs near the residence, while a dead dog was lying about 10 feet away from Arakawa in the bathroom, according to TMZ.
A bottle of pills was also reportedly found opened and scattered next to Arakawa, the outlet reported.
Officials said there were no obvious signs of a gas leak in the house.
Cops said the couple may have been dead for days before their bodies were discovered, as Arakawa was found with signs of “mummification.”
Hackman’s family confirmed the tragedy in a statement.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy,” his daughters said.
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