CHILLING bodycam footage has revealed Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's hoarder home – with their beloved dog captured doing a heartbreaking act.
Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa was on February 11 from a rare rodent disease called – a week before the died.
Bodycam footage shows officers pacing through rooms of the multi-million-dollar property, with many of the late movie legend and his wife's personal items out on show.
A mere five feet away from Arakawa's body in the bathroom is the couple's German shepherd, harrowingly staring at its owner's remains.
One of the investigators said of the dog: “Poor guy, he's sad.”
The sides of the sink are also captured in images completely littered with toiletries and bottles of medication.
And what appears to be a bathtub is filled to the brim with random items like a fan, boxes, books and documents.
Cops walked through the kitchen as well as private bedrooms and miscellaneous rooms, which were shockingly shown to have been completely cluttered with dog crates, beds, books, documents and boxes.
One deputy could be heard in the footage insinuating that law enforcement had been told the couple were “very private people, like very”.
Clothes are also seen piled up high in various rooms, with still-bagged dry cleaning hung up and what appears to be dirty laundry tossed in a mountainous heap.
In one walk-in closet, a pet crate was found containing the remains of the couple's other dog, a 12-year-old Australian Kelpie mix.
Deputies also walked to the the side of the home where Hackman's body was tragically found.
One deputy is heard saying: “It looks like he was trying to go outside.”
The bodycam footage additionally shows deputies opening doors and windows to air out the one, with one saying that it “smells like gas“.
Carbon monoxide poisoning was initially discovered as a cause of death, but was later ruled out by investigators.
A few days ago, a were found at various parts of the sprawling property.
There were rodent faeces in three garages, two casitas and three sheds.
A live rodent, a dead rodent and an entire nest were found in the three detached garages, according to the New Mexico medical investigator's office.
The New Mexico Department of Health initially reported that there was no rodent activity in the main house.
However, all the other eight outbuildings and two vehicles on the property were accessible to rodents, the report revealed.
In these outbuildings, live traps were also discovered.
According to experts, Arakawa could have picked up the deadly disease by cleaning those specific areas of the property.
Arakawa had also on the internet days before her tragic death.
On February 8 and February 12, Arakawa's computer showed that she was searching medical conditions linked to COVID-19 and flu-like symptoms, according to a report that authorities released on Tuesday.
She was researching whether COVID-19 could cause dizziness or nosebleeds.
Her last internet search was on the morning of February 12 when she looked for a health care provider in her city.
Arakawa also said in an email to her masseuse that Hackman woke up with flu or cold-like symptoms on February 11.
She said that her husband tested negative for COVID-19 but that she would have to reschedule her appointment “out of an abundance of caution.”
Hackman had no food in his stomach when he died but he showed no signs of dehydration.
The couple were buried almost two months after their deaths in an intimate ceremony.
‘DEVASTATED BY THE LOSS'
Following Hackman and Arakawa's death, the star's daughters – Elizabeth, Leslie, and Annie Hackman – paid tribute to their father and his wife of 34 years.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy,” they said.
The daughters continued: “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.”
Hackman rose to fame with his 1967 role as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde.
He went on to play Lex Luthor in the Superman movies and appeared in hit films like Mississippi Burning, Unforgiven, Crimson Tide, and The Poseidon Adventure.
He won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1972 for his portrayal of Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in The French Connection.
Arakawa was also talented at the arts – she was a classical pianist.
