Judge blocks release of public records that show bodies of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa

Santa in, New Mexico – On Monday, a court surveyed the road to launch the investigation records from the death of Jin Hakman and his wife, Pitts Arakawa, as long as the filming of the deceased couple was banned.

The ruling issued by a judge in New Mexico allows a potential issuance of the videos of the transferred police body and other investigation materials, including pictures of the couple’s dead dog. All photos, videos and documents have been restricted from the investigation of the release of a former temporary court order.

“There will be no photography of the body in any video production” or a photo of the bodies, “Santa -based Judge Matthew Wilson, based in Santa, said in response to questions from lawyers about his ruling.

The representative of the Hagman family urged New Mexico judge to keep the records sealed to protect the constitutional right of the family to privacy.

Hackman and Arakawa residues were partially found at the Santa House on February 26, when maintenance and security workers appeared at the house and alerted the police.

The authorities, 95, died due to heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease about a week after his wife’s death due to Huntafos Pulmonary Virus syndrome, a rare, cuidable, rodent disease. Hackman may have been unaware of Arakawa, 65, who died.

One of the three dogs of the couple, a mixture of Kilby named Zina, was found dead in a cage in a bathroom location near Arakawa, while two other two dogs were alive. The government laboratory links the death of the dog with drought and hunger.

The authorities revealed the mysterious circumstances of the death of the couple, describing their conclusions at a press conference on March 7 without launching the most written records and photography.

The open record law in New Mexico prohibits the arrival of sensitive photos, including photographing the bodies. Experts also say that some medical information is not considered public records under the state’s examination law for public records.

In the endeavor to prevent the issuance of records, real estate actress Julia Peters confirmed the horrific nature of photos and videos in the investigation and the possibility of publishing them by the media. Hackman Family Estate also sought to prevent the final version of the autopsy reports by the medical investigator’s office and the investigation reports of death by the Santa County Office in Sharif.

Court Somer, a lawyer in the Hawza, argued during the Monday session that the couple made great pain to stay outside the public light during their lives and that the right to control the use of their names and effects should extend to their property in death.

Most investigations into death by law enforcement and body enforcement reports are usually considered by medical investigators public records under the state law in a spirit of guaranteeing transparency and government accountability.

The Associated Press, CBS News and CBS Studios interfered on this issue. Tell Gregory B. Williams, the media lawyer, the judge that they had previously said in the court files that they would not publish pictures of the bodies of the couple and that they will purify the pictures to hide them from other records.

“There is definitely a general interest in knowing how to investigate their death and know how to deal with that,” Williams said.

Susan Madur, a propaganda that has worked with Hakimans for years, has witnessed that the couple enjoyed living in Santa in because he gave them not to disclose his identity. Hackman retired in the early 2000s.

Arakawa had no children, while Hackman survived three children from a former marriage. Privacy may also play a role with the leveling of the couple’s drug. According to the PROBATE court documents, Hackman signed an updated will in 2005, leaving his real estate for his wife while the will had signed that year her property went to him.

With the death of both, real estate management is in the hands of Peters.

Without the documents of trust being announced, it is not clear who are the beneficiaries and how the assets will be divided.
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The Associated Press Susan Monteoya Brian contributed to the Bokirk in this report.