Judge weighs request to withhold investigation records in deaths of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa

The New Mexico Court weighs whether to prohibit the disclosure of a set of records from an investigation into the death of actor Jin Hakman and his wife, Petsi Arakawa, at the request of the couple’s property.

Matthew Wilson, Judge Matthew Wilson, decided to head a hearing on Monday to consider the request of real estate representative Julia Peters to close photos, videos and documents to protect the constitutional right of the family to privacy. The court put a temporary comment on the release of the records waiting for the session.

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 confirmed that Hakman, 95, died of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease about a week after his wife’s death. Hackman may have been unaware of Arakawa, 65, who died.

The cause of her death was listed as the Huntafos Pulmonary Virus syndrome, a rare rodent transformer.

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.

Peters emphasized the horrific nature of photos and videos in the investigation and the possibility of being published by the media in an attempt to prevent it from launching it.

Hackman Family Estate also seeks to prevent the issuance of corpse dissection reports by the medical investigator’s office and death investigation reports by the Santa County Office.

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 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.

One of the three dogs of the couple, a mixture of Kilby named Zina, was found dead in a cage in the bathroom cabinet near Arakawa. Two other dogs survived.

The written demand to close the records notes that the couple put a “great value on their privacy and took positive ancient steps” to protect them during their lives, including after they moved to Santa in and Hakman retired. The state capital is known as a shelter for celebrities, artists and authors.

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 signed the same year that her property was directed. With the death of each of them, real estate management is in the hands of Peters.

There is a suspended request to set asset management guardian in the two boxes associated with the estate. Without the documents of trust being announced, it is not clear who are the beneficiaries and how the assets will be divided.

Lawyers who specialize in real estate planning in New Mexico says it can show more details if there are any legal disputes over assets. Until then, they said, the parties may ask the court to close the documents.