Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa are believed to have died around nine days before their bodies were discovered, investigators say. The couple were founded dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the early hours of February 27 after a maintenance worker called emergency services.

Legendary actor Gene Hackman, 95, and wife Betsy Arakawa, 64, and their dog were found dead in their home outside Santa Fe, authorities say.