A legal expert tells PEOPLE how Gene Hackman's estate is affected by his wife Betsy dying before him and who might inherit their wealth now.

Hackman's two dogs, Bear and Nikita, found new homes nearly three weeks after the death of the actor and his wife in New ...

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's surviving dogs Bear and Nikita—who helped authorities find the couple's bodies after their ...

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's surviving dogs Bear and Nikita—who helped authorities find the couple's bodies after their ...

Authorities found dogs Bear and Nikita alive at the couple's Santa Fe home on the same day Hackman and Arakawa were found ...

The Associated Press obtained a report by the state Department of Agriculture’s veterinary lab which detailed that the dog ...

Betsy Arakawa was said to have died of a rare virus on February 11, but her doctor has now come forward to dispute the police ...

Besty Arakawa, 65, was found on the bathroom floor of the isolated Santa Fe home she shared with Gene Hackman surrounded by pills with her husband on the floor of a utility room 20ft away ...

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’ s dog Zinna’s cause of death has been revealed. The Australian kelpie likely died due to ...

Gene Hackman's late wife Betsy was named the successor trustee to his living trust, but it remains unclear whom the ...

Their wills were written 20 years ago, and the person they both selected to settle their estates died in 2019.

Authorities said Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus days before Gene Hackman died from heart disease and complications from ...