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A document showed that officers recovered Tylenol, thyroid medication and a drug to treat high blood pressure while investigating the deaths of the actor and his wife in their home.
Feb. 28, 2025Updated 3:05 p.m. ET
Investigators combing through the secluded home where the actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead this week discovered common medication, medical records and a 2025 planner, according to a document released on Friday.
The document, a search warrant return, showed that police officers recovered thyroid medication, Tylenol and diltiazem — a drug often used to treat high blood pressure or chest pain — from the home outside of Santa Fe, N.M., where the couple was found dead on Wednesday.
It was not clear whether the medications listed were the pills that investigators had described as being scattered near Ms. Arakawa’s body. The search warrant return, which was signed by a Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office detective, did not give any indication of what was in the monthly planner.
The return said officers had also found records from MyQuest, an online medical portal where patients can review test results and make doctor’s appointments. Officers also recovered two green cellphones.
It could be months before clearer answers emerge about how the couple died. The unusual circumstances of their deaths have rocked Hollywood, as well as the Southwestern cultural hub of Santa Fe and film lovers across the globe.
Adan Mendoza, the sheriff of Santa Fe County, said on the “Today” show on Friday that it could take three months or longer to get toxicology results that could clarify the cause of their deaths.
