A newly released 911 recording reveals the worker who discovered the bodies of Gene Hackman and his wife inside their Santa Fe home was shocked and shaken and pleaded with authorities to get there quickly.
“I think we just found two, one deceased person inside the house,” the rattled caller said on the recording obtained by TMZ. “I’m the caretaker for the subdivision.”
The man can then be heard saying, “Damn, damn, damn.”
The caller told police he saw the bodies through a window, and only described them as “a female and a male.”
Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa found dead in their home
- Gene Hackman, wife’s deaths under investigation after couple found in New Mexico home: police
- Gene Hackman, wife Betsy enjoyed dinner in last public sighting together — a year before they were found dead in their home
- Gene Hackman’s life in photos before his death at 95
- Legendary actor Gene Hackman, wife Betsy and dog found dead inside New Mexico home: police
“They’re not moving,” he said. “Just send somebody out here really quick.”
Police said Hackman, 95, and his 63-year-old wife, Betsy Arakawa, a classical pianist, were found Wednesday afternoon by two maintenance workers and may have been dead for days.
Arakawa had “obvious signs of death, body decomposition, bloating in her face and mummification in both hands and feet, according to an affidavit.
Their deaths remain under investigation.