{"id":96291,"date":"2025-03-18T15:16:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=96291"},"modified":"2025-03-18T15:16:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:16:03","slug":"tonight-abc-news-studios-announces-last-days-of-gene-hackman-abc-news-special-airing-tuesday-march-18-on-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/18\/tonight-abc-news-studios-announces-last-days-of-gene-hackman-abc-news-special-airing-tuesday-march-18-on-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"TONIGHT! 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The one-hour film takes a deep dive into the last days of beloved actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, after they were mysteriously found dead in their New Mexico home. The special provides a detailed look at the investigation into the deaths that shocked the public, with an outpouring of grief and condolences from friends and fans of the acclaimed actor.<\/p>\n<p>The puzzling and saddening details of the couple&#8217;s death unfolded over the course of a couple weeks, with new information from cell phone forensics revealing calls made by Betsy to a concierge medical group just before her death. 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