<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A New Mexico court granted a temporary restraining order Monday against the release of certain records related to the investigation into the recent deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The order is in response to a request by Julia Peters, a representative for the couple's estate. She urged in a motion filed last week that the court seal records in the case to protect the family’s right to privacy in grief under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Peters emphasized the possibly shocking nature of photographs and video in the investigation and potential for their dissemination by media.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/gene-hackman-and-betsy-arakawas-dog-likely-died-of-dehydration-and-starvation-report-says/a7077e3b-c82b-4cef-990b-05269e449e4e#:~:text=Authorities%20confirmed%20last%20week%20that,the%20life%20of%20his%20wife." rel="" target="" title="Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's dog likely died of dehydration and starvation, report says"><strong><span>Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's dog likely died of dehydration and starvation, report says</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A hearing has been scheduled for later this month to argue the merits of the request.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hackman and Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe home in late February.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities have confirmed that Hackman died of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease about a week after hantavirus pulmonary syndrome — a rare, rodent-borne disease — took the life of his wife.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/court-puts-a-temporary-hold-on-releasing-records-related-to-the-deaths-of-gene-hackman-and-his-wife/86371b7a-7259-49ce-af85-df26e4e20c1c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The request to seal the records described the couple’s discrete lifestyle in Santa Fe since Hackman’s retirement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/gene-hackmans-wife-was-protective-of-his-health-for-years-she-died-of-hantavirus-and-days-later-he-was-gone/6d1b4fbe-6ebc-4ab2-80a9-e70c25f623d5" rel="" target="" title="Gene Hackman's wife was protective of his health for years. She died of hantavirus and days later, he was gone"><strong><span>Gene Hackman's wife was protective of his health for years. She died of hantavirus and days later, he was gone</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The state capital is known as a refuge for celebrities, artists and authors.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>New Mexico’s open records law blocks public access to sensitive images, including depictions of people who are deceased.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Experts also say that some medical information is not considered public record under the state Inspection of Public Records Act.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Still, the bulk of death investigations by law enforcement and autopsy reports by medical investigators are typically considered public records under state law in the spirit of ensuring government transparency and accountability.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/gene-hackman-death-no-significant-findings-in-search-for-gas-leaks-and-carbon-monoxide-following-oscarwinning-actors-death/f53086c8-17a9-4d5e-ad1b-1f5ae9733c47" target="" title="Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa deaths: 'No significant findings' in search for gas leaks"><strong><span>Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa deaths: 'No significant findings' in search for gas leaks</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/02/27/19/45/gene-hackman-life-in-pictures-oscar-winning-actor-found-dead-with-wife-betsy-arakawa"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/iTIu_OJGweBKkxhKjJv_B5ifGtg=/0x0:2000x1125/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fb5215593-4fb5-4680-8710-16d5935320b2" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/iTIu_OJGweBKkxhKjJv_B5ifGtg=/0x0:2000x1125/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fb5215593-4fb5-4680-8710-16d5935320b2 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/BTq77cv3GDjUZpsn-1ngeVgT32Q=/0x0:2000x1125/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fb5215593-4fb5-4680-8710-16d5935320b2 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Legendary actor Gene Hackman's life in pictures</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/02/27/19/45/gene-hackman-life-in-pictures-oscar-winning-actor-found-dead-with-wife-betsy-arakawa">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The order granted Monday lists any and all photographs and videos showing the couple's bodies and the interior of their home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Certain footage from the body cameras of the sheriff's deputies who responded to the home is included along with records from the state Office of the Medical Investigator.</span></div></div>