Deputies first arrived at the scene in late February, uncovering a series of disturbing discoveries: Arakawa’s lifeless body in the bathroom beside her silent German shepherd, Hackman collapsed in the mud room, and their dog Zinna, starved in a crate. Health officials later confirmed the presence of hantavirus from rodent activity in the estate’s outbuildings,
linking it to Arakawa’s death. Hackman, already suffering from heart disease and Alzheimer’s, is believed to have passed days later. A private memorial followed, while legal efforts aimed to preserve the couple’s privacy. Their Santa Fe home, once a personal sanctuary, now stands as a quiet testament to a life lived in love and seclusion — and an end that no one could have foreseen.