Gene Hackman’s Cryptic Tunnels
McCallister TV revisits the shocking death of Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, a classical pianist from Japan. They died last February 2025 at their exclusive home in the Cerro Gordo hills above Santa Fe.
Medical authorities found both of them dead at the home. They believed Arakawa,65, died first from hantavirus, transmitted through the bite of a rabid mammal, say field mice or a squirrel. Hackman, who was 95, lived longer, but died a week or two later, suffering from heart ailments and Alzheimer’s disease.
Researchers who combed through the home found secret passageways leading into underground tunnels, full of ancient tools, manuscripts and coded messages. The construction of the passageways suggested they had been on the grounds for at least 100 years, perhaps much longer.
Here, McCallister touches on the mystery, while also noting the proximity of Hackman’s home with the Zorro Ranch estate of Jeffrey Epstein, located in Stanley south of Santa Fe.
We have combed the Epstein files and not found any evidence that he communicated with Hackman. He did, however, have dealings with several other Hollywood figures living in New Mexico, among them, Robert Redford and Val Kilmer.
