Arakawa's will left her assets to a trust, "to be distributed to charitable organizations and the settlement of medical debts." Hackman, who was suffering from dementia at the time of his death, had last updated his will in June 2005.

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their New Mexico home last month in tragic circumstances, with the details of the couple's will now revealed

The partially mummified bodies of Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were discovered in February at their home in New Mexico.