A New Mexico judge ruled Monday that videos that fall under New Mexico public records law can be released in connection to the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife.

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A New Mexico court ruled Monday to block the release of any public records that show the bodies of the late Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, but stipulated that investigative materials that do not depict the couple's bodies may be released.