On February 26, legendary actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their dogs were found dead inside their Santa Fe home. While some information trickled in about this tragic discovery in the immediate days afterwards, the medical examiner on the case has disclosed their causes of death and other details. This includes the revelation that Hackman died a week after Arakawa.
Heather Jarrell, the chief medical examiner for the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, shared in a press conference (via a livestream provided by TMZ) that Arakawa died of Hantavirus, a disease that can be fatal and is transferred by mice. She is estimated to have passed away on February 11. Hackman is estimated to have died on February 18 from cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer’s being a significant contributing factor.
More to come…