Overview

• Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, were found deceased in their Santa Fe residence on February 26, alongside one of their dogs' bodies.
• Preliminary analysis of Hackman's pacemaker indicates his last recorded heartbeat was on February 17, suggesting the couple had been dead for over a week before discovery.
• Authorities have ruled out carbon monoxide poisoning as a cause of death, despite initial speculation by family members.
• No signs of trauma were found on the bodies, though pills were discovered near Arakawa's body in the bathroom, and decomposition was advanced in both cases.
• The investigation remains ongoing, with toxicology and autopsy results pending to determine the cause of death for the couple.