Overview

• Gene Hackman, 95, died of severe cardiovascular disease with complications from advanced Alzheimer's, as confirmed by the New Mexico medical examiner's final report.
• Betsy Arakawa, 64, passed away due to a hantavirus infection, with no evidence of the virus found in Hackman.
• Hackman’s pacemaker data indicated he likely died on February 18, six days after Arakawa, whose last known activity was a call to a medical service on February 12.
• The autopsy revealed Hackman had a history of congestive heart failure, coronary stents, bypass surgery, and aortic valve replacement, with a bi-ventricular pacemaker implanted in 2019.
• Investigators ruled out foul play and carbon monoxide poisoning, confirming both deaths were from natural causes in their Santa Fe home.