Gene Hackman and Wife's Deaths Ruled Natural Causes

The actor died from heart disease exacerbated by Alzheimer's, while his wife succumbed to a hantavirus infection days earlier.

• Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found deceased in their Santa Fe home in late February.
• Medical examiner Heather Jarrell confirmed Hackman died on February 18 from heart disease, worsened by advanced Alzheimer's.
• Arakawa likely passed away a week earlier, on February 11, due to a hantavirus infection affecting her respiratory system.
• Authorities initially deemed the circumstances suspicious but ruled out foul play, carbon monoxide poisoning, or external violence.
• Hackman, a two-time Oscar-winning actor, was renowned for roles in films like 'The French Connection' and 'Unforgiven.'

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