Two months after the discovery of the bodies of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa at their home of Santa Fe, the final results of the autopsy shed light on the last days of the actor
On February 26, 2025, a maintenance agent had found the lifeless bodies of the legend of American cinema, aged 95, and his 65 -year -old classic pianist wife. Local police had quickly dismissed any criminal track, but the precise causes of the deaths remained to be established.
According to information from Page Sixthe final autopsy led by the office of the New Mexico medical examiner reveals that Gene Hackman presented a high level of acetone in his body, a sign that he had not fueled for several days.
-The medical report also specifies that Gene Hackman suffered from a history of congestive heart failure and serious hypertensive lesions in the kidneys. He also had neurodegenerative signs “compatible with the disease ofAlzheimer “Indicates the media Page Six. These observations support the hypothesis of a significant weakening of the 95 -year -old actor at the time of his death, without however specifying the exact magnitude of his cognitive state of health.
The Betsy Arakawa autopsy revealed that she died several days before her husband, a victim of pulmonary Hantavirus syndrome, a rare infection transmitted by rodents. Gene Hackman was tested negative for this virus.
The authorities believe that the actor would have lived for almost six days alongside the body of his wife without being aware of it, due to the advanced degradation of his cognitive capacities. His pacemaker would have ceased to issue any signal on February 18, 2025, a probable date of his death.
