However, at a press conference Friday, Santa Fe County law enforcement officials revealed to the public the cause of the true death.
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Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa did not die from carbon monoxide poisoning.
The cause of the Oscar-winning actor’s death has finally been revealed, but it may leave more questions than answers. On Friday, March 7, the chief inspector for Dr. Heather Jarrell, the office of New Mexico medical investigators, said he believes he died on February 18th.
Her findings indicate that he died of hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Alzheimer’s disease. US every week. The family was informed of autopsy findings before they were released to the public.
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The cause of the death of Betsie Arakawa, considered “natural”
Dr. Jarrell went on to say that on the evening of February 11th, she believed that Betsie Arakawa had passed away about a week before her husband. “Mrs. Hackman’s death was Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.” “The cause of death is natural.”
In a statement shared with the public, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said, “Around 1:45pm on February 26, 2025, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the address of the Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park, where 95-year-old Jean Hackman and his wife, Betsie Arakawa, 64, and dog, died.”
In their initial statement, they revealed that “foul plays are not currently suspected as a factor in these deaths.”
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Jean Hackman’s family believed he died of carbon monoxide poisoning
His daughters Elizabeth and Reci, and his granddaughter Annie, have issued a statement to the public mourning the loss of the legendary actor. “It’s extremely sad to announce the death of his father, Jean Hackman and his wife, Betsy,” they said at the time. “He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his incredible acting career, but for us, he has always been his father and grandpa. We miss him so badly and are devastated by losses.”
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They said before TMZ They suspected he had died from carbon monoxide poisoning and urged the County Sheriff Adan Mendoza to explain that he was “waiting for approval of a search warrant” before investigating the facility. After finding that the property had no gas leaks, they deemed the death “suspected” in a copy of the report obtained by TMZ.
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The death of a family was deemed “suspected.”
In the affidavit, the detective concluded that the death of two deceased was sufficiently suspicious in nature and that the reporting party discovered that the front door of the residence was opened unsecured, requiring a thorough search and investigation. Next to the woman, the male deceased is in another room in the residence, with no obvious signs of a gas leak.”
They went on to state that Arakawa was unconscious next to the space heater, “a state of disassembly accompanied by a feeling of bloating in her face and mummification of her hands and feet.” I told the source TMZ The hackman was found in another bedroom, completely dressed, with sunglasses next to him.
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A close friend was worried about the actor’s health
Shortly before the actor passed away, family friends revealed that they had been worried about his health for several months. Daniel and Barbara Lenihan said they had known the couple for over 30 years, but claimed that Hackman has become increasingly “homebound.”
She said that he “stop riding bikes around the neighborhood” about a year ago. peopleThe magazine, “He was really sliding out there.” She also described Arakawa as “very fit” and “perfect health.”
Rip to Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa.