US EditionWhat we know so far about the investigation into deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa
- Authorities are investigating the deaths of Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, 64, who were found dead in their New Mexico home on Wednesday along with one of their three German Shepherds.
- The circumstances were deemed 'suspicious enough' to warrant a thorough investigation, though Sheriff Adan Mendoza stated on Friday that he is 'pretty confident there is no foul play'.
- Investigators retrieved prescription medications, cellphones, and medical diagnostics testing records from the house, and a search warrant affidavit was issued on Thursday.
- Preliminary autopsies revealed no external trauma on either body and initial tests for carbon monoxide were negative, but scattered pills were found near Arakawa, and toxicology reports are pending, potentially taking months to complete; according to data from his pacemaker, Hackman likely died around February 17.
- News of the couple's death prompted an outpouring of tributes from fellow artists like Francis Ford Coppola and Morgan Freeman, and Hackman will be honored at Sunday's Academy Awards.
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What to know about Hollywood icon Gene Hackman’s and his wife’s deaths
Authorities in northern New Mexico released police body camera video and other public records Tuesday in the investigation into the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa. The two were found dead Feb. 26 in their Santa Fe home. Hackman, 95, died of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease about a week after Arakawa, 65, died of hantavirus. The records detail some of Arakawa’s last emails, phone calls and internet sea…
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