Actor Gene Hackman and his pianist, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead at the end of February.
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa photographed in Los Angeles in 1989. Aop
Oscar award-winning actress Gene Hackman died of heart disease probably a few days after his wife Betsy arakawa Died of a disease caused by Hantavirus, a mice, showing the autopsy data published on Friday.
Hackman and Arakawa, as well as their dogs, were found dead on February 26th in different rooms in the family in Santa Family in the state of New Mexico.
Based on autopsy, Arakawa died about a week earlier than Hackman. Hackman suffered from a advanced Alzheimer’s disease, and the Sheriff suspects that Hackman did not know his wife dead.
Arakawa is believed to have died around February 11th day. Based on the functioning of the pacemaker, Hackman died on 18 February.
Hantavirus is rare in the United States. In New Mexico, the virus spreads mainly through mice stool and urine. The virus often sticks to the person in the air as people clean up the cabinets where the mice have lived. The disease begins with symptoms such as flu and can lead to heart and lung failure.
Scientists who studied the death of Hackman and Arakawa found signs of rodents in family house structures, vet Erin Phipps reported at a press conference on Friday, according to Reuters news agency.
Hackman and Arakawa in 2024. The couple had been married since 1991. Aop
The caretaker found Hackman and Arakawa on 26 February. Hackman had died in the kitchen and Arakawa in the bathroom. Both Hackman and Arakawa seemed to have suddenly fell on the floor.
Their dog was also found dead in the bathroom. Phipps says the dog might have died of starvation.
Hackman was 95 when he died and Arakawa was 63 years old. The couple had been married since 1991.
Hackman is remembered as an iconic Golden Hollywood star, while his wife Betsy Arakawa worked as a classic pianist.
For example, Hackman played in movies Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Tough men (1971), Superman (1978), Red (1981) and The Mississippi will return (1988). He won his first Oscar for his 1972 movie Tough men and the second I could again in 1992 Ruthless- From Western. He retired in 2008.