The Santa Fe County Sheriff is preparing to give an update into the cause of death investigation for Hollywood star Gene Hackman, 95, and his 63-year-old wife Betsy Arakawa.
The couple and their dog were found dead at their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home on Wednesday, February 26, by maintenance workers. There were no obvious signs of foul play, officials said.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office is holding a joint press conference with the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator and the New Mexico Department of Health at 4 p.m. ET on March 7. It can be viewed on the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department’s Facebook page.
What To Know
- An official cause of death has not yet been determined but early results from the autopsies have ruled out carbon monoxide poisoning. The bodies were also found to have “no external trauma.”
- Hackman’s pacemaker stopped registering his heartbeat on February 17, meaning it’s likely his and his wife’s bodies were not discovered for nine days, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adam Mendoza said last week.
- Hackman and Arakawa were found in different parts of the house. Mendoza said last week that a prescription pill bottle found near Arakawa is “very important evidence” for the investigation into their cause of death. He also said that the autopsy is “key” in ruling out foul play in their deaths.
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