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Actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes, New Mexico’s chief medical examiner said today. His wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and likely passed before her husband. Follow for live news updates.

The partially mummified bodies of Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were discovered in February at their home in New Mexico.

Betsy Arakawa died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome at the age of 65, New Mexico health authorities said. Here’s what to know about the rare but deadly disease.

Just over a week after the actor Gene Hackman and his pianist wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead alongside their dog in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home, authorities revealed what led to their shocking demise.

The two-time Oscar winner’s will reportedly does not name his three children, Christopher, Elizabeth, and Leslie.

An examination of the dog found dead along with actor Gene Hackman and his wife in their Santa Fe home shows dehydration and starvation were likely what led to the animal's demise

New heartbreaking details are coming to light about the tragic deaths of Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa Hackman and their dog Zinna, and the role the couple’s other two dogs played in locating their bodies.