Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar-winning actor, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their Santa Fe home on February 26th. Arakawa died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, while Hackman's death was attributed to severe heart disease and advanced Alzheimer's. The autopsy revealed Hackman had a history of congestive heart failure and was likely unaware of his wife's death. Their deaths, initially deemed suspicious, were later ruled natural causes, though the timeline of events remains unclear.

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