When authorities found Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s bodies, they shared soon after that foul play was not suspected, and carbon monoxide poisoning was later ruled out as wel

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease, authorities revealed Friday.

The mysterious death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife rattled and baffled the Santa Fe community. New details emerge about the couple's final hours.