Gene Hackman died at home a week after wife Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus, authorities say
New Mexico authorities said in March 2025 that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease, with signs of advanced Alzheimer's disease, about a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus in their Santa Fe home. Their bodies were found Feb. 26.
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