Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead in their New Mexico home Wednesday.
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Actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa—who were found mysteriously dead in their Santa Fe home on Wednesday—both tested negative for carbon monoxide in initial, expedited tests, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said in a press conference Friday afternoon.Key Facts
Mendoza said he spoke with a pathologist from the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator around 2 p.m. local time Friday and she told him the pair tested negative for carbon monoxide.
Speculation about whether carbon monoxide played a role in Hackman’s death was sparked after the actor’s daughter, Elizabeth Jean Hackman, Hackman’s daughter, told TMZ she thinks they likely died from carbon monoxide poisoning—though there were no signs of leaks.
