The official autopsy report for actor Gene Hackman—released two months after he and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their Santa Fe home on Feb. 26— stated that heart disease was the leading cause of his death.
The autopsy, first reported by Fox News on April 27, also revealed that Hackman, 95, was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and had likely not eaten for an extended period before his death.
It is believed that Hackman died about a week after his 65-year-old wife succumbed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
The autopsy report said that Hackman suffered from congestive heart failure, noting he had experienced congestive heart failure, an aortic valve replacement, and an irregular heartbeat….