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    Home - Entertainment - Gene Hackman’s final autopsy shows devastating medical history after actor’s death
    Entertainment Updated:April 28, 2025

    Gene Hackman’s final autopsy shows devastating medical history after actor’s death

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    Cliff Notes – Gene Hackman’s final autopsy shows devastating medical history after actor’s death

    • Gene Hackman, 95, died from heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease as a significant contributory factor, while his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, battled hantavirus before her death.
    • The autopsy revealed a history of congestive heart failure, severe cardiovascular disease, and advanced stage Alzheimer’s, alongside a bi-ventricular pacemaker fitted in 2019.
    • Hackman’s will left his entire fortune to Arakawa, excluding his three children, while her will included a provision for charity if they died within 90 days of each other.

    Gene Hackman’s final autopsy shows devastating medical history after actor’s death

    The final autopsy of Gene Hackman has revealed a heartbreaking medical history.

    The French Connection actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the end of February, which sparked a police investigation into their deaths.

    It was later revealed that Hackman, 95, died of heart disease with advanced Alzheimer’s disease listed ‘as a significant contributory factor’, while the classical pianist, 65, battled hantavirus – a rare, infectious condition – before her death.

    Now, Fox reports that according to the Office of the Medical Investigator in New Mexico, a final autopsy has revealed further health issues.

    As well as a ‘history of congestive heart failure’ and ‘severe chronic hypertensive changes, kidneys’, the actor also had a ‘bi-ventricular pacemaker’ fitted in April 2019.

    The documents noted ‘neurodegenerative features consistent with Alzheimer’s Disease’.

    According to the outlet, the report read: ‘Autopsy showed severe atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease, with placement of coronary artery stents and a bypass graft, as well as a previous aortic valve replacement.

    ‘Remote myocardial infarctions were present involving the left ventricular free wall and the septum, which were significantly large.

    ‘Examination of the brain showed microscopic findings of advanced stage Alzheimer’s disease.’

    The medical examiner noted that Hackman tested negative for Hantavirus, with carbon monoxide testing at ‘less than 5% saturation”, which is ‘in keeping with a normal range’.

    It’s noted that a toxicology report found trace amounts of acetone – described by in the report as ‘a product of diabetic- and fasting-induced ketoacidosis as well as a metabolite following isopropanol ingestion’ – in his system at the time of his death.

    Last month, TMZ obtained a copy of Hackman’s will, which appeared to show that he left his entire fortune to his partner, and made her the sole beneficiary in 1995.

    The outlet reports that his three children, Christopher, Leslie and Elizabeth – who he welcomed with ex-wife Faye Maltese – were not named in the documents, with everything going to the classical pianist.

    Arakawa’s will allegedly left most of her assets to her husband, but reportedly included a provision which stated that it would be considered a simultaneous death if they died within 90 days of each other, meaning her assets would then go to charity.

    Although they were not included, TMZ reports that Hackman’s children will ‘presumably get his share’ as they are his direct living heirs.

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    Savanah is the Fashion news correspondent for WTX News. She has over 15 years experience in journalism and communications on a range of organisations, with roles that range from Reporting and Editorial to Brand Account Manager and production roles. She regularly writes features in Middle eastern Fashion and the latest trends coming through the world of fashion.

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