Santa Fe, NM – The main cause of Gene Hackman was heart disease, but it was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and had probably not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report.
The report documents the poor health of the 95 -year -old actor, noting that he had experienced congestive heart failure, a aortic valve replacement and an irregular heartbeat. They gave him a pacemaker in April 2019.
Hackman’s carbon monoxide concentration was less than 5% saturation, which is within the normal range. He tried negative for Hantavirus, which is a rare but potentially mortal disease spread by infected rodent droppings.
The authorities have said that Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, probably died on February 11 at Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Your autopsy report has not yet been published.
A toxicology report says that Hackman gave negative for alcohol and intoxicating drugs, but that he had a low acetone concentration in his system that indicates prolonged fasting.
Hackman It seemed to have survived Arakawa at home for approximately one weekpossibly unknown to his wife’s death. Hackman’s pacemaker showed an abnormal heart rate on February 18, the day he probably died, according to the main forensic doctor of the state.
Records previously published in the investigation showed that Arakawa made telephone calls and internet searches while she Look for information about symptoms similar to flu and breathing techniques.
The recently released videos describe the scope of research on the death of Hackman and Arakawa.
Before they understood how Hackman and Arakawa died, the authorities were recorded in interviews with workers and returned to Hackman’s house to seek more evidence. The detectives registered the house in early March in search of the arakawa laptop and other tracks.
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Baleaud reported from Phoenix.
