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Friends of Gene Hackman and wife say couple were ‘alive and well’ in recent meeting

As authorities investigate the causes of deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, close and longtime friends of the couple say they seemed to be in good health at their last encounter.

As authorities investigate the causes of deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, close and longtime friends of the couple say they seemed to be in good health at their most recent encounter. Hackman and Arakawa’s bodies were discovered by maintenance workers at their home Wednesday afternoon, the sheriff’s office affidavit for a search warrant obtained by CNN affiliate KOAT states. Several items have been taken from the home for analysis, including two green cellular devices and three medicines: a thyroid medication, Tylenol, and Diltiazem, often used to treat high blood pressure or chest pain, a document released Friday by Santa Fe County court shows.

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