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Gene Hackman and Wife Betsy’s Causes of Death Revealed

The cause of death of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were announced Friday by investigators.

The causes of death of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been revealed, the chief medical examiner announced Friday, nine days after the couple was found dead in their Santa Fe, Mexico home. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that “foul play is not suspected as a factor in those deaths” but that “an active and ongoing investigation” was underway. Hackman, whose compelling gravitas and simple humanity made him an onscreen fixture for 40 years, starred in classic films like The French Connection, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Conversation, and Superman.

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