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Gene Hackman and Wife Betsy's Final Autopsy Report Revealed

PEOPLE obtained a final autopsy report regarding Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy's February deaths on Sunday, April 27. New Mexico's Office of the Medical Investigator ruled on Feb. 27 that Gene died of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, while Betsy died of hantavirus days earlier.

The report, obtained by PEOPLE on Sunday, April 27, listed hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease as the cause of death for Gene, who was found dead along with his wife of more than 30 years in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home on Feb. 26. Though Betsy appeared to have searched online for information regarding her symptoms and a potential relation to COVID-19 and the flu, her autopsy report noted that a swab test conducted "was negative for COVID-19 and influenza." The couple were last photographed together during a rare outing in March 2024, when Gene was spotted holding onto Betsy's arm as the pair grabbed lunch together at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen in Santa Fe.

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