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Gene Hackman Died Nine Days Before He Was Found, Based on Pacemaker

An initial pathologist report found that Gene Hackman likely died on Feb. 17, according to the actor’s pacemaker activity.

The Santa Fe Sheriff’s County held a press conference Friday afternoon to provide an update on the circumstances of Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa’s deaths, and while much of the information was previously revealed in a search warrant from the incident, Sheriff Adan Mendoza told the press Hackman’s “last day of life” was likely nine days before his body was found. The official cause of deaths for both Hackman and Arakawa are still pending the results of the autopsies and toxicology reports, both of which were expedited, Mendoza said. Mendoza again reiterated that foul play is not suspected, as “initial findings noted no external trauma.” Due to HIPAA laws, the sheriff also declined to answer which decedent required the prescription pills found in the bathroom where Arakawa and one of the couple’s dogs were found dead.

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