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Mystery deepens as Gene Hackman and his wife's autopsies are completed and doubts grow over smiling daughter's carbon monoxide theory


Authorities investigating the mysterious death of legendary actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog have concluded autopsies on both victims.

Amid intense speculation about how Hackman and Betsy Arakawa, aged 95 and 64, tragically died inside their $3.8million home in Sante Fe, New Mexico, investigators have revealed no external trauma was seen on either body. But Santa Fe City Fire personnel and the New Mexico Gas Company tested the couple's home for carbon monoxide and other foreign elements after their bodies were found, and concluded the area was safe. Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber paid tribute to the legendary actor on Thursday afternoon, describing him as a 'gracious, friendly' celebrity who 'treated everyone well

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