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Gene Hackman's cause of death confirmed in final autopsy—Report

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The actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead inside their home in late February.

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  1. Fox News

    Gene Hackman final autopsy released two months after actor was found dead at 95 (opens Fox News)

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    A final autopsy and toxicology report, obtained by Fox News Digital, has been released in connection to the deaths of Gene Hackman and wife, Betsy Arakawa-Hackman.

  2. Newsweek

    Gene Hackman's cause of death confirmed in final autopsy—Report (opens Newsweek)

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    The actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead inside their home in late February.

  3. Entertainment Weekly

    Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa's final autopsy reveals new health details (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa's final autopsy reveals new health details about the actor, two months after the couple's death.

  4. People

    Gene Hackman and Wife Betsy's Final Autopsy Report Revealed (opens People)

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    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 earl…

  5. The Guardian

    Final autopsy results on Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, reveal complex health issues (opens The Guardian)

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    Report confirms that Arakawa died of hantavirus and her husband, who had heart problems and Alzeimer’s disease, may not have realised she had died

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