Gene Hackman and his wife test negative for carbon monoxide after mysteriously found dead

Gene Hackman and his wife test negative for carbon monoxide after mysteriously found dead

The couple was found during a welfare check with no signs of how they died.

Actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, both tested negative for carbon monoxide, authorities revealed Friday, amid an investigation after they were mysteriously found dead alongside one of their dogs at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office Adan Mendoza said he believes that carbon monoxide is ruled out as a possible cause of death.
Hackman is believed to have died on Feb. 17 -- nine days before he and his wife were discovered dead -- Mendoza also said Friday, noting that was the date of the last recorded "event" on his pacemaker. That is believed to have been Hackman's "last day of life," the sheriff said, noting that it is still unclear when Arakawa died.

A cause and manner of death remain pending, he said. Investigators are still awaiting full autopsy results and toxicology reports, he said.

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