Pathologist Lists 3 Possible Causes of Death for Gene Hackman and Wife Betsy

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Pathologist Lists 3 Possible Causes of Death for Gene Hackman and Wife Betsy

The investigation into the deaths of legendary actor Gene Hackman, his wife, Betsy Arakawa and one of their three dogs, remains ongoing after they were found dead on Feb. 26.

Many questions remain about regarding the circumstances surrounding their deaths, but earlier this week, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office

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based on the New Mexico Gas Company’s “extensive investigation for gas leaks and carbon monoxide at Gene Hackman’s home,” ruling out one cause of death.

“There were no significant findings. NMGC did issue five (5) red tags. One red tag was for a minuscule leak (0.33% gas in air – not a lethal amount) at one of the stove burners,”

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. “The other four red tags were for code enforcement violations -not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide – involving a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces.”

While a gas leak appears to have been ruled out, three more causes of death were posited by James Gill, Chief Medical Examiner, with the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Gill is not investigating Hackman’s death in his professional capacity, but he believes both died from natural causes.

“From the initial kind of circumstances, it seems like he may have collapsed,” he told

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. “He’s got a history of heart disease. He’s got a pacemaker. So that would not be unusual. But the unusual part is that why then did she also collapse? Assuming she would’ve found him. Then you start wondering about: There is this thing where the stress of seeing someone die that could have triggered a natural death in her.”

Gill floated another possibility that Betsy died first and Gene “found her and was going out to get help or get his phone, and he then collapsed from the stress of that, too. Just as likely. He’s older, he’s got known heart disease. But the autopsy would certainly show if she had heart disease or ******* or what have you.”

He suggested a “kind of a broken heart-type thing, almost,” that’s been “known to happen.”

“Suddenly finding your loved one dead on the floor that can increase your adrenaline and that stimulates your heart to beat faster, and that can put your heart into an irregular rhythm,” he said.

In the final theory, Gill suggested after finding a loved one dead, “people get very despondent and they do something to take their own life, and that may be with pills or what have you. I think the toxicology workup will be helpful in excluding causes such as an intoxication or injuries.”

The toxicology report is expected to take several weeks.

Related: Gene Hackman’s Family Breaks Silence on Cause of Death ‘Theories’

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