Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Protect Family Health as Vital Pacemaker Data Confirms Negative Carbon Monoxide Test

The Mystery Deepens Around Hackman and Arakawa’s Deaths

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adam Mendoza dropped some surprising news. Both actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning. That’s one mystery less, but many questions still remain.

Even more unsettling, Hackman’s pacemaker logged its final activity on February 17. Authorities suspect that day might mark the moment he passed away. Short, stark, and a chilling clue for investigators digging deeper.

The toxicology and autopsy reports are still on the way—they’re expected to take about a month. Until then, the case remains open and shrouded in uncertainty.

Sheriff Mendoza stressed that there’s still no clear explanation for the deaths. According to him, there was “no trauma indicated on the body,” making it unlikely that a fatal fall played a part.

The investigation is far from over. As more details emerge, the focus sharpens on every small clue that might finally solve the puzzle.

Per NBC News:

Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning officials said Friday as they continue to investigate what caused the couple’s deaths.

The pair were found dead at their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home Wednesday. Hackman likely died more than a week earlier — on Feb. 17, the last day his pacemaker recorded an “event,” Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said at a Friday news conference.

“I think that is a very good assumption, that that was his last day of life,” Mendoza said.

Both Hackman and Arakawa tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning, Mendoza said, but added that the pathologist would be the one to rule out the poisonous gas as the cause of death.

He also said it was likely neither Hackman nor Arakawa had a fatal fall, because there was “no trauma indicated on the body,” he said Friday.

Not long ago, news outlets reported that the couple’s bodies had been found in a mummified state. Every detail now adds a layer to this ongoing investigation. Stay tuned as more facts break through and the truth comes to light.