Carbon Monoxide Ruled Out as Cause of Death for Gene Hackman and Wife

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said that preliminary autopsy results failed to provide definitive answers about the couples death.
Carbon Monoxide Ruled Out as Cause of Death for Gene Hackman and Wife
Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife Betsy Arakawa for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 19, 2003. Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo
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Carbon monoxide has been ruled out as a cause of death for Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, at their Santa Fe home, as preliminary autopsy results fail to provide definitive answers.

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said in a press conference Friday that while carbon monoxide poisoning has been ruled out, the exact cause of the couple’s death remains unknown.