Hackman and his wife were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on February 26.
Actor Gene Hackman, 95, died of heart disease with Alzheimer's as a contributing factor on February 18 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, one week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, died on February 11 from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome contracted from infected rodent droppings or saliva. They were found dead at home on February 26.