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Hollywood actor Gene Hackman's final days: Timeline emerges

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Gene Hackman poses during the 60th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. January 19, 2003. 

Photo credit: Reuters

What you need to know:

  • Actor Gene Hackman, 95, likely died nine days before he and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 64, were found dead in their Santa Fe home.
  • Data from Hackman's pacemaker indicated his last signal was on February 17. No signs of foul play or carbon monoxide poisoning were found.

Actor Gene Hackman likely died nine days before he and his wife, Betsy Arakawa were found dead inside their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the county sheriff said on Friday.

The last signal from the 95-year-old Oscar-winning actor's pacemaker was from February 17 according to a pathologist, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza told a press conference. He said the cause of death in each case had not yet been determined.