Gene Hackmanâs pacemaker recorded âlast eventâ on February 17, sheriff says
Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead, along with one of their dogs, at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Wednesday.
Tests on Gene Hackmanâs pacemaker show that he was alive on February 17 when a âlast eventâ was recorded, nine days before his body was discovered with his wifeâs at their home, police said.
The two-time Oscar winner, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead, along with one of their dogs, at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Wednesday, and police said there were no apparent signs of foul play.
Police say it is a âreasonable assumptionâ that he died when his pacemaker had its âlast eventâ.
Actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa (Mark J Terrill/AP)
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Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza, who spoke to a pathologist in the case earlier on Friday, told a press conference: âBoth individuals tested negative for carbon monoxide.
âAn initial interrogation was conducted of Mr Hackmanâs pacemaker.
âThis revealed that his last event was recorded February 17 2025, I was advised that a more thorough investigation will be completed.â
He also said: âInitial findings noted no external trauma to either individual.
âThe manner and cause of death has not been determined.
âThe official results of the autopsy and toxicology reports are pending.â
Mr Mendoza had previously said there were several conflicting stories about which doors were locked at the house â he said several were unlocked and a rear door was open, which allowed two dogs that survived to go in and out.
Actor Gene Hackman waves as he starts out for a practice run in his Toyota Celica in 1983 (AP/Bob Self)
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He also said he thought the front door was closed but unlocked.
Two other dogs were found alive at the property, one inside and one outside.
The alarm had been raised by a maintenance person doing pest control at the property, who was concerned because he had not seen the couple, police said.
New Mexico Gas Company tested gas lines in and around the home after the bodies were discovered, according to a search warrant, and no signs of problems were found.
Officers are still trying to piece together the coupleâs last known contact with other people but âthatâs one of our challenges because of their privacy,â Mr Mendoza said.
A search was carried out after the bodies were discovered and several items were âsecured from the residence for evidentiary purposesâ.
These included two green mobile phones, two bottles of medication, medical records and a 2025 monthly planner.
Work is now being done to âsift through cell phonesâ and to look through a calendar found near the coupleâs bodies.
Gene Hackman (Anthony Harvey/PA)
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Contact will also be made with workers, security staff and family members.
Mr Mendoza said there is nothing which suggests the couple fell, adding: âI donât think, you know, there was any indication that, again, there was no trauma or injured themselves, or head injury or brain injury.â
The moment when a pacemaker stops working could mark the point when a person dies but not always, according to Dr Philip Keen, the retired chief medical examiner in Maricopa County, Arizona.
He said later: âIf your heart required a pacemaker, there would certainly be an interruption at that point â and it might be the hallmark of when the death occurred.
âBut itâs not necessarily because some people get a pacemaker to augment things, not necessarily replace things.â
He also felt it would be unlikely for a person who tests negative for carbon monoxide initially to later be found to have been poisoned by it.
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