Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife of hantavirus, say authorities – National [Video]

Authorities revealed Friday that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease and showed severe signs of Alzheimer’s disease a full week after his wife died of hantavirus in their home.

Betsy Arakawa, whose body was found on the floor of a bathroom in the couple’s home, likely died before her husband, Dr. Heather Jarrell, chief medical investigator for the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, told reporters Friday afternoon.

Surveillance cameras last observed Arakawa alive on February 11, visiting a local CVS pharmacy and pet store before returning to her gated community, Santa Fe Sheriff Adam Mendoza said. February 11 is also the last day Arakawa responded to any email communications.

“Based on the circumstances, it is reasonable to conclude that Ms. Arakawa passed away first,” Jarrell told reporters, adding that Hackman likely died a week later, on Feb. 18, when his pacemaker last recorded abnormal cardiac activity.

“Mr. Hackman showed …