Betsy Arakawa, wife of actor Gene Hackman, died at least one day after which he had initially believed, as indicated by the Last reports of the authorities of New Mexico that investigate the death of both.
These believed that the pianist probably had died because of a rare viral infection On February 11, since it was the last time he was seen publicly and stopped responding to the emails, he points out The New York Times.
However, after analyzing their mobile phone, the researchers discovered that the pianist He had made three phone calls on the morning of February 12as Denise Womack-Avila, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office of Santa Fe County, said Monday and added that the calls were made to Cloudberry Health, a medical service in the area.
He Times He says that Dr. Josiah Child, the main doctor of the center, said in an interview that the clinic called Arakawa that morning and He scheduled an appointment for the same afternoon, although he did not go to her.
And he explained that the wife of the renowned actor He had reported that she felt congestedbut that did not present signs of respiratory distress.
Hackman spent a week at home with his wife’s body
Arakawa and Hackman were found dead in their isolated house outside Santa Fe at the end of last month. The state forensic doctor concluded that Arakawa65, He died from Hantaviruswhich is contracted by exposure to rodent droppings.
The virus can cause symptoms similar to those of the flu before progressing as a respiratory disease, as well as with heart and pulmonary failurepoints the newspaper.
Hackmanwho suffered from Alzheimer’s He spent another week at home with his wife’s body And he died on February 18 for heart disease.
The chronology of the couple’s death, whose bodies were discovered two weeks later From the death of a security guard in the neighborhood, it has changed as researchers have recovered new information about their latest exits and communications.
However, a State Court of New Mexico blocked Monday the publication of autopsy and images reports of the bodies of both.
Judge Matthew Wilson issued a temporary restriction order that prevents the Office of the Medical Researcher of the University of New Mexico and the Sheriff’s Office of Santa Fe County Publish any photograph or video image with the body of Hackman and Arakawa, as well as the interior of their home.
Hackman, a Hollywood legend for several decades of the twentieth century, won two Oscar awards for his iconic characters in Against the drug empire and Without forgivenessand became one of the most versatile and popular interpreters of his generation.
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