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Police say it is a "reasonable assumption" that actor Gene Hackman died when his pacemaker had its "last event" on 17 February. Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in separate rooms of their home in a gated community in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Wednesday. One of the couple's three pet dogs was also found dead near Arakawa.

Their deaths were announced yesterday and an official later said the condition of the bodies indicated the pair had been dead for "several days, possibly even up to a couple of weeks". In an update on Friday, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said data from Hackman's pacemaker appears to suggest the day he died. "The last event [of his pacemaker] was recorded on 17 February 2025," he said. "According to the pathologist, I think that is a very good assumption, that was his last day of life."

Mr Mendoza said officials are yet to ascertain when Hackman and Arakawa's last known contact with other people was. "That's one of our challenges because of their privacy," he said.

Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003, where he will receive the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Cecil B deMille Award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Image: Betsy Arakawa and Gene Hackman at the 2003 Golden Globes. Pic: AP

Officials will "sift through cell phones", examine a calendar found near the couple's bodies and contact workers, family members and security staff, he added.

Mr Mendoza said there were "no apparent signs of foul play" in the deaths of the couple following an autopsy which showed "no external trauma". He also confirmed both bodies tested negative for carbon monoxide.

Police are still awaiting the full results from the autopsy and toxicology tests - which could take months, Mr Mendoza added. Hackman, a former Marine, appeared in more than 80 films and won two Oscars during his decades-spanning career. He met his wife, a concert pianist, in the mid-1980s and the pair married in 1991. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.

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