Initial Autopsy Reveals Gene Hackman, Wife Suffered ‘No External Trauma’ in Deaths

Further autopsy and toxicology results are still pending in the couple’s suspicious deaths.

Actor Gene Hackman with wife Betsy Arakawa in June 1993. AP Photo, File

While Investigators have not yet determined the cause of death for Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, New Mexico police released initial autopsy results on Feb. 27 and said the situation “remains an open investigation.”

“An autopsy was performed. Initial findings noted no external trauma to either individual. Carbon monoxide and toxicology tests were requested for both individuals. The manner and cause of death has not been determined,” the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a statement.