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USA Today reports:

New Mexico authorities are revealing actor and ‘Hoosiers’ star Gene Hackman may have died nearly 10 days before his body was found.

The actor, his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, along with a dog, were found dead by neighborhood security officials, at their New Mexico home on Wednesday. Authorities are still investigating the cause, which at this point is still considered “suspicious.”

Hackman’s pacemaker revealed that “his last event was recorded on Feb. 17, 2025,” Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said during a press conference Friday. Mendoza said it was “a good assumption” to conclude that Hackman’s “last day of life” was Feb. 17, more than a week before he was found.

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Actor Gene Hackman’s pacemaker data shows he was likely dead for nine days before his and his wife’s bodies were discovered, officials say https://t.co/QEWZQViupF

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 28, 2025