SANTA FE, N.M. — Preliminary autopsy results didn’t determine how Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife died at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but did rule out that they were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, the sheriff leading the investigation said Friday.
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Santa Fe County Sheriff deputies arrive Thursday at the Santa Fe Summit gated community in Santa Fe, N.M., where actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were earlier found dead.
Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, attend the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 19, 2003, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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FILE - Actor Gene Hackman discusses the effect of an Academy Award nomination on his career, March 24, 1972. Hackman will turn 80 years on Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/George Brich)
Gene Hackman named "best actor" for his role in "The French Connection"; Jane Fonda named "best actress" for "Klute" seen at the Academy Awards, March 27, 1971 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. (AP Photo)
Actor Gene hackman and his wife,Fay, arrive at the Music Center in Los Angeles night of April 10,1972 for the Academy Awards ceremony. Hackman is nominated for "best actor" for his role in "The French Connection." (AP Photo)
Gene Hackman leans over to kiss Jane Fonda after they were named "Best Actor " and "Best Actress" a the 44th annual Academy Awards ceremony a the Music Center in Los Angles, April 10, 1972. Hackman received his Oscar for his role in "The French Connection" and Miss Fonda in "Klute". (AP Photo)
Actor Christopher Reeve, left, and co-star Gene Hackman arrive at the premiere of their movie "Superman" in Los Angeles, Ca., on Dec. 15, 1978. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
FILE - In this Dec, 6, 1985, file photo, actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis. “Hoosiers” shot all the way to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 of best sports movies, a one-of-a-kind poll from the news organization known for its rankings of college teams. Released in 1986 and starring Gene Hackman, “Hoosiers” led the tally in results released Friday, April 17, 2020, receiving 46 votes from a 70-person global panel of sports writers and editors who work for the AP. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File)
Famous American actor Gene Hackman, right, and his companion Betsy Arakawa take a look over Berlin Wall in the district of Kreuzberg, Monday, March 13, 1989 in Berlin. Gene Hackman stays in West Berlin for shooting to his new movie ?Baggage.? (AP Photo/Lutz Schmidt)
FILE - In this 1993 file photo, actor Gene Hackman is seen. Gene Hackman's publicist says the veteran Oscar-winning actor was briefly hospitalized after a vehicle bumped him from behind while he was riding a bicycle in the Florida Keys, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/File)
Actor Gene Hackman at the Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 23, 1993 in Los Angeles, Ca. (AP Photo/Julie Markes)
Clint Eastwood, left, and Gene Hackman hold the three Oscar won for the film "Unforgiven" at the 65 th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles Monday,March 29, 1993. Eastwood won Best Director and Best Film, Hackman won Best Supporting Actor. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
Gene Hackman accepts his best supporting Oscar for his role in "Unforgiven" at the 65th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Ca., Monday, March 29, 1993. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith)
Actors Gene Hackman and Keanu Reeves speak with the media during a news conference at the Baltimore Raven's PSI Net Stadium in Baltimore, Friday, Aug. 6, 1999, to mark the start of 12 weeks of shooting for the motion picture, "The Replacements." The Maryland Film Office predicts the movie will pump between $25 million and $30 million into the state's economy. (AP Photo/Greg Nelson)
FILE - Gene Hackman holds his Cecil B. DeMille award at the 60th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Jan. 19, 2003. Hackman will turn 80 years on Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
