Gene Hackman's autopsy has revealed that he passed away from "severe cardiovascular disease", with "advanced stage Alzheimer's disease" being in another contributory factor in his death.
Here is the deal ... Santa Fe authorities on Friday shared the shocking revelation that Betsy Arakawa likely died a week before Gene -- and it was the rare virus spread by rats and mice that killed..
Gene Hackman died a full week after his wife Betsy Arakawa died and lived in the house as her body lay in the bathroom ... this according to New Mexico officials.
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