At a press conference last week, Dr Heather Jarrell, New Mexico's chief medical examiner, said Arakawa died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), a respiratory illness caused by exposure to infected rodents. Hackman's death was the result of significant heart disease, with Alzheimer's disease as a contributing factor.

Actor Gene Hackman's autopsy shed light on his final hours and week by offering telling details about his condition. New Mexico Chief Medical Examiner Heather Jarrell revealed in a news conference that Hackman was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and did not have any food in his stomach at the