Gene Hackman Died One Week After Wife's Death by Hantavirus

Officials have announced the cause of death for both Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa. On Friday, the Santa Fe Medical Examiner announced their findings, saying the late actor died at the age of 95 a week after his wife succumbed to Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome -- an illness transferred via contact with infected rodents. Hackman died from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with advanced Alzheimer's disease named as a significant factor. He tested negative for hantav...