The investigation is advancing in Gene Hackman's mysterious death with the authorities update

Santa Fe, NM (AP) – Authorities are about to disclose more information about an investigation into the death of Gene Hackman actor and Betsy Arakawa, whose partially mummified bodies were discovered last month at their home in New Mexico.

The Santa County of Santa County said that it does not suspect a bad game and tests for Carbon monoxide poisoning were negative.

The Sheriff Adan Mendoza and the State, Health and Criminal Officials scheduled a after – -being press conference on Friday to provide updates in this case.

Mendoza said that the couple may have died up to two weeks Before being discovered on February 26. Hackman’s pacemaker last showed activity on February 17, nine days before maintenance and security workers showed up at home and alerted the police.

Arakawa was found with an open recipe bottle and the pills scattered on the bathtub while Hackman was found in the entrance of the house.

File - Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa in 1993. — File – Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa in 1993. (AP photo, archivo)

One of the couple’s three dogs was also found dead in a crate in a bathroom near Arakawa, while two other dogs survived. Originally authorities wrongly identified the race of the dead animal.

The authorities have taken over personal articles in the house, including a monthly planner and two mobile phones that will be analyzed. Medical investigators have worked to determine the cause of their deaths, but toxicology reports often take weeks to be completed.

When found, the bodies break down with some mummification, a consequence of the body type and the climate in the air Santa Fe, especially dry, at an altitude of almost 7,200 meters (2,200 meters).

Hackman, a Hollywood icon, won two Oscars during a historical career in films, including “French connection”, “Hoosiers” and “Superman” from the 1960s until his retirement in the early 2000s.

Arakawa, born in Hawaii, studied as a concert pianist, participated in the University of Southern California and met Hackman in the mid-1980s, while working at a California gym.

The couple’s house, in the Pueblo-Revival style, is located on a hill in a closed community from the southern peak of the rocky mountains. Santa Fe It is known as a refuge for celebrities, artists and authors.

Hackman has dedicated much of the retirement to paint and write novels away from Hollywood’s social circuit. He served a few years in the Board of Directors at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, and he and his wife were investors in local business.