{"id":164891,"date":"2025-04-28T12:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/gene-hackman-autopsy-reveals-prolonged-fasting-before-death\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T12:46:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:46:02","slug":"gene-hackman-autopsy-reveals-prolonged-fasting-before-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/gene-hackman-autopsy-reveals-prolonged-fasting-before-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Gene Hackman Autopsy Reveals &#8216;Prolonged Fasting&#8217; Before Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Two months after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/gene-hackman-wife-and-dog-found-dead-in-santa-fe-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gene Hackman was found dead<\/a> alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in the couple\u2019s New Mexico home, the results of the screen legend\u2019s autopsy have been made public.<\/p>\n<p>The circumstances of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/gene-hackman-cause-of-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hackman and Arakawa\u2019s deaths<\/a> initially had investigators baffled.<\/p>\n<p>They now believe that she died first, and Hackman, who suffered from dementia, wandered the massive home in a state of confusion before passing away himself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2663367-1-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"American actor, Gene Hackman in London, 7th September 1973.\" class=\"wp-image-524297 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2663367-1-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2663367-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2663367-1-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2663367-1-2048x1529.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2663367-1-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2663367-1-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2663367-1-960x717.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2663367-1-1080x806.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2663367-1-1200x896.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2663367-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">American actor, Gene Hackman in London, 7th September 1973.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Evening Standard\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gene-hackman-s-autopsy-results-revealed\">Gene Hackman\u2019s autopsy results revealed<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/gene-hackman-autopsy-reveals-fasting-and-acetone-levels-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the results of Hackman\u2019s final autopsy<\/a> were made public, and they reveal chilling details of the actor\u2019s final days.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a \u201chistory of congestive heart failure\u201d and \u201csevere chronic hypertensive changes\u201d to his kidneys, medical investigators determined that Hackman had undergone a period of \u201cprolonged fasting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hackman\u2019s body contained elevated levels of acetone, indicating that he had not eaten for quite some time before he passed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Actor Gene Hackman attends the Next House ESPN The Magazine party on February 4, 2005 in Jacksonville, Florida.\" class=\"wp-image-524298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-1445x2048.jpg 1445w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-677x960.jpg 677w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-762x1080.jpg 762w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-847x1200.jpg 847w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-scaled.jpg 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Actor Gene Hackman attends the Next House ESPN The Magazine party on February 4, 2005 in Jacksonville, Florida.\" class=\"wp-image-524298 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-1445x2048.jpg 1445w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-677x960.jpg 677w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-762x1080.jpg 762w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-847x1200.jpg 847w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-scaled.jpg 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-52136375-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor Gene Hackman attends the Next House ESPN The Magazine party on February 4, 2005 in Jacksonville, Florida.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Evan Agostini\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The likeliest explanation, of course, is that Hackman\u2019s dementia had progressed to the point that he was unable to feed himself.<\/p>\n<p>Arakawa, who had been serving as his caretaker, died several days before the 95-year-old star.<\/p>\n<p>The autopsy also revealed \u201cneurodegenerative features consistent with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019ll never know exactly how Hackman\u2019s final days unfolded, this week\u2019s findings will hopefully provide some closure to Hackman\u2019s loved ones, including his three children.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-625x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gene Hackman attends the premiere of the film \" the=\"\" royal=\"\" tenenbaums=\"\" december=\"\" in=\"\" hollywood=\"\" ca.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-524299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-625x1024.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-768x1258.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-1251x2048.jpg 1251w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-586x960.jpg 586w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-660x1080.jpg 660w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-733x1200.jpg 733w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-scaled.jpg 1563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-625x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gene Hackman attends the premiere of the film \" the=\"\" royal=\"\" tenenbaums=\"\" december=\"\" in=\"\" hollywood=\"\" ca.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-524299 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-625x1024.jpg 625w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-768x1258.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-1251x2048.jpg 1251w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-586x960.jpg 586w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-660x1080.jpg 660w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-733x1200.jpg 733w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-scaled.jpg 1563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-675834-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gene Hackman attends the premiere of the film \u201cThe Royal Tenenbaums\u201d December 6, 2001 in Hollywood, CA.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Vince Bucci\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-tragic-end-to-an-epic-life\">A tragic end to an epic life<\/h2>\n<p>For a time, the circumstances of Hackman\u2019s death overshadowed the massive achievements of his life.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, now that investigators have the answers they were looking for, that will change.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most iconic stars in Hollywood history, Hackman appeared in over 70 films over the course of his career, including classics like <em>The French Connection, Unforgiven<\/em>, and <em>The Royal Tenenbaums<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He won two Academy Awards and inspired countless actors who came after him.<\/p>\n<p>After retiring from acting and leaving Hollywood, Hackman divided his time between writing novels and the upkeep of his massive Santa Fe property.<\/p>\n<p>He and Betsy were reportedly very happy there for many years, and though their time together ended in unexpected tragedy, nothing can sully the joy of their 34-year marriage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/gene-hackman-autopsy-reveals-prolonged-fasting-before-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Two months after Gene Hackman was found dead alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in the couple\u2019s New Mexico home, the results of the screen legend\u2019s autopsy have been made public. The circumstances of Hackman and Arakawa\u2019s deaths initially had investigators baffled. They now believe that she died first, and Hackman, who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":164892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-164891","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}