Actor Gene Hackman was found to have died likely a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa, with both determined to have died of natural causes, autopsies revealed on Friday.

Hackman was found to have advanced Alzheimer’s Disease prior to his death, according to an autopsy of his body as announced by the medical investigator of Santa Fe in a press conference on Friday. Hackman’s official cause of death was revealed to be “hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease,” with Alzheimer’s deemed a “significant contributory factor” in his death.

The medical examiner in the press conference revealed that Betsy Arakawa, Hackman’s wife, likely died on the afternoon of February 11, while Hackman died on Feb. 18, according to an analysis of his pacemaker. Her cause of death was revealed as “Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome.” The sheriff and medical examiner said it’s likely Hackman was in his home for a week while Arakawa was deceased,...