Gene Hackman’s pacemaker activity suggests he died several days before he was found

Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa, in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1986.

Hackman’s pacemaker was last active on Feb. 17, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza. He said Friday it is “a very good assumption” that was his death date.

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Hackman’s pacemaker was last active on Feb. 17, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza. He said Friday it is “a very good assumption” that was his death date.