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SANTA FE, N.M. -- New details astir the deaths of histrion Gene Hackman and his wife could interaction however his property is handled, according to officials.
Authorities person offered a caller timeline astir erstwhile Betsy Arakawa died, which could play a relation successful wherever Hackman's luck goes.
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Officials present accidental Betsy called a aesculapian work the greeting aft she was antecedently thought to person died.
The Santa Fe sheriff says aboriginal February 12, she called Cloudberry, a aesculapian concierge work with credentialed doctors.
"That would bespeak to maine that she was seeking aesculapian proposal oregon aesculapian help, and whitethorn person not been feeling well," said Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza.
A Cloudberry doc described that telephone arsenic an enquiry astir an esoteric treatment, saying determination were nary signs of breathing issues oregon distress. When the bureau called backmost twice, they said they ne'er heard back.
Investigators accidental Betsy died of hantavirus, which is simply a uncommon unwellness transmitted done rodents.
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She was past seen publically connected Feb. 11 arsenic she was picking up a medicine astatine a pharmacy portion wearing a mask.
She was antecedently thought to person died that night, arsenic respective emails she received went unopened and unanswered.
As for Gene Hackman, helium is believed to person died a week aboriginal of precocious bosom illness with Alzheimer's complications.
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That timeline could present play a origin successful the couple's wills.
Gene near his $80-million property to his wife, and did not sanction his children.
However, Betsy near her property to charity.
"If Betsy passes distant first, and past Gene, his volition successful a consciousness would go void due to the fact that the idiosyncratic helium wanted his items to beryllium passed to nary longer exists successful the eyes of the law," said ABC News ineligible contributor Brian Buckmire. "His property and everything helium near successful his volition would spell to probate court, wherever individuals tin reason that they should person the benefits of Gene Hackman's will."
Authorities accidental they volition finalize the timeline soon. Experts accidental it could find wherever tens of millions of dollars extremity up.
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