Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, called medical concierge service before she died, authorities say
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Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, called a medical concierge service in Santa Fe one day after authorities previously reported her last known activity and two weeks before she and Hackman were found dead, investigators confirmed Monday.
Hackman and Arakawa's bodies were found in their Santa Fe home on Feb. 26. Officials said autopsies showed Hackman died of heart disease and Arakawa died from hantavirus, a rare respiratory illness spread mainly by rodents. It is believed Arakawa died days before Hackman and both bodies showed signs of decomposition, officials previously said.
Prior to getting access to phone records, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said earlier this month that Arakawa's last known communication and activity was on Feb. 11. On that day, she had exchanged emails with a massage therapist and was seen at a local grocery store, CVS and pet food store.

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