Movie fans were left in mourning earlier this year when legendary Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were both found dead in their New Mexico home.

New information about the bombshell tragedy was revealed this week when the results of Hackman's autopsy were made public. 

Hackman was suffering from "advanced stage Alzheimer's disease"

Fox News reported this past weekend that it had obtained a copy of the report, which was compiled by the Office of the Medical Investigator in New Mexico.

"Autopsy showed severe atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease, with placement of coronary artery stents and a bypass graft, as well as a previous aortic valve replacement," it stated.

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"Remote myocardial infarctions were present involving the left ventricular free wall and the septum, which were significantly large. Examination of the brain showed microscopic findings of advanced stage Alzheimer's disease," the document continued.

Meanwhile, the report stated that "[t]esting for carbon monoxide was less than 5% saturation, in keeping with a normal range."

Wife's death attributed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

A toxicology examination revealed that Hackman, who was 95 years old, had trace amounts of  the solvent acetone in his system.

While acetone has a variety of uses, the reported pointed out how the chemical is "also a product of diabetic- and fasting-induced ketoacidosis," which suggests that Hackman had gone without food for an extended period of time prior to his death.

Fox News recalled how Hackman and Arakawa's bodies were discovered in a state of decay on February 26 by maintenance workers.

Although Hackman tested negative for hantavirus, the disease appears to have been responsible for the death of his wife.

Her passing was attributed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a relatively rare illness which is sometimes spread to humans from mice and rats.

Arakawa was researching COVID prior to passing away

Fox News noted that hantavirus is associated with flu-like symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, and coughing as well as vomiting and diarrhea.

The report pointed out that Arakawa did internet searches related to COVID-19 at least four times between February 8th and February 11th before contacting the Cloudberry Health center in Santa Fe.

"This data suggests that Betsy was actively researching medical conditions related to COVID-19 and flu-like symptoms in the days leading up to her death," the report stated.