As Gene Hackman and his wife laid dead for just over a week, two of their three dogs survived living alongside their owers, all thanks to a clever contraption inside the home

The Santa Fe sheriff and the city's medical examiner shared that the mysterious deaths of the actor and his pianist wife were due to severe cardiovascular disease and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, respectively.

Gene and Betsy Hackman's dogs helped alert authorities to where the actor was located inside his New Mexico home. First responders found Hackman and Betsy deceased on Feb. 26.

Veterinarian Robert Gruda told USA Today that Arakawa had taken Zinna for a “major surgery” in January, and had been told to keep the dog confined to a crate while she recover

Late last month, the actor, alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa and dog, Kinna, were found dead in their New Mexico home.

The late actor and his wife were found dead along with one of their dogs, but their two surviving dogs were also found in their Santa Fe property

Heartbreaking new details on how late legendary actor Gene Hackman was found by first responders have been revealed.