The estate of deceased actor Gene Hackman is seeking to block the public release of autopsy and investigative reports — especially photographs and video — related to the deaths of Hackman and wife Bet

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 Hackman previously spoke about his decision to step away from Hollywood and live a quiet life in New Mexico alongside wife Betsy Arakawa. The Oscar winning actor was found dead at 95 on Feb. 26.

Authorities in New Mexico say actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease likely a week after his wife died of hantavirus.

His mother was a waitress; his father, a violent man, struggled to find work during the Depression, and abandoned the family when Gene was 13. Years later, Hackman recalled that as his father drove away for the last time,

Betsy Arakawa was spotted out in town just hours before she's believed to have died at home. The wife and caretaker of actor Gene Hackman, who is believed to have died almost a week later, was seen on surveillance footage during a series of errands on Feb.

Actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home along with one of their dogs in Santa Fe, New Mexico last month by a handyman. That handyman has now broken his silence after finding their bodies,

The contractor who found legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, dead in their New Mexico home broke his silence.

The estate of Gene Hackman and his wife has asked a judge to block the release of photos and videos in the investigation of their deaths.

It has now been more than two weeks since the bodies of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were discovered at their Santa Fe home, and heartbreaking details continue to emerge as authorities continue their investigation.