Gene Hackman death: Alzheimer's impact on actor in days after wife's death

Gene Hackman may not have realized his wife, Betsy Arakawa Hackman, was dead during his final weeks due to his advanced Alzheimer’s, according to forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden.  The legendary actor died due to hypertensive atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer's disease as a significant contributing factor, New Mexico officials confirmed Friday. Hackman likely survived alone in the home for about a week, until he died around Feb. 18, which was the last t