Gene Hackman was starving before his death: autopsy results revealed

American actor Gene Hackman, who died on February 18, 2025, had not eaten for a long time before his death. This was reported by Page Six, reports UNN.

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According to the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, traces of acetone were found in the actor's body. A toxicology test of the legendary star showed an acetone level of 5.3 mg/dL, which corresponds to prolonged starvation.

Also, according to doctors, Hackman had heart failure and "severe chronic hypertensive changes" in the kidneys.

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Gene Hackman died at the age of 95 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His wife, 63-year-old Betsy Arakawa, a classical pianist, died with him.

It later became known that Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, called a doctor on February 12, one day after the likely date of death.

The body of a dog was also found; according to the autopsy, the animal likely died of thirst. Two more dogs were found alive.