Gene Hackman or Betsy Arakawa may have died of a broken heart after discovering the other dead, pathologist theorizes
Broken heart syndrome, also called stress-induced cardiomyopathy, typically occurs after a physically or emotionally traumatic event and mimics symptoms of a heart attack.
Gene Hackman's cause of death was heart disease, wife died of hantavirus days earlier, officials say
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home last week in a gated community in Santa Fe, New Mexico.