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matt finn is live with more in santa fe. hi, matt. >> reporter: hi, griff.s wife betsy lived -- hack aman. thbt about 0-15 minutes outside downtown santa fe. and once you get to the gates here, you have another short drive until you get to gene's actual home. so so it is clear that a gene and his wife wanted privacy, they wanted peace. and it seems like that's what they had out here, because authorities are you say -- now saying the couple was likely dead for nine or ten days before they were discovered on wednesday. the running theory this week was perhaps they died from carbon monoxide, especially after one of eurozone's daughters said she suspected toxic fumes. but yesterday the sheriff shot it down saying there was no carbon monoxide detected in the home, and the pathologist says both bodies tested negative for carbon monoxide. evidenceover is pointing to february 17th being gene's last day of life. his pacemaker registered an event on that day. investigators and doctors will likely be able to pull more data from that pace ifmaker. gene was found on the

matt finn live in santa fe with the latest. matt. >> reporter: hey, jon. after a fluent, gated neighborhood if of gene hackman and his wife. this is about a 10-minute drive from downtown santa fe, and once you get to the entrance here, you have another couple minutes until you would get into their home. so so it was clear they wanted to be secluded, they wanted privacy, and ultimately, that is what they had because authorities now say the couple was likely dead in the their home for about 9 or 10 days until they were discovered on wednesday. now, the running theory this week was that perhaps they died if from carbon monoxide, especially after one of gene's daughters said she suspected toxic fumes. but yesterday the sheriff here said the a pathologist has ruled out carbon monoxide and if is now pointing to evidence obtained from hackman's pacemaker as an indication of when he may have died. >> both individuals tested negative for carbon monoxide. an initial interrogation was conducted of mr. hackman's pacemaker. his last event was recorded on february 17th,

matt finn is live in santa fe, new mexico, with the latest. matt. jason, this is the entrance to the affluent gated community where they lived and about a ten minutes drive from downtown santa fe and inside the gates is a short distance to their home and it was clear they wanted seclusion and privacy and that is apparently what they got because the latest from authorities indicate they were likely dead for more than a week discovered on wednesday and they perhaps passed from carbon monoxide and one of gene's daughter indicated she thought there was toxic fumes, but yesterday the santa fe county sheriff ruled out carbon monoxide saying none was defected in the home or in their bodies and now they're pointing today tafanely from gene hackman's pace make their shows an event on february 17th that is an indication of when the oscar winner may have died. >> both individuals tested negative for carbon monoxide. initial interrogation was conducted of mr. hackman's pacemaker. this reveal that had his last event was recorded on february 17th, 2025. i was adv

wife betsy found dead in their new mexico home earlier this week, that investigation continuing and matt finnning us from outside the gated community where hackman had been living with the very latest. good morning, matt. >> hi, molly. this community is very rural and secluded so it's clear anyone who chose or chooses to live here wanted their privacy. this is the entrance to the deathed community where gene hackman and his wife lived. beautiful, picturesque area just outside of downtown santa fe. the couple, they wanted privacy and ultimately that's what they had. authorities now say they were likely dead in their home for maybe nine or 10 days before they were discovered on wednesday and the running theory this week was that perhaps gene and betsy died from carbon monoxide poisoning especially after one of gene's daughters said she suspected toxic fumes, but yesterday, the santa fe county sheriff essentially shooting down carbon monoxide, saying there was no carbon monoxide detected in the home and that the pathologist says both bodies tested negative for carbon monoxide. the sheriff also s

matt finn is live with the latest on this in new mexico. matt, what can you tell us?he possibilities are endless here. exactly what happened. this is the entrance to gene hackman's neighborhood. it's about a 10 to 15 minute drive outside of santa fe and once you get here to the entrance of his gated community, you've got another drive until you get to his actual house, so very clear that gene and his wife betsy wanted privacy and that's ultimately what they had because authorities now say they may have been dead nine or 10 days before they were discovered in their home on wednesday. now, the running theory this week was perhaps gene and betsy died from carbon monoxide poisoning, especially after one of gene's daughters said she suspected toxic fumes. but yesterday the pathologist ruled out carbon monoxide poisoning and pointed to evidence from hackman's pacemaker when he died. >> both individuals tested negative for carbon monoxide. an initial interrogation was conducted of mr. hackman's pacemaker. this rebuild that his last event was recorded on february 17th, 2025.

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matt finn, hello. >> gene and his wife betsy lived up the street on a large property inside of an exclusive valued their privacy. the sheriff here in sante fe has ruled out carbon monoxide. what is next in the investigation? we're aware of two other critical focal points. first gene's pacemaker that registered its last event february 17th. the day he likely passed away. that pacemaker could provide more critical health data to doctors and investigators. also police took a lot of evidence from the home here in sante fe including two green cell phones, tylenol, thyroid and high pressure medications and 2025 monthly planner. cell phones are a key focus. >> we will look and try to gain access to the cell phones. we'll be analyzing cell phone data, phone calls, text messages, events, photos in the cell phone to try to piece a timeline together. >> a friend of hackman in sante fe tells fox the actor was extremely fit well into his 90s biking and doing pilates but slowed down during the pandemic. >> after covid, he was more reclusive protecting his immune system and everything else. i really am pu

fox news correspondent matt finn is alive in santa fe, new mexico with the latest. >> es, jason, we spoke gene hackman's exclusive gated community up the road here. she also said it seemed like he was riding his bike less and less. he was seen around town not as frequently over the past year. so, the sheriff here ruling out carbon monoxide poisoning according to the information he got from the pathologist. where is this investigation heading right now? we are aware of at least 2 crucial focal points. number 1, gene hackman's pacemaker. the shirt sheriff said it regid at the last event february 17 indicating his probable last day of life. the pacemaker could provide much more critical heart data to doctors and police. also investigators took a lot of evidence from the home here in santa fe including 2 green cell phones it is not clear what type of phones they were. police recovered tylenol, thyroid and high blood pressure medications. medical records at 2025 monthly planner. >> we will look and try to gain access to the cell phones. will be analyzing cell phone data, phone calls, text mess