Betsy Arakawa — the classical pianist married to Gene Hackman — died last month of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare infectious disease linked to rodents, New Mexico authorities announced Friday.

A Santa Fe doctor claims Betsy Arakawa contacted his clinic on February 12, a day after police reported her death from hantavirus on February 11, raising questions about the official timeline. MONEYCONTROL.

Weeks after two-time Oscar winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in mysterious circumstances, it has been revealed that the latter died from a rare serious viral disease called Hantavirus.