After Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico home, their friends opened up about the couple’s loving relationship.

New Mexico medical investigators estimated Arakawa died Feb. 11, but she appeared to have contacted the clinic the next day, a sheriff's official said.

Actor Gene Hackman, who was found in his New Mexico home along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of severe heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease as a significant contributing factor, and media reports Tuesday show new details about when Arakawa died.