Preliminary autopsies performed on Gene Hackman and wife find no external injuries following their ‘suspicious’ deaths | CNN

CNN — Initial findings from preliminary autopsies performed on Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, show there was “no external trauma to either individual,” the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. The couple was found dead in their New Mexico home on Wednesday along with their dog, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office told CNN. He was 95. The manner and cause of the couple’s deaths have not been determined, according to a Thursday news release from the sheriff’s office. “This remains an open investigation,” the release added. Official autopsy and toxicology reports are pending, the sheriff’s office said. Carbon monoxide and toxicology tests have been requested for both Hackman and Arakawa, according to the release. While foul play is not suspected in their deaths, officials in New Mexico say they have not ruled it out as a possibility. “The circumstances surrounding the death of the two deceased individuals (are considered) to be suspicious enough...