When the world learned of the death of late actor, Gene Hackman, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa-Hackman, this past February, figuring out the initial mystery of their causes of death was vital in answering the question of who died first. The tragedy of their nearly simultaneous deaths was heartbreaking, but the question of who actually died first was key to understanding who may inherit their fortune. It has been reported that Gene's will named Betsy as sole outright beneficiary of his estate, so that if she survived him and inherited his estate, that would have meant that Betsy's will would ultimately control the entire fortune (his net worth was reported to be around $80 million). However, if Betsy died first, then Gene's separate assets would pass to the contingent beneficiaries named under his estate plan (although the will is public record, his will poured over into his living trust, which trust document is not of public record and remains a mystery). It should be noted that Betsy's will had a 90-day survivorship clause, leaving her estate to charity if Gene didn't survive her (this would have included Gene's entire estate as well if Betsy survived Gene). The medical report ultimately determined that Betsy died first, having predeceased Gene.