Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with one of their three dogs. Officials later learned that Hackman died after suffering from severe heart disease with Alzheimer's as "a significant contributory factor," and Arakawa died a week earlier of the hantavirus, a rare disease that can infect humans through infected rodents. One of their dogs, who was in a crate, likely died of dehydration and starvation.

The couple were discovered deceased in separate rooms of their home on February 26. Investigators ruled out foul play with their deaths being described as natural causes. Police have since released footage of the day they arrived at their home and spoke to one of the workers who delivered an emotional response upon learning about Hackman and Arakawa's deaths.

"He was just a normal person, and to see that... Sorry," one maintenance worker. Describing Arakawa they recalled, "She was a sweetheart."

The worker explained he hadn't heard from them in a while and immediately became suspicious when he arrived to the property and found the dogs loose.

The video shows sheriff's deputies arriving on the property last month along with witness interviews.

It also shows the officers getting the numbers for Hackman's daughters and calling his daughter, Elizabeth Hackman, to determine who would adopt the two surviving dogs.

"I'm thinking cremate the dog and bury it with Betsy," she says. "If the dog was wearing a collar, could you save that for me?"

The bodies were discovered in a state of partial mummification at their $3.3 million mansion.

An autopsy eventually revealed that Arakawa died on February 11 from Hantavirus, a rare but fatal disease spread by rodents, while Hackman died from a combination of heart disease and Alzheimer's.

Hackman was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease when he died and relied on his wife Arakawa as his care giver.