Los Angeles, March 8 -- Hollywood legend Gene Hackman lived for a week in the same house as his wife's dead body before passing away, according to officials in New Mexico, reported The Hollywood Reporter.

The 95-year-old actor died of severe cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer's disease as a contributing factor.

As per the publication, officials discovered the couple, Gene and his wife Betsy Hackman, in their Santa Fe home on February 26 during a wellness check. Betsy had died a week earlier in their living room from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a severe respiratory illness caused by exposure to infected rodents. Hackman was found in another room, slumped over near the kitchen.

Investigators say Hackman may not have realized his w...