SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An examination of the dog found dead along with actor Gene Hackman and his wife in their Santa Fe home shows dehydration and starvation were likely what led to the animal’s demise.

The mysterious death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife rattled and baffled the Santa Fe community. New details emerge about the couple's final hours.

Veterinarian Robert Gruda told USA Today that Arakawa had taken Zinna for a “major surgery” in January, and had been told to keep the dog confined to a crate while she recover