Fresh details are still emerging more than two months after actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico home. The 95-year-old Hollywood legend and his classical pianist wife, 65, were found dead on February 26 after security personnel found their bodies through a window and alerted authorities.

Days after they were discovered, it was revealed that Arakawa died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome first, approximately around February 12. Experts later revealed the Superman star died a few days later on February 18 from severe heart disease and Alzheimer’s complications. A week later, the New Mexico Department of Public Health conducted a health assessment on their property.

According to TMZ, the department revealed that dead rodents and their nests were found in “eight detached outbuildings” on the Hackman property, making it a “breeding ground” for the hantavirus.

The deadly virus typically spreads through rodent urine and droppings that people may come into contact with when cleaning a basement or attic. There were droppings found in three garages, two casitas, and three sheds on the property. Additionally, there was a live rodent, dead rodent, and a rodent nest found in three more garages on the estate.

There were also two vehicles seen on the estate that had evidence of rodents, and they even found traps in the buildings as well, suggesting this had been an ongoing issue for the couple.

The health assessment was conducted to assess whether first responders or others who were on the property were safe from the virus. The results revealed that the primary residence was deemed “low-risk” with no signs of a rodent infestation inside.

The hantavirus was first discovered in South Korea in 1978 when researchers isolated the virus from a field mouse. The virus is rare in the US, with fewer than 50 cases reported each year.

For reference, there are roughly 2,000 cases of West Nile Virus reportedly in the US annually. But after Arakawa’s death, the virus claimed three more victims in the town of Mammoth Lakes, California.

Hackman retired from acting after 2004's Welcome to Mooseport, with the star rarely spotted out and about in the public eye after this decision.