A Santa Fe doctor has sensationally claimed that the former classical pianist, 65, had called him the day after police say she died.

She said Hackman died from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer’s disease as a significant contributory factor. “The cause of death for Miss Betsy Hackman, aged 65 years, is hantavirus, pulmonary syndrome. The manner of death is natural,” Jarrell told reporters.