Notable points:
- Betsy likely died on or shortly after Feb 11.
- Gene’s pacemaker recorded last heart activity on Feb 18.
- Betsy died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, likely transmitted to her by a mouse. Hantavirus mortality rate in the US southwest is 38% to 50%.
- The pills in the bathroom were thyroid medication.
- Gene’s cause of death was heart related. He showed severe cardiac and pulmonary problems, had a history of heart attacks and related surgeries.
- Gene’s brain showed advanced Alzheimer’s.
- Gene did not have hantavirus. Neither had Covid, flu, or any other common respiratory disease. No effects of carbon monoxide were seen.
- No mention of the dog, but with the time frames involved, it’s not hard to speculate.
Dog was in the bathroom closet.