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Natalie Wood | 1938-1981
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Actress Natalie Wood
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Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- The L.A. County Sheriff's Department says it has uncovered no evidence of foul play in the 1981 death of Natalie Wood.
William McSweeney, the sheriffÂ’s chief of detectives, told The L.A. Times that several weeks of new interviews and other investigative work has uncovered no evidence that Wood's death was a homicide.
“At this point, it is an accidental death. Nothing has been discovered to suggest changing that at this time,” he said.
Late last year, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department announced it was reopening the investigation into the mysterious death of legendary Hollywood actress.
Natalie Wood reportedly drowned while boating off the Isthmus of Catalina Island with her husband, actor Robert Wagner and fellow actor Christopher Walken on November 29, 1981.
The drowning was ruled an accident by the L.A. County Coroner, Thomas Noguchi.
But her death , at the age of 43, has remained one of Hollywood's most enduring mysteries.
In November, a sheriff's homicide detective told reporters that new information about Wood's death is substantial enough to cause them to reopen the case.
"As a homicide bureau, we are always open to receiving additional information about older cases and current cases," said Lt. John Corina.
Corina stressed that Wagner is not considered a suspect in the investigation.
According to Corina, several sources had come forward with new information that warranted "another look at the case."
One of the people investigators want to talk to is Dennis Davern, captain of Wagner's yacht, Splendour.
Davern, who had worked for the couple for many years, says he has some new recollections about the night Wood died.
He also went on television Friday and admitted lying to investigators 30 years ago about some details of the case.
Wagner and Wood had invited actor Christopher Walken to be their guest that Thanksgiving weekend on Catalina aboard their boat.
On the evening of Nov. 29, they had dinner and drinks at Doug's Harbor Reef.
They returned to the boat and continued to drink until a heated argument erupted between the two men.
According to Wagner's account, the argument concerned how much of one's personal life should be sacrificed in pursuit of one's career.
He was upset that Walken was advocating that Wood give all to her art, even at the expense of her husband and children, Wagner said.
William McSweeney, the sheriffÂ’s chief of detectives, told The L.A. Times that several weeks of new interviews and other investigative work has uncovered no evidence that Wood's death was a homicide.
“At this point, it is an accidental death. Nothing has been discovered to suggest changing that at this time,” he said.
Late last year, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department announced it was reopening the investigation into the mysterious death of legendary Hollywood actress.
Natalie Wood reportedly drowned while boating off the Isthmus of Catalina Island with her husband, actor Robert Wagner and fellow actor Christopher Walken on November 29, 1981.
The drowning was ruled an accident by the L.A. County Coroner, Thomas Noguchi.
But her death , at the age of 43, has remained one of Hollywood's most enduring mysteries.
In November, a sheriff's homicide detective told reporters that new information about Wood's death is substantial enough to cause them to reopen the case.
"As a homicide bureau, we are always open to receiving additional information about older cases and current cases," said Lt. John Corina.
Corina stressed that Wagner is not considered a suspect in the investigation.
According to Corina, several sources had come forward with new information that warranted "another look at the case."
One of the people investigators want to talk to is Dennis Davern, captain of Wagner's yacht, Splendour.
Davern, who had worked for the couple for many years, says he has some new recollections about the night Wood died.
He also went on television Friday and admitted lying to investigators 30 years ago about some details of the case.
Wagner and Wood had invited actor Christopher Walken to be their guest that Thanksgiving weekend on Catalina aboard their boat.
On the evening of Nov. 29, they had dinner and drinks at Doug's Harbor Reef.
They returned to the boat and continued to drink until a heated argument erupted between the two men.
According to Wagner's account, the argument concerned how much of one's personal life should be sacrificed in pursuit of one's career.
He was upset that Walken was advocating that Wood give all to her art, even at the expense of her husband and children, Wagner said.
