What seems like a bazillion years after the 1981 death of Hollywood screen legend Natalie Wood, her then husband, Robert Wagner, is being called a person of interest by the LA cold case crew.
So ok, Natalie Wood was this superstar. She was Maria in West Side Story. She was freaking Judy in Rebel without a Cause. That means she snogged James Dean, bitches. She’s no joke. So she’s married to Robert Wagner, (now 87). Best known for being one half of “Hart to Hart”. They’re out on a boat one night with, of all people, Christopher Walken, having drinks, going to sleep and in the morning Natalie was dead in the water. She was 43. The whole thing made more tragic by Natalie’s long fear of the water. Stating once, “I’ve always been terrified, still am, of water—dark water, sea water, or, you know, river water”.
At the time, the actress’ death was ruled an accident. But the case was reopened in 2011, according to 48 Hours, and in 2012, her cause of death was amended to “drowning and other undetermined factors.”
Wagner has not spoken with investigators since the case was reopened, 48 Hours reports, and Corina told the show that “his version of events just don’t add up” and that he may know more than he’s letting on “because he’s the last one to see her.”
Investigators also told the show that bruises noted in Wood’s autopsy report suggest that she may have been the victim of assault before her death.
“I think it’s suspicious enough to make us think that something happened,” Corina told 48 Hours.
CBS will air “Natalie Wood: Death in Dark Water” on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 10 p.m. ET.