The mystery surrounding Natalie Wood’s death is one of the biggest mysteries in Hollywood history. Yet to be solved, the case is being reopened with one last effort to solve the tragic death of Natalie Wood.
On Monday morning, the police department held a press conference in Los Angeles to update the public on what they know about the death of Wood, who drowned off the coast of Catalina Island on Nov. 29, 1981. It was stated that back in 2011-12, new witnesses were identified and detectives were able to put together a timeline of the weekend’s events prior to Wood’s death.
“I’d like to thank the witnesses that came forward and reached out to the general public who have firsthand knowledge of that night,”
Among the new witnesses that came in were people who knew both Natalie Wood and her husband Robert Wagner, people on the island or people near the boat that night. Lt. John Corina stated,
“As the investigation progressed, we’ve re-created the timeline, and [Wagner] was the last person on the boat with her,” Corina said, noting that Wagner remains a “person of interest.” “We’re closer to understanding what happened.”
“We would love to talk to Robert Wagner,” Corina explained, adding that Robert Wagner’s story doesn’t “add up to what we’ve found.”
Corina stated that without Wagner’s help, it may become difficult to figure to answer some of the questions they may have about the night.
“We can never force him to talk to us. He has rights and he can not talk to us if he doesn’t want to,”
Corina has claimed that Wagner’s story has changed over the years since her death, and said that Wagner did not immediately attempt to look for her once he determined that she was not on the boat, however, Wagner has received to cooperate and speak to the police department regarding Wood’s death.
Corina stated the biggest issue in their current investigation is time because as time goes on, witnesses have begun to pass away, along with original investigators on the case. The importance of Wager to the case is bigger than ever,
“As we’ve investigated the case over the last six years, I think he’s more of a person of interest now,” Corina told CBS of Wagner. “I mean, we know now that he was the last person to be with Natalie before she disappeared.”
Stay tuned as this sure will be all over the media for the foreseeable future.
