The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Wagner is a ‘person of interest’ in Wood death
Nearly four decades after his wife Natalie Wood drowned, investigators are now calling actor Robert Wagner a “person of interest” in her death.
Since 1981, mystery and speculation has swirled around the death of the 43-year-old actress, who had been nominated for three Academy Awards and appeared in the films West Side Story and Rebel Without a Cause.
She was on a yacht with Wagner, actor Christopher Walken and the boat captain on Thanksgiving weekend of 1981.
After a night of drinking, her body was found floating in the sea off California’s Catalina Island.
Investigators initially ruled it an accident, but reopened the case in 2011 to see whether Wagner or anyone else played a role after the boat’s captain said he heard the couple arguing the night of her disappearance.
The coroner’s office amended Wood’s death certificate the next year to include “drowning and other undetermined factors”.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt John Corina told CBS News, in an interview that aired on Thursday, he does not believe the 87-yearold has told the whole story about what happened during the boat trip.
Lt Corina said: “As we’ve investigated the case over the last six years, I think he’s more of a person of interest now.”
After the interview aired, sheriff’s department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida played down the comments, saying there is nothing new with the case.
Wagner has denied any involvement in his wife’s death and no charges have been filed.