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Interview er People today are still fascinated by
Natalie Wood’s death even though it was more
than 30 years ago. That’s incredible, isn’t it?
D etective Ryan Well, it’s not really that
surprising. People are always interested in
unsolved mysteries - and Natalie Wood was a
well-know and talented actress.
Interview er Now, to be clear, none o f the people
on the boat the night Ms. Wood died were or are
suspects. But - can you tel I us w ho was on the boat
that night?
Detective Ryan That is correct - none of them
were or are suspects. But in order to get a better
understanding about what happened that night, it
is important to know who was on the boat. So, the
people were her husband, movie and TV actor Robert
Wagner; her friend and movie actor Christopher
Walken; and the captain of the boat, Dennis Davern.
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Interview er Recently, the LA County Coroner’s
Office re-examined Ms. Wood’s cause o f death
because of some new information about the
bruises and scratches that were found on her
body the night she died.
D etective Ryan Yes, that’s correct. This new
information suggests that Ms. Wood may have
been hit or beaten right before she died. And the
Coroner changed Ms. Wood’s original cause of
death from “accidental drowning” to “drowning
and other undetermined factors.”
Interview er So what does this mean for the other
people on the boat?
D etective Ryan Officially, it doesn’t mean
anything for them. They still aren’t suspects.
Interview er And you don’t think they’re suspects,
do you?
D etective Ryan No, I don’t. 1 don’t think any of
them can be considered suspects without some
kind o f convincing evidence.
Interview er What about Robert Wagner? There
are reports that he was jealous o f his wife’s
friendship with Mr. Walken.
D etective Ryan Well,yes, Mr. Wagner wrote in
h is book P ieces o f M y H eart that he was jealous
o f the relationship, and that he and Mr. Walken
argued that night on the boat. But that doesn’t
make him a suspect.
Interview er And Christopher Walken, Ms. Wood’s
friend and co-star?
D etective Ryan Mr. Walken has remained mostly
silent about what happened that night, but he has
talked to the police.
Interview er The boat captain changed his story
about what happened that night, didn’t he?That
he originally lied to police the night Natalie died.
D etective Ryan Yes. Mr. Davern told a TV
news program that he lied about the events of
that night. He now says that Mr. Wagner and
Ms. Wood had an argument, and that Ms. Wood
went missing shortly after. Mr. Davern also
claims that Mr. Wagner delayed contacting the
police, implying that Mr. Wagner was responsible
for Ms. Wood’s death.
Interview er Do you believe the captain's new
story?
D etective Ryan Well, no. I think the timing o f his
new story is suspicious since he released it so close
to the thirty-year anniversary of her death. I think
lie was looking to make some money by bringing
this sad story hack into the news.
Interview er So, what doyoii think happened that
night?
D etective Ryan I can't tell you because I don’t
know.
Interview er Soyou don’t think we’ll ever solve the
mystery?
D etective Ryan No, I wouldn’t say that. 1 think
one day the mystery w ill be solved. Some new
evidence will appear and we’ll be able to say that
Natalie Wood’s mysterious death is finally solved.
But right now, it’s still a mystery, and people like a
good mystery.
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