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The only thing you need to know is that he didn't want the lights turned on, or any search of the water done immediately after the disappearance. That tells you everything.

Never tell someone your greatest fear.

He told the captain that Natalie was "missing" and told him not to call anyone... Many clues and still NO arrest, no punishment for the rich and famous.

This woman will always have a special place in my heart. My mother passed when I was young and I don't remember her that well. I asked my father once what she looked like and he asked, "Do you know who Natalie Wood is ?" I had just seen "West Side Story" in school and said I did. He said. "Your mother looked just like Natalie Wood". I was so proud. Now every time I see Natalie in a movie or a picture, I smile and think of my mother and her. RIP, Natalie, Mom and Dad.

Robert Wagner knows exactly what happened.

Just imagine dying the very way you feared the most.... Very cruel

the most suspicious is the fact they waited three hours before calling the life guard. Even if you believed she went in the dinghy you know the waters are rough a normal person would call the coast guard as soon as you saw that both Natalie and the dingy were missing.

The fact that both Wagner and Walken immediately left the place in a chopper, not even willing to identify and escort the body, displays their cowardice. Both did not love her, both only used her for their ego.

For someone who is scared of dark waters I don't believe that she did this on her own

Natalie was murdered. Also I am sickened by Christopher Walken's silence. I really liked him as an actor, but this taints him very badly. He knows exactly what happened.

If Wagner told the skipper that he wasn't allowed to put the search lights on after she went missing - that alone speaks volumes.

I was talking to this guy who seemed very nice, one, over a random discussion, he yelled at me. He then came back apologizing but if there is something that I have learned over these documentaries and people around me, never allow the smallest form of violence snd anger ussue. I just stopped everything that day.

How could Wagner not call for help immediately upon realizing Natalie was missing? How did he just leave the body of the wife he claimed to love who had just drown and fly home leaving the boat caretaker to identify her? That is so reprehensible I cannot fathom it. I sat holding the hand of my husband who had been in a coma for 8 days, when they removed his respirator. I asked to stay alone with him in his hospital room until he took his last breath two hours later. I accompanied his body downstairs to the hospital morgue. The next day at the mortuary I was asked to identify him and I spent another 20 minutes alone with him without hesitation. My closest friend was with me and could have done it for me but that was my husband and companion for 45 years and I went by myself glad to have more time to say goodbye. Never in a million years would I have flown back home and left someone else to do any of this. That is cowardly at the very least.

They all sat there drinking scotch while she's in the dark in open water!? Not calling anyone until hours later!?(if that's what happened) They are all guilty!

Its so obvious that he pushed her into the water and then untied the dinghy himself. Then he came up with the ridiculous story of Natalie leaving the boat in the middle of the night and forced everyone else on board to stick to the script. Robert Wagner may not be punished in this life, but trust he will pay for his actions karmically.

Fascinating. She has a specific fear of dark water, sea water and expresses it in an interview. Then she dies in that specific way. I wonder if she had a premonition of her death?

He is ABSOLUTELY GUILTY AF. We need to get past the era of history where domestic violence is just swept under the rug and ignored. Poor, poor Natalie.

I remember back in the day almost everyone suspected Robert Wagner had something to do with it. No one could understand how she ended up on a boat at night surrounded by dark water. The very situation that was the most terrifying to her. We all cried that day. She was very gifted and was such a beautiful human being.

I saw her with her children once when Wagner was filming a movie in Old Tucson. Seriously, she was even more stunning in real life. Just stunning!

She was the only woman on a boat with 3 men who were all drinking and she's the only one who goes missing. All 3 of those men know more than they're saying. They probably got their stories straight while they were drinking scotch and not calling for help.

People were so beautiful back then..no lip fillers or cheek implants or botox..just authentic, natural beauty..RIP beautiful Natalie Wood..

The interview with Robert Wagner is his greatest acting achievement. He's guilty in my book, he even has this guilty air around him .

RIP Natalie Wood (1938-1981)

I was a teenager in Marina Del Rey when this happened. My dad knew Robert Wagner, and I must say Robert Wagner was absolutely an extremely charming man (a red flag to me). He had a lot of power in the entire area. Everyone in the Marina also knew Dennis Davern, and what I do remember is that after he talked to the tabloids he was persona non grata in the Marina. It felt to me like he was frozen out of the boating community to the point he probably just had to leave. I think most people at the time sided with Robert Wagner and believed him. I thought it was very suspicious. I couldn't believe that Natalie would have gotten in the dingy to go to shore no matter how angry she might have been - especially on the far side of Catalina. Catalina is pretty remote, and the far side of Catalina is much rougher than Avalon harbor, where they had been the night before. I was around boats all the time and it would have scared me, especially on a November night - and I'm not afraid of the water at all.

I believe and always have believed that Robert Wagner killed Natalie. Why in the world would she go alone out into a dingey ? Not to mention she's terrified of dark waters. I know myself how she felt about the water. I'm very afraid and the thought of what she went through makes me sick. He will never pay here simply because of who he is but there is another judgment day on the way. We loved you Natalie and I hope you are resting in peace.

Come Clean Robert Wagner. You Knew exactly of her fear of water, and no damn dinghy in turbulent waters was going to allay those fears. Christopher Walken knows exactly what happened as well, and it was not a secret of his being with Natalie. Being silent and untruthful is just plain infuriating, and the initial investigation was botched beyond description,the Lovely Natalie deserved better.May she Rest in Heavenly Peace. 🌹

She was beautiful and talented. Very sad that her death still remains a mystery.

Getting into an argument and then smashing a wine bottle on a table is a very scary, violent act that he denied doing at first. He admitted it later. Smashing a wine bottle and holding a broken glass bottle is no “argument”.

Hard to get over her saying she not only feared water, but, "dark water, sea water". My mom (who has since passed) really loved Natalie Wood. She even kind of resembled her and also at one point had a boat and would often go to the Channel Islands. My mom always felt Natalie's death was foul play.

Chills down my spine, I think Natalie wanted out of Thais toxic relationship. She probably said she was done and he wouldn’t have it, and knew that was a sure way for her to go. If they look so IN LOVE for the media it’s always the opposite behind closed doors.

She was so beautiful, and a great actor. “Splendor in the Grass” is one of my favorite films … she was mesmerizing with those dark brown eyes. I have never believed her death was an accident. Something’s been rotten in Denmark for decades since her “accidental” drowning demise.

He killed her in a jealous rage.. and he got away with it.

His behaviour that night just doesnt add up to what he is saying, its not normal for your wife to go missing from a boat at night and be so blasé about it and insist not to send a search party to look for her. This alone speaks volumes!!

I can't imagine this to be ANYTHING else but an alcohol-fueled accidental crime of passion ... and a legacy of horrible cowardice. I liked Wagner before, but this sordid affair soured everything. RJW's remorse may have been genuine, but refusal to ID Natalie's body, accompany her, ANYTHING is a measure of him as a man. There too many lies that were exposed after the fact. There were no reasons for smaller lies but to cover for the big one. Claim that a woman who was publicly terrified of dark sea water would go to investigate in the middle of the night is as absurd as claiming that someone with severe vertigo would go reach over the edge of a lighthouse to adjust a loose flapping flag.

It is so clear how it happened and who took part in it. So sad that some people in Hollywood are being protected from getting prosecuted

He did it, got away with it and gave the best performance of his life. A husband who is worried about his missing wife would pull out ALL the stops to find her! He most certainly wouldn't just sit down with a bottle of scotch as though nothing happened. He was just buying time... Also, what husband would fly off in a helicopter and not identify the body of the woman he so called loved and not say his last good-bye? A guilty coward that's who... Look in his eyes when he talks, you can tell he's lying.

It's astonishing Wagner got away with this all these years. Mind-boggling.

He'll live his life out fully. Never pays the price. He did it. Her family should sue him in civil court. He's the devil. Walken knew too.

No woman ever stops a screaming fight by going totally silent

This was a crime of passion, fueled by alcohol. Sometimes, when people tell their partner that they're going to leave them or the relationship is over, the other one goes berserk.Because of his wealth and celebrity, the police tiptoed around him and basically let him off the hook. Once again proving rich people can beat the legal system. Walken is a young guy and his career is exploding; he doesn't want to get caught up in a love triangle or scandal that could taint his career.

An innocent man doesn't need to tell others what to say during police interviews, and even less to write a book to convince others of their innocence.

I still remember the day the news came out about Natalie Wood’s death. And her husband never escaped the suspicion of her “accidental” death.

Alcohol and drugs drives people crazy

ROBERT WAGNER AND C. WALKEN KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED THAT NIGHT . R.I.P. NATALIE.

I'm terrified of the ocean, the lake even a pond. It's like going into the dark abyss, so I totally get exactly what she meant when she said she didn't like dark water. No way would someone who's terrified by dark water would throw herself in the ocean.

I don't believe Natalie got into the dingy< Scared of him, scared of dark water. Robert Wagner covered up the circumstances that led to her unbelievable death. He didn't call for help right away then has the gall to seem devastated with the sudden news. So sad

Robert Wagner definitely had something to do with Natalie Wood's death. It was not accidental. Wood's intense fear of the water makes all possible theories of an accidental drowning unlikely. Wagner's immediate action to corroborate all stories points to a cover up. Wagner's lying about having had a fight with Wood shows deception. I think Walken and the captain felt extremely pressured by Wagner to go along with one story. Kudos to the captain for eventually speaking out despite his making a profit from telling the truth. Walken seems like he just wanted to avoid getting involved. Walken likely witnessed the fighting between Wagner & Wood but he probably did not see how Wood actually ended up in the water so decided to stay out of it. Shame that Wagner was never held accountable. Fact that Wagner refuses to speak with investigators now speaks volumes.

how he flinches when he says she slipped is making him a suspect

Whenever I think about Wood’s death I’m reminded of that old movie A Kiss Before Dying. In that movie Wagner’s character throws his pregnant girlfriend from the roof of a building & makes it look like an accident. The irony has never been lost on me.

Most telling was A. leaving the scene without identifying the body and B. waiting hours before alerting anyone she was missing while drinking scotch. GUILTY.

Has there ever been an interview with christopher walken?

I do want to ask one sincere question . Who isn't afraid of dark deep water ??

The things people in Hollywood get away with is insane!

Natalie Wood was terrified of water because when she was 5 years old, her own mother plotted with a director to film her drowning in a flash flood, without telling her about the scene, because they wanted her fear to look real on film.

Can you imagine how hidden so much domestic violence was back in those days? Seems crazy that she went back to him after the craziness..."the devil you know"....so sad.

Wagner did it! I was drowning as I was 3 years old. Mom saved me. Then I had problems to learn swim. I´ve learned it. It wasn´t easy. I can swim only in shallow water, where I can feel the ground under my feet, which are only pools. I never jump into water, I never dive. When I swim, nobody can get close to me. I panic. I still have nightmares of drowning. Natalie wouldn´t to it. Walken, speak out!

There is nothing strange or mysterious about Natalie's death. He did it. It's so obvious.

Robert Wagner: I feel guilty of not being there for her. Also Robert Wagner: Nah let's leave it for a few hours, maybe she'll turn up. He killed her, no doubt in my mind.

It’s weird Christopher Walken won’t speak about it. He was there - he should be made to speak. Coward

No autopsy was done? No lie detecting????? what in the world!!!!??

Would love to know Christopher Walken’s side of the story.

I have always believed that Robert Wagner was responsible for Natalie Wood’s death, and that Christopher Walken and Davern knew the truth, but covered up for Wagner.

Omg he's 93 years old now!!! Will there ever be justice for Natalie??

Thanks for the reminder, dearie!

Christopher Walken surely knows a lot. I can’t believe he hasn’t say anything.

Jealousy and money will rip a relationship to shreds more than anything else. My late husband suspected his wife of seeing someone else and in a state of jealous rage wiretapped their phones. She found out and ended the marriage and he swore he'd never let jealousy affect his life like that again.

Often, men who seem so cool and level-headed have the most volatile tempers... drink, drugs, and dysfunctional relationships never end well 😒

Wow, I can't believe that Robert got away with it...

I've always hated wagner ever since i heard the captains version of events and witnesses. he clearly had no intention of trying to rescue her and just let her drown. a true psychopath with no empathy for his own wife and child R.I.P Natalie.

I remember when this happened & remember telling my parents that Robert Wagner had something to do with it. Anyone who's scared of the water (my mother was also) would never NEVER put themselves in a position especially at night, a stormy night, to secure a dingy or go ashore in her nightgown & socks!! Their fear of the water would prevent that!! Wagner is responsible, he killed her, maybe accidentally but regardless he got away with it

He is emotionless when he tells about his lies...its written all over him!!!!!!

We always attract what we fear because that's where our focus is

It makes me sick how these double standards play out. If the facts were exactly the same and this happened to an ordinary citizen, the man would have been arrested immediately!

I think that when someone walks out on you like he did you should ever go back even if you still love them let it go, seriously.

It doesn't look accidental at all. They were angry and had been drinking. An argument filled with rage followed. Walken knows what happened. He refused to discuss it.

I never thought Robert Wagner was good enough for Natalie Wood. I can't hardly watch him on NCIS today!! And I love NCIS, why they put him in their show is beyond me. So sad about Natalie.🙏🙏🙏

There’s no way she went out there on her own. Years ago, I remember watch Turner Classic Movies and they had a sweet tribute to Natalie Wood narrated by Robert Redford and it spoke of their friendship and working together on set. He said something that always stood out to me and that was how he had no clue about Natalie’s deep seated fear of water when he and her were goofing off on the set of Inside Daisy Clover, and he jokingly picked her up and jumped into the water with her and he said she had such a visceral reaction that he had never seen from her before. He had no clue about her fear until that point and said that he never forgot the look of sheer terror on her face. That story is why I will never believe that she went out by herself. I can imagine that they had an argument and Wagner pretended to be calm, lured her out of the cabin by asking her to hold a flashlight or lantern up for him so that he could see well enough to secure the dingy better and that’s when he made his move. I think that would explain why she had put a coat on as she had intended to go outside the cabin, only she hadn’t been going out there to get the dingy and she hadn’t gone alone-at least that’s my theory. I always get chills hearing about the passing boat passengers who claim they heard a man mockingly saying “Oh hold on, we’re coming to get you.” I definitely think it was Wagner and he had lured Natalie to bring the light closer to him while he was trying to tie the dingy but in reality was untying it from the boat and then he either pretended to slip or trip and grab onto her arm (which could explain the bruising) before throwing her overboard, he could’ve done this so that if she survived or anyone came to help he could claim it was simply an accident and his clumsiness was the result of a night of drinking. I think the fact that he waited so long to call the police is extremely damning, I bet he waited so long to give the dingy enough time to float away from the boat so that he could claim she just disappeared and that the injuries on her body could be more easily explained away by struggling in the open water.

The moment I heard about her death on the news, I did not believe it was an accident.

Accident yeah right! Very good acting.

I loved Natalie Wood. So beautiful and talented. Unfortunately time will hurt this case.

wagner has been lying for the past 40 years. any other man would have been made accountable but celebrity and money protects people like him.

I always believed he killed her and used her biggest fear to do it ,she ended up in the water because he did it ,I believe he battered her first then did it

He's now 95 years old this year ...let Yahweh above , judge him .

Loved her in The Great Race with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Fantastic actress!

Yeah I don’t think she did this herself. I think he hit her and while Panicking he pushed her into the sea. It’s so sus.

What's especially sickening is her children believe her death to be an accident, and that anyone who thinks otherwise is a psycho who wants money, or to spread lies. While I agree that there are some folks out there who want a shock-story, the circumstances related to Natalie's death are just too odd and unsettling for her death to be a simple accident.

"We were so in love and we had everything" yet he leaves his wife without seeing the body. That is utterly impossible for a man that loves his wife.

The person/people responsible for her untimely death may have evade conviction but He will be punished in the afterlife.

I sometimes wonder if Natalie had a premonition about how she would die given her fear and aversion towards dark water. Poor Natalie.

She was so beautiful!

Why would someone who is afraid of water spend a Thanksgiving weekend on a boat in the month of November?

One thing you can say about Wagner: he's a good actor. If you get what I mean.

My half brother is a celebrity, my mother, a writer/producer/actress in film and tv..from my own personal experience, i must comment I think most celebrities are pretentious, narcissistic, sadistic.. such a pity for the family members and friends! Natalie lost her life 💔

Poor woman! Both those guys creep me out

She was my favorite actress.

”It’s the only evidence of domestic violence investigators have found”. Well, just that one is pretty big in and of itself.

The thing that upsets me even more is that Chris Walken didn't speak up. He was there too.

I've always wondered about this. This bothers me to this day.

Wine bottles are made of hard thick glass. Takes a lot of force, or rage, to smash one. And he lied about the reason he smashed it: consciousness of guilt. Also, RJ instructed the others to get the story straight: consciousness of guilt. He also refused to identify her body: consciousness of guilt.