Sneak peek: Natalie Wood: Death in Dark Water | Forensic Files

I've always been terrified still am of of water dark water sea water [Music] do you believe Natalie Wood was murdered
I think it's suspicious enough to make us think that something happened do you believe that Robert Wagner knows
a lot more about what happened to his wife than he's ever said well I think he absolutely does because he's the last
one to see her would you like to live alone Megan no the Wagner wood love story was one of
the great Hollywood love stories Natalie Wood and Frank Sinatra were quite Natalie Wood was one of the biggest film
stars imaginable Robert Wagner in a way he was kind of old Hollywood he was his popular television star where
he was astoundingly successful the story I wrote for Vanity Fair magazine was bowed and Robert Wagner and
Natalie Wood's tragic death at sea was just one of the most stunning staggering events in Hollywood
it was Thanksgiving weekend a call goes out from Robert Wagner saying that someone is missing from
their boat six hours later the body of his wife Natalie Wood was found floating in the
Pacific Ocean at the time of the incident her death was ruled in accident this new information is substantial
enough for us to want to take another look at the case so over the last six years have you been
able to get even more evidence that makes you question that this was an accident
we have there are witnesses who were nearby the Splendor that evening water somehow
and I don't think she got in the Water by herself hold rainy terrible terrible weather conditions
I was the captain on Robert Wagner Natalie Woods yacht [Music] there was a tremendous fight between
them that night the fighting went back to the back of the boat and they just carried on and carried on
and then it was quiet [Music] I went down below and she wasn't there and the thingy was gone
and I looked around four and I couldn't I didn't know where she was I believe that Robert Wagner was with
her up until the moment she went into the water we were so in love and we had everything
and in a second in a second it was gone I wasn't there I wasn't there for her there were a number of bruises that
appeared to be fresh she she slipped and hit the step and then rolled in that's what we think happened she looked
like the victim of an assault [Music] case was reopened Lieutenant Carina was asked is Robert Wagner a suspect
no has that changed [Music] foreign

Nearly four decades after the death of Hollywood star Natalie Wood, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s investigators reveal new clues, new witnesses and a shocking revelation. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, December 25 at 9/8c on CBS and Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

The episode questions the circumstances of Natalie Wood's drowning and Robert Wagner's potential involvement.

Key points

The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood. A deep dive into the tragic circumstances surrounding Natalie Wood's death at sea.

Episode highlights

The Mysterious Death of Natalie WoodA deep dive into the tragic circumstances surrounding Natalie Wood's death at sea.“This new information is substantial enough for us to want to take another look at the case.”1:50Dec 22, 2021

Episode quotes

In a second, it was gone.

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