Bruising noted in actress Natalie Wood's autopsy report: Does the pattern prove domestic abuse?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 28 November 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Beautiful actress Natalie Wood drowns during a weekend boat trip to Catalina Island. Although no one has ever been charged in her death, sister Lana Wood says something sinister was going on behind the scenes. Her autopsy report shows bruising that some experts say is not consistent with falling off a boat. Was Natalie Wood a victim of domestic abuse? An all-star panel joins Nancy Grace to discuss the case today: Lana Wood: Natalie's Sister, Actress Marti Rulli: Author of "Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour" Sheryl McCollum: Forensics Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:10.1	Not one Christmas goes by that we do not watch a Muppet Christmas Carol and Miracle on 34th Street, the remake, and the classic with Natalie Wood.
0:26.3	Natalie Wood just the name evokes glamour, beauty, grace.
0:31.7	But even now, decades later, many convinced Natalie Wood didn't, quote, just drown that Natalie Wood was murdered.
0:45.7	I'm Nancy Grace, and this is crime stories.
0:57.2	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
1:09.1	Searchers at Catalina Island found the body of Natalie Wood floating just offshore this morning,
1:11.8	an apparent drowning victim. She had sailed to the island with her husband, actor Robert Wagner, aboard the couple's yacht. Authority
1:16.4	said the actress apparently tried an inflatable motor launch. What happened isn't known.
1:21.7	The boat was found afloat near the body. Today, Ms. Wood's distraught husband returned
1:27.1	to their Beverly Hills home
1:28.3	to receive a constant stream of mourners. The couple had been popular fixtures in Hollywood,
1:33.9	grand marshals in the 1979 Christmas parade. As an actress, Ms. Wood rose to prominence
1:39.8	with Miracle on 34th Street and through the years had been nominated for three Academy Awards.
1:46.1	David Dow, CBS News, Hollywood.
1:48.7	In the last days, the death of Natalie Wood has taken center stage yet again.
1:56.0	I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. Thank you for being with us.
2:00.6	Not only was Natalie found, her body found, floating out in the cold water.
2:07.7	According to witnesses, there had been a horrible argument between her and her then husband,
2:13.7	Robert Wagner, the night before before on their yacht.
2:18.0	With me, an all-star panel to dissect the very latest.
2:21.6	Stephen Lampley, former detective, author of I Was the Girl,
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