November 29, 1981: Natalie Wood Drowns

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🗓️ 29 November 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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On this day in 1981, actress Natalie Wood was found dead in the water off the coast of Catalina Island in Southern California. Police initially ruled the death an accident, but have since reopened the case and investigated it as a possible homicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.6	Barclays, here for the land of football.
0:32.2	Today is Friday, November 29th, 2019.
0:37.0	On this day in 1981, actress Natalie Wood drowned off the coast of Catalina Island in Southern California.
0:47.0	Police initially ruled the death an accident.
0:50.0	In recent years, her case was reopened and investigated as a possible homicide. Welcome to Today in True Crime, a parcast original, I'm Vanessa Richardson.
1:11.0	Due to the graphic nature of today's crimes, listener discretion is advised.
1:17.0	Extreme caution is advised for listeners under 13.
1:21.0	Today we're covering the death of Natalie Wood officially caused by drowning and other
1:28.0	undetermined factors. Now let's board the splendor a little after midnight on November 29th 1981. Dennis D'Vern, Captain of Robert Wagner's yacht, The Splendor, sat tensely on his bed, listening for more shouts outside his room.
1:56.0	For the first time in a while, he heard nothing.
2:01.0	He took a deep breath and slowly relaxed. Finally, Natalie and her husband, Robert Wagner, were done arguing.
2:10.0	The yelling had been going on for hours, but the fight had truly begun the
2:16.2	previous evening after Robert had awoken from an afternoon nap.
2:21.0	When Robert woke up, he reached out, expecting to put his arms around his wife.
2:27.5	Instead, he discovered she was already gone.
2:31.6	He found a note from her, informing him she had gone to shore for dinner with her friend, fellow
2:38.2	actor Christopher Walken.
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