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01-22-2013, 10:46 PM
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There's been one person who has refused to talk to authorities since an investigation was opened into Natalie Wood's death just off the coast of Catalina Island more than 30 years ago: her husband at the time Robert Wagner.
The original investigation determined that Wood's drowning on November 29, 1981 was accidental, but the case was reopened last year. A recent coroner's report changed her cause of death from its original "accidental drowning" to "drowning and other undetermined factors." The new report says marks on Wood's body suggest she was assaulted before she drowned.
But still the 82-year-old Wagner does not want to speak to authorities about what happened on that night three decades ago, The Los Angeles Times reports. Authorities said they've spoken to everyone else who was on the boat that night, including actor Christopher Walken and the captain Dennis Davern.
Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. John Corina told the Times, "We reached out through his attorney and got rebuffed. We went to his home and he refused to talk us, and we sent him a letter, so I say it is fair to say he has declined to be interviewed, repeatedly."
Wagner cooperated with authorities during the original investigation, but authorities note than both Wagner's story and Davern's have changed over the years.
Wagner's attorney, Blair Berk, said in a statement that his client has been cooperative with authorities but he had nothing new to add: "After 30 years, neither Mr. Wagner nor his daughters have any new information to add to this latest investigation, which was unfortunately prompted by those seeking to exploit and sensationalize the 30th anniversary of the death of his wife and their mother."
An anonymous source close to the family told Fox News that reopening the case has been painful for those who were close to Wood: "It is all very sad and painful for them to have to relive this again more than 31 years since Natalie’s death. I think most families just wish it could be let go so everyone could really move on."
There's been one person who has refused to talk to authorities since an investigation was opened into Natalie Wood's death just off the coast of Catalina Island more than 30 years ago: her husband at the time Robert Wagner.
The original investigation determined that Wood's drowning on November 29, 1981 was accidental, but the case was reopened last year. A recent coroner's report changed her cause of death from its original "accidental drowning" to "drowning and other undetermined factors." The new report says marks on Wood's body suggest she was assaulted before she drowned.
But still the 82-year-old Wagner does not want to speak to authorities about what happened on that night three decades ago, The Los Angeles Times reports. Authorities said they've spoken to everyone else who was on the boat that night, including actor Christopher Walken and the captain Dennis Davern.
Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. John Corina told the Times, "We reached out through his attorney and got rebuffed. We went to his home and he refused to talk us, and we sent him a letter, so I say it is fair to say he has declined to be interviewed, repeatedly."
Wagner cooperated with authorities during the original investigation, but authorities note than both Wagner's story and Davern's have changed over the years.
Wagner's attorney, Blair Berk, said in a statement that his client has been cooperative with authorities but he had nothing new to add: "After 30 years, neither Mr. Wagner nor his daughters have any new information to add to this latest investigation, which was unfortunately prompted by those seeking to exploit and sensationalize the 30th anniversary of the death of his wife and their mother."
An anonymous source close to the family told Fox News that reopening the case has been painful for those who were close to Wood: "It is all very sad and painful for them to have to relive this again more than 31 years since Natalie’s death. I think most families just wish it could be let go so everyone could really move on."