# Re-opening Natalie Wood case--did anything come of it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 9, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219 "2012-03-09T02:03:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/21 "2018-02-01T16:25:32Z")
She was married to Richard Wagner. Did they rule out suicide? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/22 "2018-02-01T16:28:19Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > She was married to Richard Wagner. Did they rule out suicide? He had a rock-solid alibi, having died in 1883. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/23 "2018-02-01T16:49:42Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Updating this thread after another almost 6 years: > > [Natalie Wood Death: Investigator calls Robert Wagner a person of interest - CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/natalie-wood-death-robert-wagner-person-of-interest-says-investigator/) Perhaps the bruising can be explained by the pounding she got from the dingy she was trying to climb into. Or maybe a few of those came from Wagner and/or Walken in a drunken fight. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/24 "2018-02-01T17:50:56Z")
How long after death do bruises stop forming, or become distinguishable from premortem? ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/25 "2018-02-01T17:54:07Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > He had a rock-solid alibi, having died in 1883. Oops:o ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/26 "2018-02-01T18:02:42Z")
[Dr. Evil] “#2, I want you to drug your wife’s drink, then drop her overboard once she’s unconscious.” [/Dr. Evil] ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/27 "2018-02-01T18:09:01Z")
I guess she couldn’t Walken on water? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/28 "2018-02-01T19:09:51Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > How long after death do bruises stop forming, or become distinguishable from premortem? [Ask Sherlock Holmes](https://www.litcharts.com/lit/a-study-in-scarlet/part-1-chapter-1-mr-sherlock-holmes). Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/29 "2018-02-01T19:16:36Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > He had a rock-solid alibi, having died in 1883. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/30 "2018-02-01T19:57:55Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > I’m still surprised Natalie drowned. Usually, Wood floats. Name three woods that don’t float… Petrified Iron Natalie ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/31 "2018-02-01T20:00:52Z")
> [@pool](#): > > I guess she couldn’t Walken on water? What’s the opposite of Christopher Reeve? Christopher Walken. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/32 "2018-02-01T20:04:52Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > What’s the opposite of Christopher Reeve? > > Christopher Walken. 😃 I’ve called for a bus, that handbasket won’t fit us all. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/33 "2018-02-01T22:56:27Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I’ve called for a bus, that handbasket won’t fit us all. Shotgun! ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/34 "2018-02-01T23:06:23Z")
I used to have a sign posted in my office: “Where are we going and what is the handbasket for?” I had several people ask me what it meant.:smack: ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/35 "2018-02-01T23:10:48Z")
I know I have nothing to add here, so why am I so compelled to jump right in? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/36 "2018-02-01T23:15:25Z")
> [@eunoia](#): > > I know I have nothing to add here, so why am I so compelled to jump right in? Because you want to make waves? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/37 "2018-02-01T23:47:38Z")
> [@eunoia](#): > > I know I have nothing to add here, so why am I so compelled to jump right in? Hope floats? ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/38 "2018-02-02T00:14:02Z")
So they’re fishing around for clues again? Did oceans of evidence suddenly surface? Sorry. Even if Wagner were to be arrested it seems that any good attorney would challenge the “assault wounds” theory (pretty certain Wagner could afford the best). How can it be proven beyond reasonable doubt the injuries weren’t due to post-mortem trauma after being in the water for x number of hours/days? Unless there’s a new smoking gun, re-hashing this is a waste of time and money. Perhaps Walken decided to talk? I 65% think there was a physical fight and Wood was accidentally killed. Wagner-Walken threw her in the water; a murder or manslaughter charge would be a career killer. And I 35% think they were all seriously drunk/stoned and the guys went to bed. Alone on deck, Wood went overboard accidentally or purposefully. For what it’s worth, a biographer claims that Wood struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts throughout her life ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/39 "2018-02-02T00:17:40Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Hope floats? More like plumbing new depths in bad taste. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219/40 "2018-02-02T00:22:01Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > And I 35% think they were all seriously drunk/stoned and the guys went to bed. Alone on deck, Wood went overboard accidentally or purposefully. For what it’s worth, a biographer claims that Wood struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts throughout her life So she was trying to drown her sorrows? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219.md?page=3)