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Natalie Wood was one of the biggest Hollywood stars up until her untimely death on November 29, 1981. From an early age, Natalie had a deep fear of dark water and had reoccurring nightmares of drowning. Even a fortune teller had prophesied that she would die of drowning. Two days before her passing, she and her husband, actor Robert Wagner, were invited by her co-star Christopher Walken to go onto his yacht. Natalie was said to be infatuated by Christopher, sparking much jealousy from her husband. For the majority of the weekend, everyone drank heavily, and an argument broke out between Natalie and Robert at some point. Although, after dinner, they seemingly made up. Then, Christopher and Robert got into a heated political debate. Natalie, not wanting to get involved, eventually got up and left. After about an hour, her husband went back to their room to wish her a goodnight, but Natalie was nowhere to be found. Only six hours later, her body was discovered floating face-down in the Pacific Ocean, only a mile away from the yacht, wearing only a jacket, nightgown, and socks. There was a cut on her cheek as well as bruises on her body. An inflatable dinghy was also found washed up on the rocks. There were scratch marks on it, suggesting that Natalie tried to climb in as it floated away from the yacht. Her death was ruled accidental, as it was believed she likely fell into the water after drinking so much. However, others had their doubts. Witnesses that were aboard another boat nearby had heard a woman screaming for help, but assumed it was associated with the party on the yacht. The case was reopened in 2011 when the captain of the boat, Dennis Davern, stepped forward to point the finger at her husband. He stated that he had heard Robert and Natalie arguing, and also heard sounds of the dinghy being untied. 

The LA coroners changed Natalie’s cause of death from ‘’accidental drowning’’ to ‘’drowning and other undetermined factors’’. Her husband denies Dennis’ claims that he was, in any way, involved in Natalie Wood’s mysterious drowning.